Verbs · Regular

넣다 conjugation

to put in · neota · sounds like [너타]

Short answer: “To put in” in Korean is 넣다 (neota). Polite present: 넣어요 (neoeoyo); past: 넣었어요 (neoeosseoyo); future: 넣을 거예요. It is regular.

Present넣어요[너어요] · neoeoyo
Past넣었어요[너어써요] · neoeosseoyo
Future넣을 거예요[너을 꺼예요] · neoeul geoyeyo
Negative안 넣어요[안 너어요] · an neoeoyo

넣다 in sentences

설탕을 넣어 주세요.Please put in some sugar.
가방에 책을 넣었어요.I put the book in my bag.

All forms of 넣다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	넣어요	[너어요]	neoeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	넣습니다	[너씀니다]	neoseumnida
casual-아/어	넣어	[너어]	neoeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	넣는다	[넌는다]	neonneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	넣습니까?	[너씀니까]	neoseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	넣고 있어요	[너코 이써요]	neoko isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	넣었어요	[너어써요]	neoeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	넣었습니다	[너얻씀니다]	neoeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	넣었어	[너어써]	neoeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	넣었다	[너얻따]	neoeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	넣을 거예요	[너을 꺼예요]	neoeul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	넣을 겁니다	[너을 껌니다]	neoeul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	넣을 거야	[너을 꺼야]	neoeul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	넣겠습니다	[너켇씀니다]	neoketseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 넣어요	[안 너어요]	an neoeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 넣었어요	[안 너어써요]	an neoeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	넣지 않아요	[너치 아나요]	neochi anayo
cannot못 …	못 넣어요	[몬 너어요]	mot neoeoyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	넣으세요	[너으세요]	neoeuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	넣으셨어요	[너으셔써요]	neoeusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	넣으십니다	[너으심니다]	neoeusimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	넣으세요	[너으세요]	neoeuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	넣어 주세요	[너어 주세요]	neoeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	넣지 마세요	[너치 마세요]	neochi maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	넣읍시다	[너읍씨다]	neoeupsida
let’s … (casual)-자	넣자	[너차]	neocha
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	넣어라	[너어라]	neoeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	넣고	[너코]	neoko
… so / and then-아/어서	넣어서	[너어서]	neoeoseo
if …-(으)면	넣으면	[너으면]	neoeumyeon
… but-지만	넣지만	[너치만]	neochiman
because …-(으)니까	넣으니까	[너으니까]	neoeunikka
… and / but (background)-는데	넣는데	[넌는데]	neonneunde
even if …-아/어도	넣어도	[너어도]	neoeodo
while …-(으)면서	넣으면서	[너으면서]	neoeumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	넣으려고	[너으려고]	neoeuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	넣으러	[너으러]	neoeureo
before …-기 전에	넣기 전에	[너키 저네]	neoki jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	넣은 후에	[너은 후에]	neoeun hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	넣는	[넌는]	neonneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	넣은	[너은]	neoeun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	넣을	[너을]	neoeul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	넣고 싶어요	[너코 시퍼요]	neoko sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	넣을 수 있어요	[너을 쑤 이써요]	neoeul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	넣을 수 없어요	[너을 쑤 업써요]	neoeul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	넣어야 해요	[너어야 해요]	neoeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	넣어도 돼요	[너어도 돼요]	neoeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	넣으면 안 돼요	[너으면 안 돼요]	neoeumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	넣기	[너키]	neoki

How 넣다 changes

넣 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 넣어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 넣으면, 넣을. 넣다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “put in” in Korean?

“To put in” is 넣다 (neota), pronounced [너타]. In a sentence: 설탕을 넣어 주세요. — Please put in some sugar.

What is the past tense of 넣다?

넣었어요 (neoeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 넣다 (“to put in”). Formal: 넣었습니다; casual: 넣었어.

How do you say 넣다 politely?

Everyday polite: 넣어요 (neoeoyo). Formal: 넣습니다. Casual, with close friends: 넣어.

How do you say “I want to put in” in Korean?

넣고 싶어요 (neoko sipeoyo), pronounced [너코 시퍼요].

Is 넣다 irregular?

No. 넣 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 넣어요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 넣으면, 넣을. 넣다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check