탐나
tahm-nah
tamna
regular
탐나다
To say want politely in the present tense, use 탐나요 (tahm-nah-yoh) · tamnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 탐나다 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 | 탐나요 tahm-nah-yoh tamnayo | 탐납니다 tahm-nahm-nee-dah tamnamnida | |
| Past | 탐났어 tahm-nah-ssuh tamnasseo | 탐났어요 tahm-nah-ssuh-yoh tamnasseoyo | 탐났습니다 tahm-nah-sseum-nee-dah tamnasseumnida |
| Future | 탐날 거야 tahm-nahl guh-yah tamnal geoya | 탐날 거예요 tahm-nahl guh-yae-yoh tamnal geoyeyo | 탐날 겁니다 tahm-nahl guhm-nee-dah tamnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
탐나세요
tahm-nah-sae-yoh
tamnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
탐나요
tahm-nah-yoh
tamnayo
Question Polite (요)
탐나요?
tahm-nah-yoh-?
tamnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
탐나고
tahm-nah-goh
tamnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
탐나면
tahm-nah-myuhn
tamnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
탐나고 있어요
tahm-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tamnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
탐나고 싶어요
tahm-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
tamnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
탐날 수 있어요
tahm-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tamnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
탐나서
tahm-nah-suh
tamnaseo
Noun form — (기)
탐나기
tahm-nah-gee
tamnagi
Noun form — (음)
탐남
tahm-nahm
tamnam