Korean

일어나다

일어나다
Meaning: to get up; to wake up; to happen
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 일어나다
Present 일어난다
Polite 일어나요
Formal 일어납니다
Past 일어났다
Past + Polite 일어났어요
Guess + Polite 일어나겠어요
Connective 일어나고
Conditional 일어나면
Volitional 일어나자
Imperative 일어나라
Imperative + Polite 일어나세요
Attributive 일어나는 / 일어난 / 일어날

Example sentences

I woke up early in the morning.
그 사건은 제5공 시절에 일어났다.
That incident occurred during the 5th Republic.
그는 매일 같은 시간에 일어나는 것이 인이 되었다.
Waking up at the same time every day became a habit for him.
어제 일어난 교통사고로 길이 많이 막혔다.
The road was very congested due to the traffic accident that happened yesterday.
나는 매일 아침 일찍 일어난다.
I wake up early every morning.
저는 보통 아침 7시에 일어나요.
I usually get up at 7 in the morning.
새벽에 일어났습니다.
I woke up at dawn.
그는 스키 폴을 짚고 일어났다.
He stood up leaning on his ski poles.
일찍 일어나는 습관은 건강에 좋다.
The habit of waking up early is good for your health.
가스 누출로 인한 대형 폭발 사고가 일어났다.
A large-scale explosion accident occurred due to a gas leak.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically rising, waking from sleep, or an event occurring.

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