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낳다

낳다

Korean

Verb

낳다 • ‎(nata) ‎(infinitive 낳아, sequential 낳으니)

to lay (an egg); to give birth

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 낳다 (nata)

Stems
Stem 1	낳 (na)
Stem 2	낳아 (naa)
Stem 3	낳으 (na-eu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	낳는다 nanneunda past: 낳았다 naatda	낳아 naa past: 낳았어 naasseo	낳아요 naayo past: 낳았어요 naasseoyo	낳습니다 naseumnida past: 낳았습니다 naatseumnida
Interrogative	낳느냐 nanneunya past: 낳았느냐 naanneunya	낳아 naa past: 낳았어 naasseo	낳아요 naayo past: 낳았어요 naasseoyo	낳습니까 naseumnikka past: 낳았습니까 naatseumnikka
hortative	낳자 nacha	낳아 naa	낳아요 naayo	낳읍시다 na-eupsida
imperative	낳아라 naara	낳아 naa	낳아요 naayo	낳읍시오 na-eupsio
Assertive	낳겠다 naketda	낳겠어 nakesseo	낳겠어요 nakesseoyo	낳겠습니다 naketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	낳아 naa	낳아서 naaseo	낳으니 na-euni	낳으니까 na-eunikka
Contrast	낳지만 nachiman	낳는데 nanneunde	낳더니 nateoni
Conjunction	낳고 nako
Condition	낳으면 na-eumyeon	낳아야 naaya
Motive	낳으려고 na-euryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		낳음 na-eum	낳기 naki
Past-tense verbal nouns		낳았음 naasseum	낳았기 naatgi
Determiners	past	낳은 na-eun
	present	낳는 nanneun
	future	낳을 na-eul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	낳으신다 na-eusinda past: 낳으셨다 na-eusyeotda	낳으셔 na-eusyeo past: 낳으셨어 na-eusyeosseo	낳으세요, 낳으셔요 na-euseyo, na-eusyeoyo past: 낳으셨어요 na-eusyeosseoyo	낳으십니다 na-eusimnida past: 낳으셨습니다 na-eusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	낳으시느냐 na-eusineunya past: 낳으셨느냐 na-eusyeonneunya	낳으셔 na-eusyeo past: 낳으셨어 na-eusyeosseo	낳으세요, 낳으셔요 na-euseyo, na-eusyeoyo past: 낳으셨어요 na-eusyeosseoyo	낳으십니까 na-eusimnikka past: 낳으셨습니까 na-eusyeotseumnikka
imperative	낳으시라 na-eusira	낳으셔 na-eusyeo	낳으세요 na-euseyo	낳으십시오 na-eusipsio
Assertive	낳으시겠다 na-eusigetda	낳으시겠어 na-eusigesseo	낳으시겠어요 na-eusigesseoyo	낳으시겠습니다 na-eusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	낳으셔 na-eusyeo	낳으셔서 na-eusyeoseo	낳으시니 na-eusini	낳으시니까 na-eusinikka
Contrast	낳으시지만 na-eusijiman	낳으시는데 na-eusineunde	낳으시더니 na-eusideoni
Conjunction	낳으시고 na-eusigo
Condition	낳으시면 na-eusimyeon	낳으셔야 na-eusyeoya
Motive	낳으시려고 na-eusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		낳으심 na-eusim	낳으시기 na-eusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		낳으셨음 na-eusyeosseum	낳으셨기 na-eusyeotgi
Determiners	past	낳으신 na-eusin
	present	낳으시는 na-eusineun
	future	낳으실 na-eusil

Related terms

나다 (nada, “to be born”)
놓다 (nota, “to lay, put, let go”)

See also

두다 (duda, “to put, set, keep, leave”)