넘어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to fall
Every form of 넘어지다 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
- 넘어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 넘어져
- -으니Since
- 넘어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 넘어집니다
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 | 넘어져요 | 넘어집니다 | 넘어져 | 넘어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 넘어졌어요 | 넘어졌습니다 | 넘어졌어 | 넘어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 넘어지겠어요 | 넘어지겠습니다 | 넘어지겠어 | 넘어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 넘어질 거예요 | 넘어질 것입니다 | 넘어질 거야 | 넘어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 넘어져요? | 넘어집니까? | 넘어져? | 넘어지니? |
| 과거Past | 넘어졌어요? | 넘어졌습니까? | 넘어졌어? | 넘어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 넘어지세요 | 넘어지십시오 | 넘어져 | 넘어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 넘어져요 | 넘어집시다 | 넘어져 | 넘어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 넘어져요 | 안 넘어집니다 | 안 넘어져 | 안 넘어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 넘어지지 않아요 | 넘어지지 않습니다 | 넘어지지 않아 | 넘어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 넘어져요 | 못 넘어집니다 | 못 넘어져 | 못 넘어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 넘어지세요 | 넘어지십니다 | 넘어지셔 | 넘어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 넘어지셨어요 | 넘어지셨습니다 | 넘어지셨어 | 넘어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 넘어지는
- 과거Past
- 넘어진
- 미래Future
- 넘어질
- 회상Used to
- 넘어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 넘어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 넘어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 넘어져서
- -으니까since
- 넘어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 넘어지면
- -지만but
- 넘어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 넘어지는데
- -어도even if
- 넘어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 넘어지고 있어요 | 넘어지고 있습니다 | 넘어지고 있어 | 넘어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 넘어지고 있었어요 | 넘어지고 있었습니다 | 넘어지고 있었어 | 넘어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/로 넘어지다
- 1이 넘어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이론물리학은 그렇습니다. 넘어질 일이 많아요.
That's what doing theoretical physics is like: there are a lot of wipeouts.
타니나가 넘어졌어요.
Tanina fell.
술에 취한 걸까요? 넘어진 걸까요?
Was he drunk? Did he fall over?
돌아서도 넘어지죠. 이건 심각한 문제지요.
Turn around, and they fall over. It's a serious problem.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 넘어지다 in Korean?
넘어지다 (to fall) is 넘어져요 in the polite 해요체, 넘어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 넘어져 in casual 반말 and 넘어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 넘어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 넘어지다?
넘어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 넘어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 넘어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 넘어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 넘어집니다, 넘어져, 넘어지니 all keep 넘어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 넘어지다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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