눕다

to lie down

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
눕는
아/어Infinitive
누워
-으니Since
누우니
합니다Formal
눕습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 누워요눕습니다누워눕는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 누웠어요누웠습니다누웠어누웠다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 눕겠어요눕겠습니다눕겠어눕겠다
-을 것이다Going to 누울 거예요누울 것입니다누울 거야누울 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 누워요?눕습니까?누워?눕니?
과거Past 누웠어요?누웠습니까?누웠어?누웠니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 누우세요누우십시오누워누워라
청유Let's 누워요누웁시다누워눕자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 누워요안 눕습니다안 누워안 눕는다
-지 않다Not (long) 눕지 않아요눕지 않습니다눕지 않아눕지 않는다
못Cannot 못 누워요못 눕습니다못 누워못 눕는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 누우세요누우십니다누우셔누우신다
과거Past 누우셨어요누우셨습니다누우셨어누우셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
눕는
과거Past
누운
미래Future
누울
회상Used to
눕던

Joining clauses

-고and
눕고
-게-ly / so that
눕게
-어서so / and then
누워서
-으니까since
누우니까
-으면if / when
누우면
-지만but
눕지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
눕는데
-어도even if
누워도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 눕고 있어요눕고 있습니다눕고 있어눕고 있다
과거Was doing 눕고 있었어요눕고 있었습니다눕고 있었어눕고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

톰은 지금 아파서 누워 있어.

Tom is bedridden now.

눕기 전엔 안 줘

No, not until you lie down.

아빠 여기 같이 누울래?

Do you want to lie down with me, daddy?

넌 어디 가서 누워 있어

You need to lie down somewhere.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 눕다 in Korean?

눕다 (to lie down) is 누워요 in the polite 해요체, 눕습니다 in formal 합니다체, 누워 in casual 반말 and 눕는다 in the plain written style. The past is 누웠어요.

What is the past tense of 눕다?

누웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 누웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 누워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 눕다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 누워 and 누우니 but unchanged in 눕습니다.

What TOPIK level is 눕다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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