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TOPIK 3verb

설레다

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설레요 · 설렜어요 · 설렐 거예요 · 설레는 (+noun)

to be excited, to flutter (with anticipation)

Example

내일 여행을 떠날 생각에 마음이 설레요.

My heart flutters at the thought of leaving on a trip tomorrow.

Word parts

Noun form 설렘 is the fluttery, happy-nervous feeling before something good.

Good to know

Say 설레요, not 설레여요; 설레이다 is a common nonstandard form.