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TOPIK 2verb

생각나다

saenggangnada [생강나다]

생각나요 · 생각났어요 · 생각날 거예요 · 생각난 (+noun)

to come to mind, to remember, to be reminded of

Example

이 노래를 들으면 고향이 생각나요.

When I hear this song, I think of my hometown.

Word parts

생각 (thought) + 나다 (to come out) = a thought pops up on its own.

Good to know

The thing remembered is the subject: 이름이 생각 안 나요 = I can't remember the name. Pronounced [생강나다].