Korean

나아가다

나아가다
Meaning: to advance, to move forward
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 나아가다
Present 나아간다
Polite 나아가요
Formal 나아갑니다
Past 나아갔다
Past + Polite 나아갔어요
Guess + Polite 나아가겠어요
Connective 나아가고
Conditional 나아가면
Volitional 나아가자
Imperative 나아가라
Imperative + Polite 나아가세요
Attributive 나아가는 / 나아간 / 나아갈

Example sentences

We must move forward towards the future.
올바른 방향으로 나아가야 합니다.
We must move forward in the right direction.
그 청년은 꿈을 향해 나아갔다.
That young man moved forward towards his dream.
우리는 우거진 숲을 헤치며 앞으로 나아갔다.
We moved forward, pushing through the thick forest.
우리 회사는 급변하는 시장의 흐름에 발맞추어 나아가고 있다.
Our company is moving forward in step with the rapidly changing market trends.
위험하다는 경고를 무시하고 계속 나아갔다.
I ignored the warning that it was dangerous and kept going.
우리는 숲속에서 가시덤불을 헤치고 나아갔다.
We pushed through the thorn bushes in the forest and moved forward.
배의 균형키가 부러져서 앞으로 나아갈 수 없었다.
The ship's balance rudder broke, so it couldn't move forward.

Usage Notes

Used for both physical movement and progress towards a goal.

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