Korean

나다

겁나다
Meaning: to be scared, to be frightened
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 겁나다
Present 겁난다
Polite 겁나요
Formal 겁납니다
Past 겁났다
Past + Polite 겁났어요
Guess + Polite 겁나겠어요
Connective 겁나고
Conditional 겁나면
Volitional 겁나자
Imperative 겁나라
Imperative + Polite 겁나세요
Attributive 겁나는 / 겁난 / 겁날

Handwriting

怯

Example

I'm scared of walking on the street alone at night.

Usage Notes

Expresses a feeling of fear or being afraid of something.

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