나가다
nagada[na̠ɡa̠da̠]
To go out in Korean is 나가다 (nagada).
나가다 is used to describe leaving one's abode to go to public places.
Meaning: to leave one's abode to go to public places (verb)
Which one should you use?
While 나가다 focuses on the movement away from the speaker's current location, the verb 들어오다 is used for the opposite direction of coming in.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of the verb is 나갔다. In daily conversation, the standard polite form is 나가요, while the formal polite form is 나갑니다.
How do you pronounce it?
nagada
Did you know?
- In Korean, 나가다 can be used to describe a light or a piece of electronic equipment that has 'burnt out' or stopped working.
- If you are inside a building and want to tell someone to 'go out', using 나가다 is standard, but if you are outside and want them to 'come out' to you, you must use 나오다.
- The word 나가다 is a compound of two distinct verbs: 나다, meaning 'to emerge' or 'to appear', and 가다, meaning 'to go'.
Examples in context
- 일터로 나가다To go out to workThis sentence is useful for saying 'to go out to work' using 나가다.
- 마실을 나가다To go out for a neighborhood strollThis sentence is useful for saying 'to go out for a neighborhood stroll' using 나가다.
- 군인이 전쟁터에 나가다For the soldier to go out to the battlefieldThis sentence is useful for saying 'for the soldier to go out to the battlefield' using 나가다.
- 김지연이 밖에서 놀고 있어요.Kim Jiyeon is out having fun.
- 내일은 나가지 못해요.I can't go out tomorrow.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Subin are deciding whether to leave the house.
- 도현 Do-hyeon우리 지금 밖에 나가다?uri jigeum bakke nagada?Are we going out now?
- 수빈 Su-bin응, 같이 나가다.eung, gat-i nagada.Yes, let's go out together.
- 도현 Do-hyeon옷을 입고 나가다.oseul ipgo nagada.I'll put on clothes and go out.
- 수빈 Su-bin빨리 나가다.ppalli nagada.Let's go out quickly.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 나가다, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 나가다, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
