낳다 Korean verb conjugation
to give birth to, to lay
Every form of 낳다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 낳는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 낳아
- -으니Since
- 낳으니
- 합니다Formal
- 낳습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 낳아요 | 낳습니다 | 낳아 | 낳는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 낳았어요 | 낳았습니다 | 낳았어 | 낳았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 낳겠어요 | 낳겠습니다 | 낳겠어 | 낳겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 낳을 거예요 | 낳을 것입니다 | 낳을 거야 | 낳을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낳아요? | 낳습니까? | 낳아? | 낳니? |
| 과거Past | 낳았어요? | 낳았습니까? | 낳았어? | 낳았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 낳으세요 | 낳으십시오 | 낳아 | 낳아라 |
| 청유Let's | 낳아요 | 낳읍시다 | 낳아 | 낳자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 낳아요 | 안 낳습니다 | 안 낳아 | 안 낳는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 낳지 않아요 | 낳지 않습니다 | 낳지 않아 | 낳지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 낳아요 | 못 낳습니다 | 못 낳아 | 못 낳는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낳으세요 | 낳으십니다 | 낳으셔 | 낳으신다 |
| 과거Past | 낳으셨어요 | 낳으셨습니다 | 낳으셨어 | 낳으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 낳는
- 과거Past
- 낳은
- 미래Future
- 낳을
- 회상Used to
- 낳던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 낳고
- -게-ly / so that
- 낳게
- -어서so / and then
- 낳아서
- -으니까since
- 낳으니까
- -으면if / when
- 낳으면
- -지만but
- 낳지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 낳는데
- -어도even if
- 낳아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 낳고 있어요 | 낳고 있습니다 | 낳고 있어 | 낳고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 낳고 있었어요 | 낳고 있었습니다 | 낳고 있었어 | 낳고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 낳다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
사랑은 사람들이 아이를 낳게 한다.
Love tricks us into having babies.
변화는 변화를 낳는다.
Change begets change.
내가 널 낳았지만 말이다
I know I birthed you, Hank.
그 후에 아들을 낳았어요
So, then after that I had a son.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 낳다 in Korean?
낳다 (to give birth to, to lay) is 낳아요 in the polite 해요체, 낳습니다 in formal 합니다체, 낳아 in casual 반말 and 낳는다 in the plain written style. The past is 낳았어요.
What is the past tense of 낳다?
낳았어요 in everyday polite speech, 낳았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 낳아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 낳다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 낳습니다, 낳아, 낳으니 all keep 낳 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 낳다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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