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놀다

놀다

Korean

Verb

놀다 • ‎(nolda) ‎(infinitive 놀아, sequential 노니)

to play, to frolic
지난 주말에 친구와 놀았어요.‎

Jinan jumar-e chin-gu-wa norasseoyo.

Last weekend I hung out with friends.
to enjoy oneself
to idle away

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 놀다 (nolda)

Stems
Stem 1	놀 (nol)
Stem 2	놀아 (nora)
Stem 3	노 (no)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	논다 nonda past: 놀았다 noratda	놀아 nora past: 놀았어 norasseo	놀아요 norayo past: 놀았어요 norasseoyo	놉니다 nomnida past: 놀았습니다 noratseumnida
Interrogative	노느냐 noneunya past: 놀았느냐 noranneunya	놀아 nora past: 놀았어 norasseo	놀아요 norayo past: 놀았어요 norasseoyo	놉니까 nomnikka past: 놀았습니까 noratseumnikka
hortative	놀자 nolja	놀아 nora	놀아요 norayo	놉시다 nopsida
imperative	놀아라 norara	놀아 nora	놀아요 norayo	놉시오 nopsio
Assertive	놀겠다 nolgetda	놀겠어 nolgesseo	놀겠어요 nolgesseoyo	놀겠습니다 nolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	놀아 nora	놀아서 noraseo	노니 noni	노니까 nonikka
Contrast	놀지만 noljiman	노는데 noneunde	놀더니 noldeoni
Conjunction	놀고 nolgo
Condition	놀면 nolmyeon	놀아야 noraya
Motive	놀려고 nollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		놂 nom	놀기 nolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		놀았음 norasseum	놀았기 noratgi
Determiners	past	논 non
	present	노는 noneun
	future	놀 nol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	노신다 nosinda past: 노셨다 nosyeotda	노셔 nosyeo past: 노셨어 nosyeosseo	노세요, 노셔요 noseyo, nosyeoyo past: 노셨어요 nosyeosseoyo	노십니다 nosimnida past: 노셨습니다 nosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	노시느냐 nosineunya past: 노셨느냐 nosyeonneunya	노셔 nosyeo past: 노셨어 nosyeosseo	노세요, 노셔요 noseyo, nosyeoyo past: 노셨어요 nosyeosseoyo	노십니까 nosimnikka past: 노셨습니까 nosyeotseumnikka
imperative	노시라 nosira	노셔 nosyeo	노세요 noseyo	노십시오 nosipsio
Assertive	노시겠다 nosigetda	노시겠어 nosigesseo	노시겠어요 nosigesseoyo	노시겠습니다 nosigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	노셔 nosyeo	노셔서 nosyeoseo	노시니 nosini	노시니까 nosinikka
Contrast	노시지만 nosijiman	노시는데 nosineunde	노시더니 nosideoni
Conjunction	노시고 nosigo
Condition	노시면 nosimyeon	노셔야 nosyeoya
Motive	노시려고 nosiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		노심 nosim	노시기 nosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		노셨음 nosyeosseum	노셨기 nosyeotgi
Determiners	past	노신 nosin
	present	노시는 nosineun
	future	노실 nosil

Related terms

노래 (norae, “song”)
노름 (noreum, “gambling”)
노릇 (noreut, “job, duty”)

Derived terms

놀이 (nori, “play, game, sport”)
놀음 (noreum, “play, merrymaking, spree”)
놀리다 (nollida, “to allow someone to play”)
놀아나다 (noranada, “to take to fast living, to become a playboy”)
논다니 (nondani, “prostitute, courtesan”)
뛰놀다 (ttwinolda, “to romp, to frisk”)

See also

넘다 (neomda, “to surpass, to go beyond”)