신나다 Korean verb conjugation

to feel elated, to be excited

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 신나다 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
신나는
아/어Infinitive
신나
-으니Since
신나니
합니다Formal
신납니다

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 신나요신납니다신나신난다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 신났어요신났습니다신났어신났다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 신나겠어요신나겠습니다신나겠어신나겠다
-을 것이다Going to 신날 거예요신날 것입니다신날 거야신날 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 신나요?신납니까?신나?신나니?
과거Past 신났어요?신났습니까?신났어?신났니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 신나세요신나십시오신나신나라
청유Let's 신나요신납시다신나신나자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 신나요안 신납니다안 신나안 신난다
-지 않다Not (long) 신나지 않아요신나지 않습니다신나지 않아신나지 않는다
Cannot 못 신나요못 신납니다못 신나못 신난다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 신나세요신나십니다신나셔신나신다
과거Past 신나셨어요신나셨습니다신나셨어신나셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
신나는
과거Past
신난
미래Future
신날
회상Used to
신나던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
신나고
-게-ly / so that
신나게
-어서so / and then
신나서
-으니까since
신나니까
-으면if / when
신나면
-지만but
신나지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
신나는데
-어도even if
신나도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 신나고 있어요신나고 있습니다신나고 있어신나고 있다
과거Was doing 신나고 있었어요신나고 있었습니다신나고 있었어신나고 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.

이건 정말로 신나고 흥미로운 일이거든요.

This is the stuff that's exhilarating and interesting.

내 생각에 톰은 아주 신나할 것 같아.

I think Tom would be thrilled.

한국은 절대 지루하지 않는다. 항상 신난다.

Korea is never boring, it's always exciting.

살기에 상당히 신나는 곳이죠.

It's a pretty exciting place to live.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 신나다 in Korean?

신나다 (to feel elated, to be excited) is 신나요 in the polite 해요체, 신납니다 in formal 합니다체, 신나 in casual 반말 and 신난다 in the plain written style. The past is 신났어요.

What is the past tense of 신나다?

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

Is 신나다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 신납니다, 신나, 신나니 all keep 신나 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 신나다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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