나부끼다 Korean verb conjugation
to flutter in the wind
Every form of 나부끼다 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
- 나부끼는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 나부껴
- -으니Since
- 나부끼니
- 합니다Formal
- 나부낍니다
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 | 나부껴요 | 나부낍니다 | 나부껴 | 나부낀다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 나부꼈어요 | 나부꼈습니다 | 나부꼈어 | 나부꼈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 나부끼겠어요 | 나부끼겠습니다 | 나부끼겠어 | 나부끼겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 나부낄 거예요 | 나부낄 것입니다 | 나부낄 거야 | 나부낄 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 나부껴요? | 나부낍니까? | 나부껴? | 나부끼니? |
| 과거Past | 나부꼈어요? | 나부꼈습니까? | 나부꼈어? | 나부꼈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 나부끼세요 | 나부끼십시오 | 나부껴 | 나부껴라 |
| 청유Let's | 나부껴요 | 나부낍시다 | 나부껴 | 나부끼자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 나부껴요 | 안 나부낍니다 | 안 나부껴 | 안 나부낀다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 나부끼지 않아요 | 나부끼지 않습니다 | 나부끼지 않아 | 나부끼지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 나부껴요 | 못 나부낍니다 | 못 나부껴 | 못 나부낀다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 나부끼세요 | 나부끼십니다 | 나부끼셔 | 나부끼신다 |
| 과거Past | 나부끼셨어요 | 나부끼셨습니다 | 나부끼셨어 | 나부끼셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 나부끼는
- 과거Past
- 나부낀
- 미래Future
- 나부낄
- 회상Used to
- 나부끼던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 나부끼고
- -게-ly / so that
- 나부끼게
- -어서so / and then
- 나부껴서
- -으니까since
- 나부끼니까
- -으면if / when
- 나부끼면
- -지만but
- 나부끼지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 나부끼는데
- -어도even if
- 나부껴도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 나부끼고 있어요 | 나부끼고 있습니다 | 나부끼고 있어 | 나부끼고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 나부끼고 있었어요 | 나부끼고 있었습니다 | 나부끼고 있었어 | 나부끼고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2를) 나부끼다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
산들바람에 나부끼는 저 나뭇가지는 누구한테 인사하고 있을까?
Those branches fluttering in the wind—I wonder who it is that they're waving to.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 나부끼다 in Korean?
나부끼다 (to flutter in the wind) is 나부껴요 in the polite 해요체, 나부낍니다 in formal 합니다체, 나부껴 in casual 반말 and 나부낀다 in the plain written style. The past is 나부꼈어요.
What is the past tense of 나부끼다?
나부꼈어요 in everyday polite speech, 나부꼈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 나부껴 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 나부끼다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 나부낍니다, 나부껴, 나부끼니 all keep 나부끼 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 나부끼다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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