빛나다

to shine, to glitter

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
빛나는
아/어Infinitive
빛나
-으니Since
빛나니
합니다Formal
빛납니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 빛나요빛납니다빛나빛난다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 빛났어요빛났습니다빛났어빛났다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 빛나겠어요빛나겠습니다빛나겠어빛나겠다
-을 것이다Going to 빛날 거예요빛날 것입니다빛날 거야빛날 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 빛나요?빛납니까?빛나?빛나니?
과거Past 빛났어요?빛났습니까?빛났어?빛났니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 빛나세요빛나십시오빛나빛나라
청유Let's 빛나요빛납시다빛나빛나자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 빛나요안 빛납니다안 빛나안 빛난다
-지 않다Not (long) 빛나지 않아요빛나지 않습니다빛나지 않아빛나지 않는다
못Cannot 못 빛나요못 빛납니다못 빛나못 빛난다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 빛나세요빛나십니다빛나셔빛나신다
과거Past 빛나셨어요빛나셨습니다빛나셨어빛나셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
빛나는
과거Past
빛난
미래Future
빛날
회상Used to
빛나던

Joining clauses

-고and
빛나고
-게-ly / so that
빛나게
-어서so / and then
빛나서
-으니까since
빛나니까
-으면if / when
빛나면
-지만but
빛나지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
빛나는데
-어도even if
빛나도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 빛나고 있어요빛나고 있습니다빛나고 있어빛나고 있다
과거Was doing 빛나고 있었어요빛나고 있었습니다빛나고 있었어빛나고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그의 눈은 기쁨과 희망으로 빛난다.

His eyes sparkle with joy and hope.

달이 밝게 빛나고 있었어.

The moon was shining brightly.

오늘 밤 하늘에는 별들이 아주 밝게 빛나고 있어.

Tonight in the night sky, the stars are shining very brightly.

우리는 여기서 함께 빛나고 있습니다.

We are shining here together.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 빛나다 in Korean?

빛나다 (to shine, to glitter) is 빛나요 in the polite 해요체, 빛납니다 in formal 합니다체, 빛나 in casual 반말 and 빛난다 in the plain written style. The past is 빛났어요.

What is the past tense of 빛나다?

빛났어요 in everyday polite speech, 빛났습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 빛나 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 빛나다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 빛납니다, 빛나, 빛나니 all keep 빛나 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 빛나다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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