빛나다 Korean verb conjugation
to shine, to glitter
Every form of 빛나다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 빛나는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 빛나
- -으니Since
- 빛나니
- 합니다Formal
- 빛납니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빛나요 | 빛납니다 | 빛나 | 빛난다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빛났어요 | 빛났습니다 | 빛났어 | 빛났다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 빛나겠어요 | 빛나겠습니다 | 빛나겠어 | 빛나겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 빛날 거예요 | 빛날 것입니다 | 빛날 거야 | 빛날 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빛나요? | 빛납니까? | 빛나? | 빛나니? |
| 과거Past | 빛났어요? | 빛났습니까? | 빛났어? | 빛났니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 빛나세요 | 빛나십시오 | 빛나 | 빛나라 |
| 청유Let's | 빛나요 | 빛납시다 | 빛나 | 빛나자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 빛나요 | 안 빛납니다 | 안 빛나 | 안 빛난다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 빛나지 않아요 | 빛나지 않습니다 | 빛나지 않아 | 빛나지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 빛나요 | 못 빛납니다 | 못 빛나 | 못 빛난다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빛나세요 | 빛나십니다 | 빛나셔 | 빛나신다 |
| 과거Past | 빛나셨어요 | 빛나셨습니다 | 빛나셨어 | 빛나셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 빛나는
- 과거Past
- 빛난
- 미래Future
- 빛날
- 회상Used to
- 빛나던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 빛나고 있어요 | 빛나고 있습니다 | 빛나고 있어 | 빛나고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 빛나고 있었어요 | 빛나고 있었습니다 | 빛나고 있었어 | 빛나고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 빛나다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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