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KOREAN VERB

나오다

to come out, to leave (a place)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI come out
NegativeI don’t come out

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI came out
NegativeI didn’t come out

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will come out
NegativeI won’t come out

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI come out (respectfully)
PastI came out (respectfully)
FutureI will come out (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 나오다

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

  1. Present

    지영 씨는 보통 몇 시에 회사에서 나와요?

    Ji-yeong, what time do you usually leave the office?

  2. Past

    영화가 끝나고 극장에서 늦게 나왔어요.

    The film ended and we came out of the cinema late.

  3. Future

    민준이는 오늘 집에서 안 나올 거예요.

    Min-jun won't come out of the house today.

  4. Honorific

    박 선생님은 벌써 병원에서 나오셨어요.

    Mrs. Park has already come out of the hospital.

  5. Connectives

    밖에 나오면 공기가 좀 시원해요.

    When you come outside, the air is a bit cool.

  6. Requests and commands

    사진 다 찍었으니까 이제 나오세요.

    The photos are done, so come out now.

Good to know

  • 나오다 is to come out towards the speaker; 나가다 is to go out, away from them.

Where you hear 나오다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 수업이 끝나고 네 시에 나와요. I come out at four, after class.
  • 아침 여섯 시에 집에서 나왔어. I left the house at six in the morning.
  • 내일은 일찍 나올 거예요. Tomorrow I'll come out early.

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 수업이 끝나고 네 시에 나와요. I come out at four, after class.
  • 아침 여섯 시에 집에서 나왔어. I left the house at six in the morning.
  • 내일은 일찍 나올 거예요. Tomorrow I'll come out early.

And 3 more lessons.

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