To be surprising in Korean 🇰🇷

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to be surprising	놀랍다

How to say “to be surprising” in Korean? “놀랍다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “놀랍다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to be surprising in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Break it down as “놀랍다” = “놀-랍-다.” Think of “놀” as similar to “noll” in “nobody’s lap” which is unusual and unexpected, and “랍다” as a memorized ending for adjectives. Saying “It’s no lap, it’s 놀랍다!” might help trigger your memory.
• Notice the similar sound with “amazing” or “astonishing” which can remind you of something that shocks you.

Explanations:
• 놀랍다 is a descriptive adjective meaning “to be surprising” or “astonishing.” It expresses a state or quality of causing surprise.
• It comes from the root 놀라- which is related to surprise, and the ending -다 denotes the dictionary form.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 경이롭다 (gyeong-iropda) – to be wondrous or marvelous.
• 대단하다 (daedanhada) – to be great, terrific, or astounding.
• 깜짝 놀라다 (kkamjjak nollada) – though a verb meaning “to be taken by surprise,” it conveys a similar sense in context.

Conjugations of 놀랍다:
• Dictionary Form (Infinitive): 놀랍다 (nollapda)
• Present Informal Polite: 놀라워요 (nollawoyo)
• Present Casual: 놀라워 (nollawo)
• Past Informal Polite: 놀랐어요 (nollasseoyo)
• Past Casual: 놀랐어 (nollasseo)
• Future (using “will be”): 놀랄 거예요 (nollal geoyeyo) or more formally 놀랄 것입니다 (nollal geosimnida)

Example Sentences:
1. 이 소식은 정말 놀라워요.
(i sosig-eun jeongmal nollawoyo)
Translation: This news is really surprising.
2. 그의 재능은 어릴 때부터 놀랐어요.
(geu-ui jaeneung-eun eoril ttaebuteo nollasseoyo)
Translation: His talent was astonishing from a young age.
3. 나는 내일 있을 공연이 놀랄 거라고 생각해.
(naneun naeil isseul gongyeoni nollal georago saenggakae)
Translation: I think the performance tomorrow will be amazing.

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