내리다

Korean

Alternative forms

• ᄂᆞ리다 (narida) — Early Modern
• 나리다 (narida) — nonstandard

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛɾida̠] ~ [ne̞ɾida̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [내리다/네리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naerida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naelida
McCune–Reischauer?	naerida
Yale Romanization?	naylita

Verb

내리다 • (naerida) (infinitive 내려 or 내리어, sequential 내리니)

1. (intransitive) to come down

   Antonym: 오르다 (oreuda, “to go up”)

   가끔 봄비도 내려요.

   Gakkeum bombi-do naeryeoyo.

   Sometimes it rains too.

   (literally, “Sometimes a spring rain also comes down.”)

2. (transitive) to disembark; to disembark from

   Antonym: 타다 (tada, “to ride”)

   • Subway announcements

     내리실 문은 왼쪽입니다.

     Naerisil mun-eun oenjjog-imnida.

     The door is on the left.

     (literally, “The door to get off is the left.”)

3. (transitive) to take down, to put down
4. (transitive) to give to subordinates (of an order, a reward, a punishment, etc.)

   공수를 내리다 ― gongsu-reul naerida ― to give inspired speech

5. (transitive, Internet) to take down; to delete a post
6. (transitive) to brew (tea or coffee)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 내리다 (naerida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	내린다 naerinda	내려 naeryeo	내려요, 내리어요 naeryeoyo, naerieoyo	내립니다 naerimnida
	Past	내렸다 naeryeotda	내렸어 naeryeosseo	내렸어요 naeryeosseoyo	내렸습니다 naeryeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	내리느냐 naerineunya	내려 naeryeo	내려요, 내리어요 naeryeoyo, naerieoyo	내립니까 naerimnikka
	Past	내렸느냐 naeryeonneunya	내렸어 naeryeosseo	내렸어요 naeryeosseoyo	내렸습니까 naeryeotseumnikka
Hortative		내리자 naerija	내려 naeryeo	내려요, 내리어요 naeryeoyo, naerieoyo	내리십시다 naerisipsida
Imperative		내려라, 내리어라 naeryeora, naerieora	내려 naeryeo	내려요, 내리어요 naeryeoyo, naerieoyo	내립시오 naeripsio
Assertive		내리겠다 naerigetda	내리겠어 naerigesseo	내리겠어요 naerigesseoyo	내리겠습니다 naerigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		내려 naeryeo	내려서, 내리어서 naeryeoseo, naerieoseo	내리니 naerini	내리니까 naerinikka
Contrast		내리지만 naerijiman	내리는데 naerineunde	내리더니 naerideoni
Conjunction		내리고 naerigo
Condition		내리면 naerimyeon	내려야, 내리어야 naeryeoya, naerieoya
Motive		내리려고 naeriryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		내림 naerim	내리기 naerigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		내렸음, 내리었음 naeryeosseum, naerieosseum	내렸기, 내리었기 naeryeotgi, naerieotgi
Determiners	Past	내린 naerin
	Present	내리는 naerineun
	Future	내릴 naeril

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	내리신다 naerisinda	내리셔 naerisyeo	내리세요, 내리셔요 naeriseyo, naerisyeoyo	내리십니다 naerisimnida
	Past	내리셨다 naerisyeotda	내리셨어 naerisyeosseo	내리셨어요 naerisyeosseoyo	내리셨습니다 naerisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	내리시느냐 naerisineunya	내리셔 naerisyeo	내리세요, 내리셔요 naeriseyo, naerisyeoyo	내리십니까 naerisimnikka
	Past	내리셨느냐 naerisyeonneunya	내리셨어 naerisyeosseo	내리셨어요 naerisyeosseoyo	내리셨습니까 naerisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		내리시라 naerisira	내리셔 naerisyeo	내리세요 naeriseyo	내리십시오 naerisipsio
Assertive		내리시겠다 naerisigetda	내리시겠어 naerisigesseo	내리시겠어요 naerisigesseoyo	내리시겠습니다 naerisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		내리셔 naerisyeo	내리셔서 naerisyeoseo	내리시니 naerisini	내리시니까 naerisinikka
Contrast		내리시지만 naerisijiman	내리시는데 naerisineunde	내리시더니 naerisideoni
Conjunction		내리시고 naerisigo
Condition		내리시면 naerisimyeon	내리셔야 naerisyeoya
Motive		내리시려고 naerisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		내리심 naerisim	내리시기 naerisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		내리셨음 naerisyeosseum	내리셨기 naerisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	내리신 naerisin
	Present	내리시는 naerisineun
	Future	내리실 naerisil

Derived terms

• 내려가다 (naeryeogada, “go down”)
• 내려오다 (naeryeooda, “come down”)