빛내다
to make shine, to give lustre to
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 빛내는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 빛내
- -으니Since
- 빛내니
- 합니다Formal
- 빛냅니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빛내요 | 빛냅니다 | 빛내 | 빛낸다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빛냈어요 | 빛냈습니다 | 빛냈어 | 빛냈다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 빛내겠어요 | 빛내겠습니다 | 빛내겠어 | 빛내겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 빛낼 거예요 | 빛낼 것입니다 | 빛낼 거야 | 빛낼 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빛내요? | 빛냅니까? | 빛내? | 빛내니? |
| 과거Past | 빛냈어요? | 빛냈습니까? | 빛냈어? | 빛냈니? |
Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 빛내세요 | 빛내십시오 | 빛내 | 빛내라 |
| 청유Let's | 빛내요 | 빛냅시다 | 빛내 | 빛내자 |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 빛내요 | 안 빛냅니다 | 안 빛내 | 안 빛낸다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 빛내지 않아요 | 빛내지 않습니다 | 빛내지 않아 | 빛내지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 빛내요 | 못 빛냅니다 | 못 빛내 | 못 빛낸다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빛내세요 | 빛내십니다 | 빛내셔 | 빛내신다 |
| 과거Past | 빛내셨어요 | 빛내셨습니다 | 빛내셨어 | 빛내셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 빛내는
- 과거Past
- 빛낸
- 미래Future
- 빛낼
- 회상Used to
- 빛내던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 빛내고
- -게-ly / so that
- 빛내게
- -어서so / and then
- 빛내서
- -으니까since
- 빛내니까
- -으면if / when
- 빛내면
- -지만but
- 빛내지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 빛내는데
- -어도even if
- 빛내도
In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 빛내고 있어요 | 빛내고 있습니다 | 빛내고 있어 | 빛내고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 빛내고 있었어요 | 빛내고 있었습니다 | 빛내고 있었어 | 빛내고 있었다 |
Sentence patterns
- 1이 2를 빛내다
In real sentences
조국을 빛낸 음악가
the musician who brought honour to his/her home country
자리를 빛내다
to honour the occasion with one's presence
학교를 빛낼 수 있습니다.
You can make your school proud
이런 아이들이 인디애나를 빛낼 겁니다
We feel these are the kinds of kids that are going to make Indiana proud.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 빛내다 in Korean?
빛내다 (to make shine, to give lustre to) is 빛내요 in the polite 해요체, 빛냅니다 in formal 합니다체, 빛내 in casual 반말 and 빛낸다 in the plain written style. The past is 빛냈어요.
What is the past tense of 빛내다?
빛냈어요 in everyday polite speech, 빛냈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 빛내 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 빛내다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 빛냅니다, 빛내, 빛내니 all keep 빛내 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 빛내다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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