겁나다

Korean

Etymology

겁(怯) (geop, “fear”) +‎ 나다 (-nada).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹mna̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [검나다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomnada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geobnada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmnada
Yale Romanization?	kepnata

Verb

겁나다 • (geomnada) (infinitive 겁나, sequential 겁나니)

1. (intransitive) to be seized with fear; to be frightened

   개가 짖어대어 겁났다.

   gaega jijeodaeeo geomnatda.

   I was frightened when a dog barked at me.

   선생님에게 들킬까봐 겁났다.

   seonsaengnimege deulkilkkabwa geomnatda.

   I was afraid lest I should be found by the teacher.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 겁나다 (geomnada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겁난다 geomnanda	겁나 geomna	겁나요 geomnayo	겁납니다 geomnamnida
	Past	겁났다 geomnatda	겁났어 geomnasseo	겁났어요 geomnasseoyo	겁났습니다 geomnatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겁나느냐 geomnaneunya	겁나 geomna	겁나요 geomnayo	겁납니까 geomnamnikka
	Past	겁났느냐 geomnanneunya	겁났어 geomnasseo	겁났어요 geomnasseoyo	겁났습니까 geomnatseumnikka
Hortative		겁나자 geomnaja	겁나 geomna	겁나요 geomnayo	겁나십시다 geomnasipsida
Imperative		겁나라 geomnara	겁나 geomna	겁나요 geomnayo	겁납시오 geomnapsio
Assertive		겁나겠다 geomnagetda	겁나겠어 geomnagesseo	겁나겠어요 geomnagesseoyo	겁나겠습니다 geomnagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		겁나 geomna	겁나서 geomnaseo	겁나니 geomnani	겁나니까 geomnanikka
Contrast		겁나지만 geomnajiman	겁나는데 geomnaneunde	겁나더니 geomnadeoni
Conjunction		겁나고 geomnago
Condition		겁나면 geomnamyeon	겁나야 geomnaya
Motive		겁나려고 geomnaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		겁남 geomnam	겁나기 geomnagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겁났음 geomnasseum	겁났기 geomnatgi
Determiners	Past	겁난 geomnan
	Present	겁나는 geomnaneun
	Future	겁날 geomnal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겁나신다 geomnasinda	겁나셔 geomnasyeo	겁나세요, 겁나셔요 geomnaseyo, geomnasyeoyo	겁나십니다 geomnasimnida
	Past	겁나셨다 geomnasyeotda	겁나셨어 geomnasyeosseo	겁나셨어요 geomnasyeosseoyo	겁나셨습니다 geomnasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겁나시느냐 geomnasineunya	겁나셔 geomnasyeo	겁나세요, 겁나셔요 geomnaseyo, geomnasyeoyo	겁나십니까 geomnasimnikka
	Past	겁나셨느냐 geomnasyeonneunya	겁나셨어 geomnasyeosseo	겁나셨어요 geomnasyeosseoyo	겁나셨습니까 geomnasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		겁나시라 geomnasira	겁나셔 geomnasyeo	겁나세요 geomnaseyo	겁나십시오 geomnasipsio
Assertive		겁나시겠다 geomnasigetda	겁나시겠어 geomnasigesseo	겁나시겠어요 geomnasigesseoyo	겁나시겠습니다 geomnasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		겁나셔 geomnasyeo	겁나셔서 geomnasyeoseo	겁나시니 geomnasini	겁나시니까 geomnasinikka
Contrast		겁나시지만 geomnasijiman	겁나시는데 geomnasineunde	겁나시더니 geomnasideoni
Conjunction		겁나시고 geomnasigo
Condition		겁나시면 geomnasimyeon	겁나셔야 geomnasyeoya
Motive		겁나시려고 geomnasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		겁나심 geomnasim	겁나시기 geomnasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겁나셨음 geomnasyeosseum	겁나셨기 geomnasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	겁나신 geomnasin
	Present	겁나시는 geomnasineun
	Future	겁나실 geomnasil