뽐내다 Korean verb conjugation
to show off
Every form of 뽐내다 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
- 뽐내는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뽐내
- -으니Since
- 뽐내니
- 합니다Formal
- 뽐냅니다
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 | 뽐내요 | 뽐냅니다 | 뽐내 | 뽐낸다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뽐냈어요 | 뽐냈습니다 | 뽐냈어 | 뽐냈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뽐내겠어요 | 뽐내겠습니다 | 뽐내겠어 | 뽐내겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뽐낼 거예요 | 뽐낼 것입니다 | 뽐낼 거야 | 뽐낼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뽐내요? | 뽐냅니까? | 뽐내? | 뽐내니? |
| 과거Past | 뽐냈어요? | 뽐냈습니까? | 뽐냈어? | 뽐냈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뽐내세요 | 뽐내십시오 | 뽐내 | 뽐내라 |
| 청유Let's | 뽐내요 | 뽐냅시다 | 뽐내 | 뽐내자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뽐내요 | 안 뽐냅니다 | 안 뽐내 | 안 뽐낸다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뽐내지 않아요 | 뽐내지 않습니다 | 뽐내지 않아 | 뽐내지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뽐내요 | 못 뽐냅니다 | 못 뽐내 | 못 뽐낸다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뽐내세요 | 뽐내십니다 | 뽐내셔 | 뽐내신다 |
| 과거Past | 뽐내셨어요 | 뽐내셨습니다 | 뽐내셨어 | 뽐내셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뽐내는
- 과거Past
- 뽐낸
- 미래Future
- 뽐낼
- 회상Used to
- 뽐내던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뽐내고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뽐내게
- -어서so / and then
- 뽐내서
- -으니까since
- 뽐내니까
- -으면if / when
- 뽐내면
- -지만but
- 뽐내지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뽐내는데
- -어도even if
- 뽐내도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뽐내고 있어요 | 뽐내고 있습니다 | 뽐내고 있어 | 뽐내고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뽐내고 있었어요 | 뽐내고 있었습니다 | 뽐내고 있었어 | 뽐내고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 뽐내다
- 1이 2를 뽐내다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
뽐내면 사람들이 좋아하지 않는다는 것이죠.
And if we do, we're not likable.
정치가들은 나라의 GDP가 상승했을때 그것을 뽐내죠.
Our politicians boast when GDP goes up.
또 래퍼가 무대 위를 뽐내며 걸어가는 방법을 공부하죠.
They study the way that he walks proudly across that stage.
그리고 이 로봇은 뽐내기를 좋아하는데요.
And this robot is a little bit of a show-off.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뽐내다 in Korean?
뽐내다 (to show off) is 뽐내요 in the polite 해요체, 뽐냅니다 in formal 합니다체, 뽐내 in casual 반말 and 뽐낸다 in the plain written style. The past is 뽐냈어요.
What is the past tense of 뽐내다?
뽐냈어요 in everyday polite speech, 뽐냈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뽐내 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뽐내다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뽐냅니다, 뽐내, 뽐내니 all keep 뽐내 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 뽐내다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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