KOREAN VERB

낫다

to be better (than); to get better, to recover

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am better
NegativeI am not better

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was better
NegativeI was not better

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will be better
NegativeI won’t be better

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI am better (respectfully)
PastI was better (respectfully)
FutureI will be better (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

출근할 때는 버스보다 지하철이 더 나아요.

For getting to work, the subway is better than the bus.
Past

감기가 일주일 만에 다 나았어요.

My cold cleared up in a week.
Future

약을 잘 먹으면 곧 나을 거예요.

If you take the medicine properly, you'll get better soon.
Honorific

할아버지, 아프신 허리는 다 나으셨어요?

Grandpa, is your sore back all better?
Connectives

몸이 나으니까 다시 일하러 가요.

Now that I'm better, I'm going back to work.
Requests and commands

약 잘 드시고 빨리 나으세요.

Take your medicine and get better soon.