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KOREAN VERB

눕다

to lie down

  • #219 most used
  • Irregular verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI lie down
NegativeI don’t lie down

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI lied down
NegativeI didn’t lie down

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will lie down
NegativeI won’t lie down

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI lie down (respectfully)
PastI lied down (respectfully)
FutureI will lie down (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 눕다

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

  1. Present

    저는 피곤하면 소파에 바로 누워요.

    When I'm tired, I lie right down on the sofa.

  2. Past

    머리가 아파서 침대에 잠깐 누웠어요.

    I had a headache, so I lay down on the bed for a bit.

  3. Future

    집에 가면 바로 누울 거예요.

    When I get home, I'll lie down right away.

  4. Honorific

    할머니께서는 점심 드시고 잠깐 누우셨어요.

    Grandma lay down for a bit after lunch.

  5. Connectives

    밥 먹고 바로 누우면 안 좋아요.

    Lying down right after eating isn't good for you.

  6. Requests and commands

    열이 있으니까 침대에 좀 누우세요.

    You have a fever, so lie down on the bed.

Good to know

  • 눕다 is lying down; 누워 있어요 is "I'm lying down", and actually sleeping is 자다.

Where you hear 눕다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 저는 아홉 시에 누워요. I lie down at nine.
  • 어제는 일찍 누웠어요. Yesterday I lay down early.
  • 오늘은 일찍 누울 거예요. Today I'll lie down early.

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 저는 아홉 시에 누워요. I lie down at nine.
  • 어제는 일찍 누웠어요. Yesterday I lay down early.
  • 오늘은 일찍 누울 거예요. Today I'll lie down early.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.