나누다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠nuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [나누다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nanuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nanuda
McCune–Reischauer?	nanuda
Yale Romanization?	nanwuta

Verb

나누다 • (nanuda) (infinitive 나누어 or 나눠, sequential 나누니)

1. to divide (into pieces); to split up
   • 빵을 두 동강으로 나누다

     ppang'eul du donggang'euro nanuda

     to divide bread into two pieces

2. (mathematics) to divide
3. to share
   • 술을 한 잔 나누다

     sureul han jan nanuda

     to share a glass of wine

   • 이야기를 즐겁게 나누다

     iyagireul jeulgeopge nanuda

     to enjoy sharing stories

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 나누다 (nanuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	나눈다 nanunda	나누어 nanueo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo	나눕니다 nanumnida
	Past	나누었다 nanueotda	나누었어 nanueosseo	나누었어요 nanueosseoyo	나누었습니다 nanueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	나누느냐 nanuneunya	나누어 nanueo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo	나눕니까 nanumnikka
	Past	나누었느냐 nanueonneunya	나누었어 nanueosseo	나누었어요 nanueosseoyo	나누었습니까 nanueotseumnikka
Hortative		나누자 nanuja	나누어 nanueo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo	나누십시다 nanusipsida
Imperative		나누어라, 나눠라 nanueora, nanwora	나누어 nanueo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo	나눕시오 nanupsio
Assertive		나누겠다 nanugetda	나누겠어 nanugesseo	나누겠어요 nanugesseoyo	나누겠습니다 nanugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		나누어 nanueo	나누어서, 나눠서 nanueoseo, nanwoseo	나누니 nanuni	나누니까 nanunikka
Contrast		나누지만 nanujiman	나누는데 nanuneunde	나누더니 nanudeoni
Conjunction		나누고 nanugo
Condition		나누면 nanumyeon	나누어야, 나눠야 nanueoya, nanwoya
Motive		나누려고 nanuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		나눔 nanum	나누기 nanugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		나누었음, 나눴음 nanueosseum, nanwosseum	나누었기, 나눴기 nanueotgi, nanwotgi
Determiners	Past	나눈 nanun
	Present	나누는 nanuneun
	Future	나눌 nanul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	나누신다 nanusinda	나누셔 nanusyeo	나누세요, 나누셔요 nanuseyo, nanusyeoyo	나누십니다 nanusimnida
	Past	나누셨다 nanusyeotda	나누셨어 nanusyeosseo	나누셨어요 nanusyeosseoyo	나누셨습니다 nanusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	나누시느냐 nanusineunya	나누셔 nanusyeo	나누세요, 나누셔요 nanuseyo, nanusyeoyo	나누십니까 nanusimnikka
	Past	나누셨느냐 nanusyeonneunya	나누셨어 nanusyeosseo	나누셨어요 nanusyeosseoyo	나누셨습니까 nanusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		나누시라 nanusira	나누셔 nanusyeo	나누세요 nanuseyo	나누십시오 nanusipsio
Assertive		나누시겠다 nanusigetda	나누시겠어 nanusigesseo	나누시겠어요 nanusigesseoyo	나누시겠습니다 nanusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		나누셔 nanusyeo	나누셔서 nanusyeoseo	나누시니 nanusini	나누시니까 nanusinikka
Contrast		나누시지만 nanusijiman	나누시는데 nanusineunde	나누시더니 nanusideoni
Conjunction		나누시고 nanusigo
Condition		나누시면 nanusimyeon	나누셔야 nanusyeoya
Motive		나누시려고 nanusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		나누심 nanusim	나누시기 nanusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		나누셨음 nanusyeosseum	나누셨기 nanusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	나누신 nanusin
	Present	나누시는 nanusineun
	Future	나누실 nanusil

Related terms

• 나누이다 (nanu'ida, “to become divided”)