허벌나
huh-buhl-nah
heobeolna
descriptive
허벌나다
To say very, incredibly, suprisingly many politely in the present tense, use 허벌나요 (huh-buhl-nah-yoh) · heobeolnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 허벌나다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 허벌나요 huh-buhl-nah-yoh heobeolnayo | 허벌납니다 huh-buhl-nahm-nee-dah heobeolnamnida | |
| Past | 허벌났어 huh-buhl-nah-ssuh heobeolnasseo | 허벌났어요 huh-buhl-nah-ssuh-yoh heobeolnasseoyo | 허벌났습니다 huh-buhl-nah-sseum-nee-dah heobeolnasseumnida |
| Future | 허벌날 거야 huh-buhl-nahl guh-yah heobeolnal geoya | 허벌날 거예요 huh-buhl-nahl guh-yae-yoh heobeolnal geoyeyo | 허벌날 겁니다 huh-buhl-nahl guhm-nee-dah heobeolnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
허벌나세요
huh-buhl-nah-sae-yoh
heobeolnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
허벌나요
huh-buhl-nah-yoh
heobeolnayo
Question Polite (요)
허벌나요?
huh-buhl-nah-yoh-?
heobeolnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
허벌나고
huh-buhl-nah-goh
heobeolnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
허벌나면
huh-buhl-nah-myuhn
heobeolnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
허벌나고 있어요
huh-buhl-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
heobeolnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
허벌나고 싶어요
huh-buhl-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
heobeolnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
허벌날 수 있어요
huh-buhl-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
heobeolnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
허벌나서
huh-buhl-nah-suh
heobeolnaseo
Noun form — (기)
허벌나기
huh-buhl-nah-gee
heobeolnagi
Noun form — (음)
허벌남
huh-buhl-nahm
heobeolnam