누다 Korean verb conjugation
to excrete
Every form of 누다 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
- 누는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 눠
- -으니Since
- 누니
- 합니다Formal
- 눕니다
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 | 눠요 | 눕니다 | 눠 | 눈다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 눴어요 | 눴습니다 | 눴어 | 눴다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 누겠어요 | 누겠습니다 | 누겠어 | 누겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 눌 거예요 | 눌 것입니다 | 눌 거야 | 눌 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 눠요? | 눕니까? | 눠? | 누니? |
| 과거Past | 눴어요? | 눴습니까? | 눴어? | 눴니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 누세요 | 누십시오 | 눠 | 눠라 |
| 청유Let's | 눠요 | 눕시다 | 눠 | 누자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 눠요 | 안 눕니다 | 안 눠 | 안 눈다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 누지 않아요 | 누지 않습니다 | 누지 않아 | 누지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 눠요 | 못 눕니다 | 못 눠 | 못 눈다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 누세요 | 누십니다 | 누셔 | 누신다 |
| 과거Past | 누셨어요 | 누셨습니다 | 누셨어 | 누셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 누는
- 과거Past
- 눈
- 미래Future
- 눌
- 회상Used to
- 누던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 누고
- -게-ly / so that
- 누게
- -어서so / and then
- 눠서
- -으니까since
- 누니까
- -으면if / when
- 누면
- -지만but
- 누지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 누는데
- -어도even if
- 눠도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 누고 있어요 | 누고 있습니다 | 누고 있어 | 누고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 누고 있었어요 | 누고 있었습니다 | 누고 있었어 | 누고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 누다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
지금은 오줌 누러 가
Right now, I'm gonna take a piss.
거기는 오줌 누는 데잖아
But that's where she pees.
오줌 누는 데라고 말할 수도 있겠지
But generally speaking, yes, that is where she pees.
아마존에선 절대 오줌 누면 안 되겠네요
Remind me never to pee in the Amazon.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 누다 in Korean?
누다 (to excrete) is 눠요 in the polite 해요체, 눕니다 in formal 합니다체, 눠 in casual 반말 and 눈다 in the plain written style. The past is 눴어요.
What is the past tense of 누다?
눴어요 in everyday polite speech, 눴습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 눠 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 누다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 눕니다, 눠, 누니 all keep 누 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 누다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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