(literally, figuratively) to go out; (contextually) to leave

How to use this verb?

Here is a list of all possible definitions of this verb with example sentences in which the verb is used.

  • (literally, figuratively) to go out; (contextually) to leave
    • 방에서 나가다

      to leave the room

    • 집을 나가다

      to leave home

    • 일터로 나가다

      to go out to work

    • 마실을 나가다

      to go out for a neighborhood stroll

  • Alternative form of 나아가다 (naagada, “to go forth, to go forward”).
    • 앞으로 나가다

      to go forward

  • (by extension) to be disseminated, to spread outwards
    • 이 소문이 나가면 우리 모두 큰일이다.

      If this rumor spreads, we are all in trouble.

  • (by extension) to participate, to attend
    • 매일밤 클럽에 나간다

      s/he goes out to the nightclub every night

    • 군인이 전쟁터에 나가다

      for the soldier to go out to the battlefield

    • 대학생이 사회로 나가다

      for the university student to enter the adult world

  • (with a modifying adverb) to perform a task (in such a way)
    • 너무 세게 나가지 마.

      Don't do things too harshly.

  • (by extension) to weigh
    • 몸무게가 너무 많이 나간다

      [I] weigh too much

  • (by extension) to cost
    • 이 가방은 1억원 나간다

      This bag costs one hundred million Won.

  • (by extension) to become defective; (of clothes) to become worn out; (of body parts) to become injured
    • 컴퓨터가 나갔어

      the computer malfunctioned

    • 전기가 나갔어

      there's a power outage

    • 이빨이 나갔어

      [my] teeth fell out

  • (by extension) to proceed; (of studying) to cover
    • 시험 범위를 다 나갔다

      [I] covered/revised all of the material for the exam

  • (with the infinitive 어/아 (eo/a)) to purposefully continue (to a satisfactory conclusion)
    • 일을 해나가다

      to keep working

How to conjugate in the present tense?

Here is the list of verbs conjugated in the present tense in several polite forms. You can click on the buttons to get more information about the polite form and the mode used.

  • 나가
    InformalDeclarative
  • 나가요
    PolishedDeclarative
  • 나갑니다
    HonorificDeclarative
  • 나가?
    InformalInquisitive
  • 나가요?
    PolishedInquisitive
  • 나갑니까?
    HonorificInquisitive
  • 나가
    InformalImperative
  • 나가세요
    PolishedImperative
  • 나가십시오
    HonorificImperative
  • 나가
    InformalPropositive
  • 나가요
    PolishedPropositive
  • 나갑시다
    HonorificPropositive

How to conjugate in the past tense?

Here is the list of verbs conjugated in the past tense in several polite forms. You can click on the buttons to get more information about the polite form and the mode used.

  • 나갔
    Base
  • 나갔어
    InformalDeclarative
  • 나갔어요
    PolishedDeclarative
  • 나갔습니다
    HonorificDeclarative
  • 나갔어?
    InformalInquisitive
  • 나갔어요?
    PolishedInquisitive
  • 나갔습니까?
    HonorificInquisitive

How do you conjugate in the future tense?

Here is the list of verbs conjugated in the future tense in several polite forms. You can click on the buttons to get more information about the polite form and the mode used.

  • 나갈
    Base
  • 나갈 거야
    InformalDeclarative
  • 나갈 거예요
    PolishedDeclarative
  • 나갈 겁니다
    HonorificDeclarative
  • 나가겠어
    InformalConditional
  • 나가겠어요
    PolishedConditional
  • 나가겠습니다
    HonorificConditional

How to conjugate in the other forms?

Here is the list of verbs conjugated in other forms and in several polite forms. You can click on the buttons to get more information about the polite form and the mode used.

  • 나가면
    Connective If
  • 나가고
    Connective And
  • 나감
    Nominal Ing