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화나다 conjugation

to get angry · hwanada · sounds like [화나다]

Short answer: “To get angry” in Korean is 화나다 (hwanada). Polite present: 화나요 (hwanayo); past: 화났어요 (hwanasseoyo); future: 화날 거예요. It is regular.

Present화나요[화나요] · hwanayo
Past화났어요[화나써요] · hwanasseoyo
Future화날 거예요[화날 꺼예요] · hwanal geoyeyo
Negative안 화나요[안 화나요] · an hwanayo

화나다 in sentences

친구가 화났어요.My friend got angry.
왜 화났어요?Why are you angry?

All forms of 화나다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	화나요	[화나요]	hwanayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	화납니다	[화남니다]	hwanamnida
casual-아/어	화나	[화나]	hwana
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	화난다	[화난다]	hwananda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	화납니까?	[화남니까]	hwanamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	화나고 있어요	[화나고 이써요]	hwanago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	화났어요	[화나써요]	hwanasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	화났습니다	[화낟씀니다]	hwanatseumnida
casual-았/었어	화났어	[화나써]	hwanasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	화났다	[화낟따]	hwanatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	화날 거예요	[화날 꺼예요]	hwanal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	화날 겁니다	[화날 껌니다]	hwanal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	화날 거야	[화날 꺼야]	hwanal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	화나겠습니다	[화나겓씀니다]	hwanagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 화나요	[안 화나요]	an hwanayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 화났어요	[안 화나써요]	an hwanasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	화나지 않아요	[화나지 아나요]	hwanaji anayo
cannot못 …	못 화나요	[모톼나요]	mot hwanayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	화나세요	[화나세요]	hwanaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	화나셨어요	[화나셔써요]	hwanasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	화나십니다	[화나심니다]	hwanasimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	화나고	[화나고]	hwanago
… so / and then-아/어서	화나서	[화나서]	hwanaseo
if …-(으)면	화나면	[화나면]	hwanamyeon
… but-지만	화나지만	[화나지만]	hwanajiman
because …-(으)니까	화나니까	[화나니까]	hwananikka
… and / but (background)-는데	화나는데	[화나는데]	hwananeunde
even if …-아/어도	화나도	[화나도]	hwanado
while …-(으)면서	화나면서	[화나면서]	hwanamyeonseo
before …-기 전에	화나기 전에	[화나기 저네]	hwanagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	화난 후에	[화난 후에]	hwanan hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	화나는	[화나는]	hwananeun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	화난	[화난]	hwanan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	화날	[화날]	hwanal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	화나고 싶어요	[화나고 시퍼요]	hwanago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	화날 수 있어요	[화날 쑤 이써요]	hwanal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	화날 수 없어요	[화날 쑤 업써요]	hwanal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	화나야 해요	[화나야 해요]	hwanaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	화나도 돼요	[화나도 돼요]	hwanado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	화나면 안 돼요	[화나면 안 돼요]	hwanamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	화나기	[화나기]	hwanagi

How 화나다 changes

화나 ends in a vowel, so 화나 + 아/어 becomes 화나 → 화나요, 화났어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 화나면, 화날. 화나다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “get angry” in Korean?

“To get angry” is 화나다 (hwanada), pronounced [화나다]. In a sentence: 친구가 화났어요. — My friend got angry.

What is the past tense of 화나다?

화났어요 (hwanasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 화나다 (“to get angry”). Formal: 화났습니다; casual: 화났어.

How do you say 화나다 politely?

Everyday polite: 화나요 (hwanayo). Formal: 화납니다. Casual, with close friends: 화나.

Is 화나다 irregular?

No. 화나 ends in a vowel, so 화나 + 아/어 becomes 화나 → 화나요, 화났어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 화나면, 화날. 화나다 is regular.

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