잘나
chahl-nah
jalna
descriptive
잘나다
To say to have a pretty face, (to be) good-looking politely in the present tense, use 잘나요 (chahl-nah-yoh) · jalnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 잘나다 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 | 잘나요 chahl-nah-yoh jalnayo | 잘납니다 chahl-nahm-nee-dah jalnamnida | |
| Past | 잘났어 chahl-nah-ssuh jalnasseo | 잘났어요 chahl-nah-ssuh-yoh jalnasseoyo | 잘났습니다 chahl-nah-sseum-nee-dah jalnasseumnida |
| Future | 잘날 거야 chahl-nahl guh-yah jalnal geoya | 잘날 거예요 chahl-nahl guh-yae-yoh jalnal geoyeyo | 잘날 겁니다 chahl-nahl guhm-nee-dah jalnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잘나세요
chahl-nah-sae-yoh
jalnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잘나요
chahl-nah-yoh
jalnayo
Question Polite (요)
잘나요?
chahl-nah-yoh-?
jalnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잘나고
chahl-nah-goh
jalnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
잘나면
chahl-nah-myuhn
jalnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잘나고 있어요
chahl-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jalnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잘나고 싶어요
chahl-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jalnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잘날 수 있어요
chahl-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jalnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잘나서
chahl-nah-suh
jalnaseo
Noun form — (기)
잘나기
chahl-nah-gee
jalnagi
Noun form — (음)
잘남
chahl-nahm
jalnam