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TOPIK 4verb

겁나다

geomnada [검나다]

겁나요 · 겁났어요 · 겁날 거예요 · 겁나는 (+noun)

to be scared, to be frightened

Example

혼자 밤길을 걷는 게 좀 겁나요.

I'm a little scared to walk alone at night.

Word parts

겁 fear

겁 'fear' + 나다 'to arise' — fear comes up in you.

Good to know

Pronounced [검나다] — nasalization. In casual speech 겁나 also means 'super': 겁나 맛있어.