겁나
guhm-nah
geomna
regular
겁나다
To say to be seized with fear politely in the present tense, use 겁나요 (guhm-nah-yoh) · geomnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 겁나다 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 | 겁나요 guhm-nah-yoh geomnayo | 겁납니다 guhm-nahm-nee-dah geomnamnida | |
| Past | 겁났어 guhm-nah-ssuh geomnasseo | 겁났어요 guhm-nah-ssuh-yoh geomnasseoyo | 겁났습니다 guhm-nah-sseum-nee-dah geomnasseumnida |
| Future | 겁날 거야 guhm-nahl guh-yah geomnal geoya | 겁날 거예요 guhm-nahl guh-yae-yoh geomnal geoyeyo | 겁날 겁니다 guhm-nahl guhm-nee-dah geomnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
겁나세요
guhm-nah-sae-yoh
geomnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겁나요
guhm-nah-yoh
geomnayo
Question Polite (요)
겁나요?
guhm-nah-yoh-?
geomnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
겁나고
guhm-nah-goh
geomnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
겁나면
guhm-nah-myuhn
geomnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
겁나고 있어요
guhm-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geomnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
겁나고 싶어요
guhm-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
geomnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
겁날 수 있어요
guhm-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geomnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
겁나서
guhm-nah-suh
geomnaseo
Noun form — (기)
겁나기
guhm-nah-gee
geomnagi
Noun form — (음)
겁남
guhm-nahm
geomnam