살아남아
sah-rah-nah-mah
regular
To say to survive (after a hardship) politely in the present tense, use 살아남아요 (sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 살아남다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 살아남아요 sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh | 살아남습니다 sah-rah-nahm-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 살아남았어 sah-rah-nah-mah-ssuh | 살아남았어요 sah-rah-nah-mah-ssuh-yoh | 살아남았습니다 sah-rah-nah-mah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 살아남을 거야 sah-rah-nah-meul- -guh-yah | 살아남을 거예요 sah-rah-nah-meul- -guh-yae-yoh | 살아남을 겁니다 sah-rah-nah-meul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
살아남으세요
sah-rah-nah-meu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살아남아요
sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
살아남아요?
sah-rah-nah-mah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
살아남고
sah-rah-nahm-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
살아남으면
sah-rah-nah-meu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
살아남음
sah-rah-nah-meum