잘나다
to be good-looking
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 잘난
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잘나
- -으니Since
- 잘나니
- 합니다Formal
- 잘납니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잘나요 | 잘납니다 | 잘나 | 잘나다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잘났어요 | 잘났습니다 | 잘났어 | 잘났다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잘나겠어요 | 잘나겠습니다 | 잘나겠어 | 잘나겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잘날 거예요 | 잘날 것입니다 | 잘날 거야 | 잘날 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘나요? | 잘납니까? | 잘나? | 잘나니? |
| 과거Past | 잘났어요? | 잘났습니까? | 잘났어? | 잘났니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잘나요 | 안 잘납니다 | 안 잘나 | 안 잘나다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잘나지 않아요 | 잘나지 않습니다 | 잘나지 않아 | 잘나지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘나세요 | 잘나십니다 | 잘나셔 | 잘나시다 |
| 과거Past | 잘나셨어요 | 잘나셨습니다 | 잘나셨어 | 잘나셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잘난
- 과거Past
- 잘난
- 미래Future
- 잘날
- 회상Used to
- 잘나던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잘나고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잘나게
- -어서so / and then
- 잘나서
- -으니까since
- 잘나니까
- -으면if / when
- 잘나면
- -지만but
- 잘나지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잘난데
- -어도even if
- 잘나도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 잘나다
In real sentences
잘난 놈은 자네였단 말이다. 네가 더 잘난 놈이란 말일세, 나의 친구여.
Is that you were the better man, in the end; You were the better man, My friend.
그 잘난 과거 잊는 게 힘드네
It's tough to forget being so impressive.
넌 키도 작고 잘난 게 없잖아
A hundred and nothing.
이제 잘난 아들과 얘기해 보세요.
Talk to your good fucking son instead!
Common questions
How do you conjugate 잘나다 in Korean?
잘나다 (to be good-looking) is 잘나요 in the polite 해요체, 잘납니다 in formal 합니다체, 잘나 in casual 반말 and 잘나다 in the plain written style. The past is 잘났어요.
What is the past tense of 잘나다?
잘났어요 in everyday polite speech, 잘났습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잘나 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잘나다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잘납니다, 잘나, 잘나니 all keep 잘나 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잘나다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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