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KOREAN VERB

신나다

to be excited, to be thrilled

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am excited
NegativeI am not excited

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was excited
NegativeI was not excited

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please be excited
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please be excited (formal)
  3. Plain command be excited! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t be excited

How to use 신나다

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

  1. Present

    주말에 콘서트 간다고 수아가 엄청 신나요.

    Su-a is so excited about going to the concert this weekend.

  2. Past

    어제 축구 경기 보면서 정말 신났어요.

    I was really excited watching the football match yesterday.

  3. Future

    아이들은 눈이 오면 엄청 신날 거예요.

    The kids will be thrilled if it snows.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 손주들 온다고 벌써 신나셨어요.

    Grandma is already excited that the grandchildren are coming.

  5. Connectives

    너무 신나서 밤에 잠을 못 잤어요.

    I was so excited I couldn't sleep at night.

  6. Requests and commands

    아직 결과 안 나왔으니까 너무 신나지 마.

    The results aren't out yet, so don't get too excited.

Good to know

  • 신나다 is a verb, so "it's exciting" is 신나요 and "I was thrilled" 신났어요; 신나게 is "with gusto".

Where you hear 신나다

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Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 공연 날에는 아침부터 신나요. On a gig day I'm excited from the morning.
  • 어제 하은이가 정말 신났어요. Ha-eun was really excited yesterday.
  • 관객이 많으면 다들 신날 거예요. If the crowd is big, everyone will be excited.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.