일어나다 — to get up
to get up
Explanation
일어나다 means “to get up.” This page gives the polite conversation set: present, past, future, progressive, desire (-고 싶어요), and a please form — not only the bare dictionary 다 form.
Conjugation notes for 일어나다: Compound 일어나다.
Put 일어나다 in real frames with time (지금/어제/내일), place (학교/집/카페), and object particles when needed. Charts without sentences do not stick.
Drill path: say 일어나요 three times → full sentence with 지금 → switch to 일어났어요 with 어제 → 일어날 거예요 with 내일. Then open the interactive conjugator for any hesitation.
Next step: link a vocabulary leaf, a grammar ending page (-아요/어요, -고 있다), and keep speech levels consistent across the sentence.
일어나다 is taught here as “to get up.” Learners often stop at a flashcard gloss; real fluency needs collocations, speech level, and one or two sentences you can actually say today.
Listen to the Hangul, shadow it once slowly, then once at natural speed. If romanization helps the first day, turn it off the second day so your eyes lock onto 일어나다, not Latin letters.
Connect this page to nearby Chamelingo lessons and tools. Isolated tips do not stick; a graph of vocabulary + grammar + speaking does. Use the related links at the bottom to keep walking the graph.
When you can explain “일어나다 — to get up” in one plain English sentence and produce one new Korean example without looking, you are ready to move on — then review again within 24 hours.
Key lines to keep: Present: 일어나요 · Past: 일어났어요 · Future: 일어날 거예요 · Progressive: 일어나고 있어요. Copy one into your notes and reuse it in a different place or time expression tonight.
Examples
지금 일어나요
Right now — get up (present polite).
Default conversation form.
어제 일어났어요
Yesterday — get up (past polite).
내일 일어날 거예요
Tomorrow — will get up.
저는 일어나고 싶어요
I want to get up.
Mini dialogue
A: 지금 일어나요?
A: … right now? (get up)
B: 네, 일어나고 있어요
B: Yes — ongoing (get up).
Key lines
- Present: 일어나요
- Past: 일어났어요
- Future: 일어날 거예요
- Progressive: 일어나고 있어요
- Want to: 일어나고 싶어요
- Please: 일어나 주세요
Common mistakes
- Do not attach 요 to the bare dictionary form 일어나다 without conjugating.
- Do not mix speech levels mid-sentence — keep polite endings consistent.
- Do not invent irregular forms for 일어나다 when a reliable conjugator disagrees.
How to practice
- Cover the table aloud: present → past → future → progressive.
- Write three original sentences with 일어나다 using time words.
- Open the interactive conjugator tool page and re-check any form you hesitated on.
Check yourself
Question 1 of 2
What is the present polite form of 일어나다?
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