놀라다 Korean verb conjugation

to be surprised

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 놀라다 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
놀라는
아/어Infinitive
놀라
-으니Since
놀라니
합니다Formal
놀랍니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 놀라요놀랍니다놀라놀란다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 놀랐어요놀랐습니다놀랐어놀랐다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 놀라겠어요놀라겠습니다놀라겠어놀라겠다
-을 것이다Going to 놀랄 거예요놀랄 것입니다놀랄 거야놀랄 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 놀라요?놀랍니까?놀라?놀라니?
과거Past 놀랐어요?놀랐습니까?놀랐어?놀랐니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 놀라세요놀라십시오놀라놀라라
청유Let's 놀라요놀랍시다놀라놀라자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 놀라요안 놀랍니다안 놀라안 놀란다
-지 않다Not (long) 놀라지 않아요놀라지 않습니다놀라지 않아놀라지 않는다
Cannot 못 놀라요못 놀랍니다못 놀라못 놀란다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 놀라세요놀라십니다놀라셔놀라신다
과거Past 놀라셨어요놀라셨습니다놀라셨어놀라셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
놀라는
과거Past
놀란
미래Future
놀랄
회상Used to
놀라던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
놀라고
-게-ly / so that
놀라게
-어서so / and then
놀라서
-으니까since
놀라니까
-으면if / when
놀라면
-지만but
놀라지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
놀라는데
-어도even if
놀라도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 놀라고 있어요놀라고 있습니다놀라고 있어놀라고 있다
과거Was doing 놀라고 있었어요놀라고 있었습니다놀라고 있었어놀라고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그녀를 놀라게 해줄 거야.

I'll surprise her.

우리를 놀라게 할 수 있습니다.

They can surprise us all.

그리고 사람들은 매우 놀랐습니다.

And people were freaking out.

자기 제품 놓고 자기가 놀랍니다.

He marvels at his own product.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 놀라다 in Korean?

놀라다 (to be surprised) is 놀라요 in the polite 해요체, 놀랍니다 in formal 합니다체, 놀라 in casual 반말 and 놀란다 in the plain written style. The past is 놀랐어요.

What is the past tense of 놀라다?

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

Is 놀라다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 놀랍니다, 놀라, 놀라니 all keep 놀라 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 놀라다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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