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KOREAN VERB

밝다

to be bright

  • #334 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am bright
NegativeI am not bright

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was bright
NegativeI was not bright

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be bright
NegativeI won’t be bright

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am bright (respectfully)
PastI was bright (respectfully)
FutureI will be bright (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being bright, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being bright, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am bright
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am bright
  5. But (-지만) I am bright, but…

How to use 밝다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    이 방은 창문이 커서 아주 밝아요.

    This room is very bright because the window is big.

  2. Past

    어젯밤에는 달이 정말 밝았어요.

    The moon was really bright last night.

  3. Future

    아침에는 이 카페가 더 밝을 거예요.

    This cafe will be brighter in the morning.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 항상 표정이 밝으세요.

    Grandma always has a bright expression.

  5. Connectives

    거실은 밝지만 부엌은 좀 어두워요.

    The living room is bright, but the kitchen is a bit dark.

Good to know

  • 밝다 is for light, and also for a face or a voice: 표정이 밝아요, a bright expression.

Where you hear 밝다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 이 방은 정말 밝아요. This room is really bright.
  • 어제는 하늘이 밝았어요. The sky was bright yesterday.
  • 내일 아침에는 밝을 거야. Tomorrow morning it'll be bright.

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 이 방은 정말 밝아요. This room is really bright.
  • 어제는 하늘이 밝았어요. The sky was bright yesterday.
  • 내일 아침에는 밝을 거야. Tomorrow morning it'll be bright.
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The estate agent

Beginner Level 3 · 밝은 집이요. · 한강 근처에 밝은 집이요.

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The ceremonial dress

Advanced Level 1 · 할머니, 색이 좀 밝은 편이에요. · 결혼식은 밝아야지.

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The first viewing

Advanced Level 1 · 낮에는 밝아요. · 밝기는 한데 책장 놓을 벽이 없어요.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.