만나다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 만나다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 만나다 and you are left with 만나.
2. Check the last vowel. It is ㅏ, and a stem ending in ㅏ or ㅗ takes 아요.
3. Join them. The vowels merge as they meet: 만나 + 아요 gives 만나요.
4. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 만났어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 만나다

Double ㄴ in the middle: 만나다, not 마나다. 만나서 반가워요 = nice to meet you.

• 만나서 반가워요.

  Nice to meet you.

• 내일 친구를 만나요.

  I'm meeting a friend tomorrow.

More regular verbs

• 가다to go
• 오다to come
• 먹다to eat
• 마시다to drink
• 보다to see
• 자다to sleep

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.