깨어나다

to wake up

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
깨어나는
아/어Infinitive
깨어나
-으니Since
깨어나니
합니다Formal
깨어납니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깨어나요깨어납니다깨어나깨어난다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깨어났어요깨어났습니다깨어났어깨어났다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깨어나겠어요깨어나겠습니다깨어나겠어깨어나겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깨어날 거예요깨어날 것입니다깨어날 거야깨어날 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깨어나요?깨어납니까?깨어나?깨어나니?
과거Past 깨어났어요?깨어났습니까?깨어났어?깨어났니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 깨어나세요깨어나십시오깨어나깨어나라
청유Let's 깨어나요깨어납시다깨어나깨어나자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깨어나요안 깨어납니다안 깨어나안 깨어난다
-지 않다Not (long) 깨어나지 않아요깨어나지 않습니다깨어나지 않아깨어나지 않는다
못Cannot 못 깨어나요못 깨어납니다못 깨어나못 깨어난다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깨어나세요깨어나십니다깨어나셔깨어나신다
과거Past 깨어나셨어요깨어나셨습니다깨어나셨어깨어나셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
깨어나는
과거Past
깨어난
미래Future
깨어날
회상Used to
깨어나던

Joining clauses

-고and
깨어나고
-게-ly / so that
깨어나게
-어서so / and then
깨어나서
-으니까since
깨어나니까
-으면if / when
깨어나면
-지만but
깨어나지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
깨어나는데
-어도even if
깨어나도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 깨어나고 있어요깨어나고 있습니다깨어나고 있어깨어나고 있다
과거Was doing 깨어나고 있었어요깨어나고 있었습니다깨어나고 있었어깨어나고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그리고 여기에서 깨어났을 때 하늘에 구름이 너무 꼈었어.

And when I awoke here, the sky was so cloudy.

1년 전 바로 이날짜에, 저는 깨어났습니다.

One year ago to this very day, I woke up.

꿈에서 깨어나다

to wake up from a dream

못 깨어날 수도 있어요

He could not wake up.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 깨어나다 in Korean?

깨어나다 (to wake up) is 깨어나요 in the polite 해요체, 깨어납니다 in formal 합니다체, 깨어나 in casual 반말 and 깨어난다 in the plain written style. The past is 깨어났어요.

What is the past tense of 깨어나다?

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

Is 깨어나다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깨어납니다, 깨어나, 깨어나니 all keep 깨어나 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 깨어나다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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