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나누다

나누다

Korean

Verb

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

to divide (into pieces); to split up
- 빵을 두 동강으로 나누다‎ ― ppang-eul du donggang-euro nanuda ― to divide bread into two pieces
(mathematics) to divide
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)

Stems
Stem 1	나누 (nanu)
Stem 2	나누어 (nanueo)
Stem 2a	나눠 (nanwo)
Stem 3	나누 (nanu)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	나눈다 nanunda past: 나누었다 nanueotda	나누어 nanueo past: 나누었어 nanueosseo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo past: 나누었어요 nanueosseoyo	나눕니다 nanumnida past: 나누었습니다 nanueotseumnida
Interrogative	나누느냐 nanuneunya past: 나누었느냐 nanueonneunya	나누어 nanueo past: 나누었어 nanueosseo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo past: 나누었어요 nanueosseoyo	나눕니까 nanumnikka past: 나누었습니까 nanueotseumnikka
hortative	나누자 nanuja	나누어 nanueo	나누어요, 나눠요 nanueoyo, nanwoyo	나눕시다 nanupsida
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	나누신다 nanusinda past: 나누셨다 nanusyeotda	나누셔 nanusyeo past: 나누셨어 nanusyeosseo	나누세요, 나누셔요 nanuseyo, nanusyeoyo past: 나누셨어요 nanusyeosseoyo	나누십니다 nanusimnida past: 나누셨습니다 nanusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	나누시느냐 nanusineunya past: 나누셨느냐 nanusyeonneunya	나누셔 nanusyeo past: 나누셨어 nanusyeosseo	나누세요, 나누셔요 nanuseyo, nanusyeoyo past: 나누셨어요 nanusyeosseoyo	나누십니까 nanusimnikka past: 나누셨습니까 nanusyeotseumnikka
imperative	나누시라 nanusira	나누셔 nanusyeo	나누세요 nanuseyo	나누십시오 nanusipsio
Assertive	나누시겠다 nanusigetda	나누시겠어 nanusigesseo	나누시겠어요 nanusigesseoyo	나누시겠습니다 nanusigetseumnida
Connective honforms 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 honforms 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”)