Korean

나다

욕심나다
Meaning: to want to have; to covet; to feel greedy for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 욕심나다
Present 욕심난다
Polite 욕심나요
Formal 욕심납니다
Past 욕심났다
Past + Polite 욕심났어요
Guess + Polite 욕심나겠어요
Connective 욕심나고
Conditional 욕심나면
Volitional 욕심나자
Imperative 욕심나라
Imperative + Polite 욕심나세요
Attributive 욕심나는 / 욕심난 / 욕심날

Handwriting

欲
心

Example

He wanted his friend's new bag so much that he bought the same one.

Usage Notes

Used when a desire to possess something arises after seeing it.

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