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KOREAN VERB

내다

to pay, to put out (money, a hand, a sound)

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI pay
NegativeI don’t pay

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI paid
NegativeI didn’t pay

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will pay
NegativeI won’t pay

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI pay (respectfully)
PastI paid (respectfully)
FutureI will pay (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) paying, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) paying, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I pay
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I pay
  5. But (-지만) I pay, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please pay
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please pay (formal)
  3. Plain command pay! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t pay

How to use 내다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    점심값은 보통 각자 따로 내요.

    We usually each pay for our own lunch.

  2. Past

    어제 저녁은 민준 씨가 다 냈어요.

    Min-jun paid for all of dinner yesterday.

  3. Future

    월세는 매달 오 일에 낼 거예요.

    I'll pay the rent on the fifth of every month.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서 제 등록금을 다 내셨어요.

    Grandma paid all of my tuition.

  5. Connectives

    회비를 내면 수업을 들을 수 있어요.

    If you pay the fee, you can take the class.

  6. Requests and commands

    주차비는 나갈 때 입구에서 내세요.

    Pay the parking fee at the entrance on your way out.

Good to know

  • 내다 pays a bill or a fee (돈을 내다), but also puts out a sound (소리를 내다) or makes time (시간을 내다).

Where you hear 내다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 오늘은 제가 내요. Today I'm paying.
  • 커피 값은 제가 냈어요. I paid for the coffee.
  • 다음에는 제가 낼 거예요. Next time I'll pay.

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 오늘은 제가 내요. Today I'm paying.
  • 커피 값은 제가 냈어요. I paid for the coffee.
  • 다음에는 제가 낼 거예요. Next time I'll pay.
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In order to apply

Intermediate Level 2 · 자르기 위해서 소리 내서 읽어.

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The gift envelopes

Advanced Level 1 · 우리 학교에서 같이 백만 원 냈어요.

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Through the door

Advanced Level 2 · 그럼 문을 떼어 내.

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Water through the ceiling

Advanced Level 2 · 끌게요. 현미경 값은 제가 낼게요.

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The summer course

Advanced Level 2 · 이십오만 원, 반은 미리 내세요. · 그럼 반은 지금 낼게요.

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The birth report

Advanced Level 3 · 두 통이요. 대사관에 내요.

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The first day of leave

Advanced Level 3 · 낸 달은 이월된다고 써.

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Su-a's dare

Fluency Level 1 · 한국 이야기를? 소리 내서?

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The market of her childhood

Fluency Level 2 · 달걀로 낼게요.

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The window

Fluency Level 3 · 제출은 그냥 낸다는 뜻입니까? · 아홉 시 정각에 이 창구에 내십시오.

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The speech on paper

Fluency Level 3 · 똑같지. 소리 내서 읽는 책.

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