반짝여요 · 반짝였어요 · 반짝일 거예요 · 반짝이세요
to twinkle, to sparkle, to glitter
Example
밤하늘에 별들이 반짝여요.
The stars are twinkling in the night sky.
Word parts
Mimetic 반짝 'a brief glint' + -이다, a suffix that turns mimetic words into verbs. Dark-vowel 번쩍이다 is a bigger, stronger flash.
Good to know
Pronounced [반짜기다]: the final ㄱ links to the next vowel. 반짝거리다 means the same; 반짝반짝 is the adverb.
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