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오르다 conjugation

to go up; to climb; to rise · oreuda · sounds like [오르다]

Short answer: “To go up” in Korean is 오르다 (oreuda), which also means to climb; to rise. Polite present: 올라요 (ollayo); past: 올랐어요 (ollasseoyo); future: 오를 거예요. It is a 르 irregular verb.

오르다 in sentences

All forms of 오르다

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/어요올라요[올라요]ollayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다오릅니다[오름니다]oreumnida
casual-아/어올라[올라]olla
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다오른다[오른다]oreunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?오릅니까?[오름니까]oreumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요오르고 있어요[오르고 이써요]oreugo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요올랐어요[올라써요]ollasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다올랐습니다[올랃씀니다]ollatseumnida
casual-았/었어올랐어[올라써]ollasseo
plain (written)-았/었다올랐다[올랃따]ollatda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요오를 거예요[오를 꺼예요]oreul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다오를 겁니다[오를 껌니다]oreul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야오를 거야[오를 꺼야]oreul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다오르겠습니다[오르겓씀니다]oreugetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 올라요[안 올라요]an ollayo
did not안 …았/었어요안 올랐어요[안 올라써요]an ollasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요오르지 않아요[오르지 아나요]oreuji anayo
cannot못 …못 올라요[몯 올라요]mot ollayo
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)세요오르세요[오르세요]oreuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요오르셨어요[오르셔써요]oreusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다오르십니다[오르심니다]oreusimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요오르세요[오르세요]oreuseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요올라 주세요[올라 주세요]olla juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요오르지 마세요[오르지 마세요]oreuji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다오릅시다[오릅씨다]oreupsida
let’s … (casual)-자오르자[오르자]oreuja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라올라라[올라라]ollara
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고오르고[오르고]oreugo
… so / and then-아/어서올라서[올라서]ollaseo
if …-(으)면오르면[오르면]oreumyeon
… but-지만오르지만[오르지만]oreujiman
because …-(으)니까오르니까[오르니까]oreunikka
… and / but (background)-는데오르는데[오르는데]oreuneunde
even if …-아/어도올라도[올라도]ollado
while …-(으)면서오르면서[오르면서]oreumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고오르려고[오르려고]oreuryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러오르러[오르러]oreureo
before …-기 전에오르기 전에[오르기 저네]oreugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에오른 후에[오른 후에]oreun hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는오르는[오르는]oreuneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ오른[오른]oreun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ오를[오를]oreul
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요오르고 싶어요[오르고 시퍼요]oreugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요오를 수 있어요[오를 쑤 이써요]oreul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요오를 수 없어요[오를 쑤 업써요]oreul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요올라야 해요[올라야 해요]ollaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요올라도 돼요[올라도 돼요]ollado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요오르면 안 돼요[오르면 안 돼요]oreumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기오르기[오르기]oreugi

How 오르다 changes

르 irregular: before 아/어, 르 loses its vowel and an extra ㄹ appears → 올라요, 올랐어요. Other endings are regular: 오르면, 오릅니다.

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Questions

How do you say “go up” in Korean?

“To go up” is 오르다 (oreuda), pronounced [오르다]. In a sentence: 물가가 많이 올랐어요. — Prices have gone up a lot.

What is the past tense of 오르다?

올랐어요 (ollasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 오르다 (“to go up”). Formal: 올랐습니다; casual: 올랐어.

How do you say 오르다 politely?

Everyday polite: 올라요 (ollayo). Formal: 오릅니다. Casual, with close friends: 올라.

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

오르고 싶어요 (oreugo sipeoyo), pronounced [오르고 시퍼요].

Is 오르다 irregular?

Yes — 르 irregular: before 아/어, 르 loses its vowel and an extra ㄹ appears → 올라요, 올랐어요. Other endings are regular: 오르면, 오릅니다.

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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