힘내다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 힘내다 (Yale: himnayta). From 힘 (him) + 내— (nae-).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çimnɛda̠] ~ [çimne̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [힘내다/힘네다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	himnaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	himnaeda
McCune–Reischauer?	himnaeda
Yale Romanization?	himnayta

Verb

힘내다 • (himnaeda) (infinitive 힘내 or 힘내어, sequential 힘내니)

1. to pluck up one's heart, to gather heart

   힘내!

   himnae!

   Hold on!, Keep at it!, Hang in there!, Cheer up!

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 힘내다 (himnaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	힘낸다 himnaenda	힘내 himnae	힘내요, 힘내어요 himnaeyo, himnaeeoyo	힘냅니다 himnaemnida
	Past	힘냈다 himnaetda	힘냈어 himnaesseo	힘냈어요 himnaesseoyo	힘냈습니다 himnaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	힘내느냐 himnaeneunya	힘내 himnae	힘내요, 힘내어요 himnaeyo, himnaeeoyo	힘냅니까 himnaemnikka
	Past	힘냈느냐 himnaenneunya	힘냈어 himnaesseo	힘냈어요 himnaesseoyo	힘냈습니까 himnaetseumnikka
Hortative		힘내자 himnaeja	힘내 himnae	힘내요, 힘내어요 himnaeyo, himnaeeoyo	힘내십시다 himnaesipsida
Imperative		힘내라, 힘내어라 himnaera, himnaeeora	힘내 himnae	힘내요, 힘내어요 himnaeyo, himnaeeoyo	힘냅시오 himnaepsio
Assertive		힘내겠다 himnaegetda	힘내겠어 himnaegesseo	힘내겠어요 himnaegesseoyo	힘내겠습니다 himnaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		힘내 himnae	힘내서, 힘내어서 himnaeseo, himnaeeoseo	힘내니 himnaeni	힘내니까 himnaenikka
Contrast		힘내지만 himnaejiman	힘내는데 himnaeneunde	힘내더니 himnaedeoni
Conjunction		힘내고 himnaego
Condition		힘내면 himnaemyeon	힘내야, 힘내어야 himnaeya, himnaeeoya
Motive		힘내려고 himnaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		힘냄 himnaem	힘내기 himnaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		힘냈음, 힘내었음 himnaesseum, himnaeeosseum	힘냈기, 힘내었기 himnaetgi, himnaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	힘낸 himnaen
	Present	힘내는 himnaeneun
	Future	힘낼 himnael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	힘내신다 himnaesinda	힘내셔 himnaesyeo	힘내세요, 힘내셔요 himnaeseyo, himnaesyeoyo	힘내십니다 himnaesimnida
	Past	힘내셨다 himnaesyeotda	힘내셨어 himnaesyeosseo	힘내셨어요 himnaesyeosseoyo	힘내셨습니다 himnaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	힘내시느냐 himnaesineunya	힘내셔 himnaesyeo	힘내세요, 힘내셔요 himnaeseyo, himnaesyeoyo	힘내십니까 himnaesimnikka
	Past	힘내셨느냐 himnaesyeonneunya	힘내셨어 himnaesyeosseo	힘내셨어요 himnaesyeosseoyo	힘내셨습니까 himnaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		힘내시라 himnaesira	힘내셔 himnaesyeo	힘내세요 himnaeseyo	힘내십시오 himnaesipsio
Assertive		힘내시겠다 himnaesigetda	힘내시겠어 himnaesigesseo	힘내시겠어요 himnaesigesseoyo	힘내시겠습니다 himnaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		힘내셔 himnaesyeo	힘내셔서 himnaesyeoseo	힘내시니 himnaesini	힘내시니까 himnaesinikka
Contrast		힘내시지만 himnaesijiman	힘내시는데 himnaesineunde	힘내시더니 himnaesideoni
Conjunction		힘내시고 himnaesigo
Condition		힘내시면 himnaesimyeon	힘내셔야 himnaesyeoya
Motive		힘내시려고 himnaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		힘내심 himnaesim	힘내시기 himnaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		힘내셨음 himnaesyeosseum	힘내셨기 himnaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	힘내신 himnaesin
	Present	힘내시는 himnaesineun
	Future	힘내실 himnaesil