To go down in Korean 🇰🇷

내려가고 있다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 내려가고 있다 comes from the verb 내려가다 (naeryeogada), which literally breaks into 내려 ("down") and 가다 ("to go"). Thinking of it as “going down” can help you remember its meaning.
• The continuous form 고 있다 indicates an ongoing action, so it means “is going down.”
• You can associate 내려 (down) with related words like "내리다" (to let down, to lower) to help reinforce the concept of downward movement.

Explanations:
• 내려가고 있다 (naeryeogago itda) is the present continuous form of 내려가다, expressing that something is currently in the process of going down.
• It is used when describing actions that are unfolding at the moment, similar to the English “is going down.”

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 내리다 (naerida) – to lower or to descend (often transitive).
• 떨어지다 (tteoreojida) – to fall or drop (typically used when something falls unintentionally).
• 하강하다 (hagwanghada) – to descend, often used in more formal or academic contexts.

Conjugations of 내려가다:
• Infinitive: 내려가다 (naeryeogada) – to go down.
• Present (continuous): 내려가고 있다 (naeryeogago itda) – is going down.
• Past (simple): 내려갔다 (naeryeogatda) – went down.
• Past (continuous): 내려가고 있었다 (naeryeogago isseotta) – was going down.
• Future (simple): 내려갈 것이다 (naeryeogal geosida) – will go down.
• Future (intention): 내려갈 거예요 (naeryeogal geoeyo) – is going to go down.

Example Sentences:
1. 해가 내려가고 있다.
(Haega naeryeogago itda.)
→ The sun is going down.

2. 우리는 계단을 내려가고 있다.
(Urineun gyedaneul naeryeogago itda.)
→ We are going down the stairs.

3. 어제 나는 산 아래로 내려갔다.
(Eoje naneun san araero naeryeogatda.)
→ Yesterday, I went down the mountain.

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