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TOPIK 3verb

화나다

hwanada

화나요 · 화났어요 · 화날 거예요 · 화나는 (+noun)

to get angry, to be mad

Example

동생이 제 물건을 망가뜨려서 화났어요.

I got mad because my brother broke my stuff.

Word parts

화 fire

Literally 'fire comes out': anger pictured as rising fire.

Good to know

화나다 is feeling angry; 화를 내다 (화내다) is expressing anger at someone.