Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI flutter with excitement | |||
| NegativeI don’t flutter with excitement |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI fluttered with excitement | |||
| NegativeI didn’t flutter with excitement |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will flutter with excitement | |||
| NegativeI won’t flutter with excitement |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI flutter with excitement (respectfully) | ||
| PastI fluttered with excitement (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will flutter with excitement (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) fluttering with excitement, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) fluttering with excitement, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I flutter with excitement
- Because (-(으)니까) because I flutter with excitement
- But (-지만) I flutter with excitement, but…
How to use 설레다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
내일 첫 데이트라서 마음이 설레요.
It's my first date tomorrow, so my heart is fluttering.
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Past
합격 소식을 듣고 정말 설렜어요.
I heard I'd passed and was really thrilled.
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Future
봄이 오면 다시 설렐 거예요.
When spring comes, I'll feel that flutter again.
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Honorific
할머니는 첫 해외여행에 많이 설레셨어요.
Grandma was very excited about her first trip abroad.
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Connectives
너무 설레서 밤에 잠이 안 왔어요.
I was so excited I couldn't sleep at night.
Good to know
- 설레다 is the happy flutter before a trip or a date: 마음이 설레요, 가슴이 설레요.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.