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KOREAN VERB

내리다

to get off

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI get off
NegativeI don’t get off

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI got off
NegativeI didn’t get off

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will get off
NegativeI won’t get off

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI get off (respectfully)
PastI got off (respectfully)
FutureI will get off (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 내리다

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

  1. Present

    저는 보통 시청역에서 내려요.

    I usually get off at City Hall station.

  2. Past

    한 정거장 일찍 내렸어요.

    I got off one stop early.

  3. Future

    다음 역에서 내릴 거예요.

    I'll get off at the next station.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 종로에서 내리셨어요.

    Grandpa got off at Jongno.

  5. Connectives

    지하철에서 내려서 오 분쯤 걸어요.

    Get off the subway and walk about five minutes.

  6. Requests and commands

    다음 정류장에서 내리세요.

    Get off at the next stop.

Good to know

  • 내리다 is also for rain and snow coming down and for prices going down.

Where you hear 내리다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 합정역에서 내려요. I get off at Hapjeong station.
  • 어제 홍대입구역에서 내렸어요. I got off at Hongdae station yesterday.
  • 다음 역에서 내릴 거예요. I'm going to get off at the next station.

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 합정역에서 내려요. I get off at Hapjeong station.
  • 어제 홍대입구역에서 내렸어요. I got off at Hongdae station yesterday.
  • 다음 역에서 내릴 거예요. I'm going to get off at the next station.
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The subway with Ji-yeong

Beginner Level 1 · 어디에서 내려요? · 다음 역에서 내려요. · 합정역에서 내려요. 그리고 학교에 가요. · 합정역! 여기에서 내려요?

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The bus with Min-jun

Beginner Level 1 · 그럼 어디에서 내려요?

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The platform

Advanced Level 3 · 내리실 문은 왼쪽입니다.

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