Recover in Korean is 낫다. For examples, you can use like [감기가 낫다, 다리가 낫다]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 낫다 along with examples.
Basics
| Word | Part | Chinese | Sound |
| 낫다 | verb | — | 낟ː따 |
낫다 Meaning
| Meaning | Explanation |
| recover; get well | To get back to normal after one’s illness or injury has healed. |
Examples
| 감기가 낫다. |
| cold is better |
| 다리가 낫다. |
| legs are better |
| 워낙 허약한 상태에서 병이 걸려서 그런지 그의 병은 잘 낫지 않았다. |
| He fell ill in such a fragile state that his illness did not heal well. |
| 어머니의 정성스러운 간호 덕분에 아버지의 병환은 점점 낫고 있었다. |
| Thanks to her mother’s caring care, her father’s illness was getting better. |
How to Conjugate 낫다
① Formal High (합니다체)
| Present | 낫습니다 |
| Past | 나았습니다 |
| Past Perfect | 나았었습니다 |
| Future | 나을 것입니다 |
| Condition | 낫겠습니다 |
② Informal High (해요체)
| Present | 나아요 |
| Past | 나았어요 |
| Past Perfect | 나았었어요 |
| Future | 나을 것이에요 |
| Condition | 낫겠어요 |
③ Informal Low (해체)
| Present | 나아 |
| Past | 나았어 |
| Past Perfect | 나았었어 |
| Future | 나을 것이야 |
| Condition | 낫겠어 |
④ Formal Low (한다체)
| Present | 낫다 |
| Past | 나았다 |
| Past Perfect | 나았었다 |
| Future | 나을 것이다 |
| Condition | 낫겠다 |
낫습니다

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