KOREAN VERB

넘어지다

to fall over, to trip

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI fall over
NegativeI don’t fall over

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI fell over
NegativeI didn’t fall over

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will fall over
NegativeI won’t fall over

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI fall over (respectfully)
PastI fell over (respectfully)
FutureI will fall over (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

겨울에는 빙판길에서 사람들이 자주 넘어져요.

In winter people often fall over on icy roads.
Past

아침에 뛰다가 돌에 걸려 넘어졌어요.

This morning I was running, tripped on a stone and fell.
Future

그렇게 급하게 뛰면 넘어질 거예요.

If you run that fast, you'll fall over.
Honorific

할머니가 지난주에 욕실에서 넘어지셨어요.

Grandma fell over in the bathroom last week.
Connectives

어제 눈길에서 넘어져서 무릎이 아파요.

I fell on the snowy road yesterday, so my knee hurts.
Requests and commands

바닥이 젖어서 미끄러우니까 넘어지지 마세요.

The floor is wet and slippery, so don't fall.

넘어지다 is falling over on your feet, on ice or a step; 떨어지다 is falling from a height.

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

Advanced Level 1 · 계단에서 넘어질 뻔했어. 삼 층이야!

Fluency Level 1 · 계단에서 넘어지는 로봇처럼

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.