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눕다

눕다

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnuːp̚t͈a̠/
Phonetic hangeul: 눕:따

Romanizations

Revised transcription	nupda
Revised transliteration	nubda
McCune–Reischauer	nupta
Yale	nwūpqta

Verb

눕다 • ‎(nupda) ‎(infinitive 누워, sequential 누우니)

to lie down (on the back)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 눕다 (nupda)

Stems
Stem 1	눕 (nup)
Stem 2	누워 (nuwo)
Stem 3	누우 (nuu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㅂ(p)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	눕는다 numneunda past: 누웠다 nuwotda	누워 nuwo past: 누웠어 nuwosseo	누워요 nuwoyo past: 누웠어요 nuwosseoyo	눕습니다 nupseumnida past: 누웠습니다 nuwotseumnida
Interrogative	눕느냐 numneunya past: 누웠느냐 nuwonneunya	누워 nuwo past: 누웠어 nuwosseo	누워요 nuwoyo past: 누웠어요 nuwosseoyo	눕습니까 nupseumnikka past: 누웠습니까 nuwotseumnikka
hortative	눕자 nupja	누워 nuwo	누워요 nuwoyo	눕읍시다 nubeupsida
imperative	누워라 nuwora	누워 nuwo	누워요 nuwoyo	눕읍시오 nubeupsio
Assertive	눕겠다 nupgetda	눕겠어 nupgesseo	눕겠어요 nupgesseoyo	눕겠습니다 nupgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	누워 nuwo	누워서 nuwoseo	누우니 nuuni	누우니까 nuunikka
Contrast	눕지만 nupjiman	눕는데 numneunde	눕더니 nupdeoni
Conjunction	눕고 nupgo
Condition	누우면 nuumyeon	누워야 nuwoya
Motive	누우려고 nuuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		누움 nuum	눕기 nupgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		누웠음 nuwosseum	누웠기 nuwotgi
Determiners	past	누운 nuun
	present	눕는 numneun
	future	누울 nuul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	누우신다 nuusinda past: 누우셨다 nuusyeotda	누우셔 nuusyeo past: 누우셨어 nuusyeosseo	누우세요, 누우셔요 nuuseyo, nuusyeoyo past: 누우셨어요 nuusyeosseoyo	누우십니다 nuusimnida past: 누우셨습니다 nuusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	누우시느냐 nuusineunya past: 누우셨느냐 nuusyeonneunya	누우셔 nuusyeo past: 누우셨어 nuusyeosseo	누우세요, 누우셔요 nuuseyo, nuusyeoyo past: 누우셨어요 nuusyeosseoyo	누우십니까 nuusimnikka past: 누우셨습니까 nuusyeotseumnikka
imperative	누우시라 nuusira	누우셔 nuusyeo	누우세요 nuuseyo	누우십시오 nuusipsio
Assertive	누우시겠다 nuusigetda	누우시겠어 nuusigesseo	누우시겠어요 nuusigesseoyo	누우시겠습니다 nuusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	누우셔 nuusyeo	누우셔서 nuusyeoseo	누우시니 nuusini	누우시니까 nuusinikka
Contrast	누우시지만 nuusijiman	누우시는데 nuusineunde	누우시더니 nuusideoni
Conjunction	누우시고 nuusigo
Condition	누우시면 nuusimyeon	누우셔야 nuusyeoya
Motive	누우시려고 nuusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		누우심 nuusim	누우시기 nuusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		누우셨음 nuusyeosseum	누우셨기 nuusyeotgi
Determiners	past	누우신 nuusin
	present	누우시는 nuusineun
	future	누우실 nuusil

Antonyms

엎드리다 (eopdeurida, “to lie down (on the belly)”)
굽슬다 (gupseulda, “to lie down (on the belly)”) (obsolete)

Derived terms

눕히다 (nuphida)
누이다 (nu-ida)
뉘다 (nwida)

See also

굽다 (gupda, “to bake, roast, develop; (Yut) to lay, put A upon B; (obsolete) to curve, bend”)
낳다 (nata, “to bear, give birth”)
넣다 (neota, “to put in, include, insert”)
놓다 (nota, “to lay, put”)
두다 (duda, “to lay, put”)