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놓다 conjugation

to put; to place; to put down · nota · sounds like [노타]

Short answer: “To put” in Korean is 놓다 (nota), which also means to place; to put down. Polite present: 놓아요 (noayo); past: 놓았어요 (noasseoyo); future: 놓을 거예요. It is regular.

놓다 in sentences

All forms of 놓다

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.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요놓아요[노아요]noayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다놓습니다[노씀니다]noseumnida
casual-아/어놓아[노아]noa
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다놓는다[논는다]nonneunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?놓습니까?[노씀니까]noseumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요놓고 있어요[노코 이써요]noko isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요놓았어요[노아써요]noasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다놓았습니다[노앋씀니다]noatseumnida
casual-았/었어놓았어[노아써]noasseo
plain (written)-았/었다놓았다[노앋따]noatda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요놓을 거예요[노을 꺼예요]noeul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다놓을 겁니다[노을 껌니다]noeul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야놓을 거야[노을 꺼야]noeul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다놓겠습니다[노켇씀니다]noketseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 놓아요[안 노아요]an noayo
did not안 …았/었어요안 놓았어요[안 노아써요]an noasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요놓지 않아요[노치 아나요]nochi anayo
cannot못 …못 놓아요[몬 노아요]mot noayo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요놓으세요[노으세요]noeuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요놓으셨어요[노으셔써요]noeusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다놓으십니다[노으심니다]noeusimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요놓으세요[노으세요]noeuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요놓아 주세요[노아 주세요]noa juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요놓지 마세요[노치 마세요]nochi maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다놓읍시다[노읍씨다]noeupsida
let’s … (casual)-자놓자[노차]nocha
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라놓아라[노아라]noara
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고놓고[노코]noko
… so / and then-아/어서놓아서[노아서]noaseo
if …-(으)면놓으면[노으면]noeumyeon
… but-지만놓지만[노치만]nochiman
because …-(으)니까놓으니까[노으니까]noeunikka
… and / but (background)-는데놓는데[논는데]nonneunde
even if …-아/어도놓아도[노아도]noado
while …-(으)면서놓으면서[노으면서]noeumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고놓으려고[노으려고]noeuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러놓으러[노으러]noeureo
before …-기 전에놓기 전에[노키 저네]noki jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에놓은 후에[노은 후에]noeun hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는놓는[논는]nonneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ놓은[노은]noeun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ놓을[노을]noeul
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요놓고 싶어요[노코 시퍼요]noko sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요놓을 수 있어요[노을 쑤 이써요]noeul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요놓을 수 없어요[노을 쑤 업써요]noeul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요놓아야 해요[노아야 해요]noaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요놓아도 돼요[노아도 돼요]noado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요놓으면 안 돼요[노으면 안 돼요]noeumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기놓기[노키]noki

How 놓다 changes

놓 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 놓아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 놓으면, 놓을. 놓다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “put” in Korean?

“To put” is 놓다 (nota), pronounced [노타]. In a sentence: 가방을 여기에 놓으세요. — Put your bag here.

What is the past tense of 놓다?

놓았어요 (noasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 놓다 (“to put”). Formal: 놓았습니다; casual: 놓았어.

How do you say 놓다 politely?

Everyday polite: 놓아요 (noayo). Formal: 놓습니다. Casual, with close friends: 놓아.

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

놓고 싶어요 (noko sipeoyo), pronounced [노코 시퍼요].

Is 놓다 irregular?

No. 놓 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 놓아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 놓으면, 놓을. 놓다 is regular.

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