날다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆯ다 (Yale: nolta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [날다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nalda
McCune–Reischauer?	nalda
Yale Romanization?	nalta

Verb

날다 • (nalda) (infinitive 날아, sequential 나니)

1. to fly (travel through the air)

   종이 비행기가 아주 멋지게 난다.

   jong'i bihaenggiga aju meotjige nanda.

   The paper airplane flies really splendidly.

   새가 하늘을 날고 있다.

   saega haneureul nalgo itda.

   A bird flies.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 날다 (nalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	난다 nanda	날아 nara	날아요 narayo	납니다 namnida
	Past	날았다 naratda	날았어 narasseo	날았어요 narasseoyo	날았습니다 naratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	나느냐 naneunya	날아 nara	날아요 narayo	납니까 namnikka
	Past	날았느냐 naranneunya	날았어 narasseo	날았어요 narasseoyo	날았습니까 naratseumnikka
Hortative		날자 nalja	날아 nara	날아요 narayo	나십시다 nasipsida
Imperative		날아라 narara	날아 nara	날아요 narayo	납시오 napsio
Assertive		날겠다 nalgetda	날겠어 nalgesseo	날겠어요 nalgesseoyo	날겠습니다 nalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		날아 nara	날아서 naraseo	나니 nani	나니까 nanikka
Contrast		날지만 naljiman	나는데 naneunde	날더니 naldeoni
Conjunction		날고 nalgo
Condition		날면 nalmyeon	날아야 naraya
Motive		날려고 nallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		낢 nam	날기 nalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		날았음 narasseum	날았기 naratgi
Determiners	Past	난 nan
	Present	나는 naneun
	Future	날 nal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	나신다 nasinda	나셔 nasyeo	나세요, 나셔요 naseyo, nasyeoyo	나십니다 nasimnida
	Past	나셨다 nasyeotda	나셨어 nasyeosseo	나셨어요 nasyeosseoyo	나셨습니다 nasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	나시느냐 nasineunya	나셔 nasyeo	나세요, 나셔요 naseyo, nasyeoyo	나십니까 nasimnikka
	Past	나셨느냐 nasyeonneunya	나셨어 nasyeosseo	나셨어요 nasyeosseoyo	나셨습니까 nasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		나시라 nasira	나셔 nasyeo	나세요 naseyo	나십시오 nasipsio
Assertive		나시겠다 nasigetda	나시겠어 nasigesseo	나시겠어요 nasigesseoyo	나시겠습니다 nasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		나셔 nasyeo	나셔서 nasyeoseo	나시니 nasini	나시니까 nasinikka
Contrast		나시지만 nasijiman	나시는데 nasineunde	나시더니 nasideoni
Conjunction		나시고 nasigo
Condition		나시면 nasimyeon	나셔야 nasyeoya
Motive		나시려고 nasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		나심 nasim	나시기 nasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		나셨음 nasyeosseum	나셨기 nasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	나신 nasin
	Present	나시는 nasineun
	Future	나실 nasil

Related terms

• 날리다 (nallida, “to cause to fly”)