빛나
been-nah
binna
regular
빛나다
To say to shine, to sparkle politely in the present tense, use 빛나요 (been-nah-yoh) · binnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 빛나다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 빛나요 been-nah-yoh binnayo | 빛납니다 been-nahm-nee-dah binnamnida | |
| Past | 빛났어 been-nah-ssuh binnasseo | 빛났어요 been-nah-ssuh-yoh binnasseoyo | 빛났습니다 been-nah-sseum-nee-dah binnasseumnida |
| Future | 빛날 거야 been-nahl guh-yah binnal geoya | 빛날 거예요 been-nahl guh-yae-yoh binnal geoyeyo | 빛날 겁니다 been-nahl guhm-nee-dah binnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
빛나세요
been-nah-sae-yoh
binnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
빛나요
been-nah-yoh
binnayo
Question Polite (요)
빛나요?
been-nah-yoh-?
binnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
빛나고
been-nah-goh
binnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
빛나면
been-nah-myuhn
binnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
빛나고 있어요
been-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
binnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
빛나고 싶어요
been-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
binnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
빛날 수 있어요
been-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
binnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
빛나서
been-nah-suh
binnaseo
Noun form — (기)
빛나기
been-nah-gee
binnagi
Noun form — (음)
빛남
been-nahm
binnam