흥미진진하다

Korean

Etymology

흥미진진(興味津津) (heungmijinjin) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈxɯ(ː)ŋmid͡ʑiɲd͡ʑinɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [흥(ː)미진진하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heungmijinjinhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heungmijinjinhada
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭngmijinjinhada
Yale Romanization?	hūngmicin.cin.hata

Adjective

흥미진진하다 • (heungmijinjinhada) (infinitive 흥미진진해 or 흥미진진하여, sequential 흥미진진하니)

1. to be of great interest, to be very interesting

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 흥미진진하다 (heungmijinjinhada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	흥미진진하다 heungmijinjinhada	흥미진진해 heungmijinjinhae	흥미진진해요 heungmijinjinhaeyo	흥미진진합니다 heungmijinjinhamnida
	Past	흥미진진했다 heungmijinjinhaetda	흥미진진했어 heungmijinjinhaesseo	흥미진진했어요 heungmijinjinhaesseoyo	흥미진진했습니다 heungmijinjinhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	흥미진진하냐 heungmijinjinhanya	흥미진진해 heungmijinjinhae	흥미진진해요 heungmijinjinhaeyo	흥미진진합니까 heungmijinjinhamnikka
	Past	흥미진진했냐 heungmijinjinhaennya	흥미진진했어 heungmijinjinhaesseo	흥미진진했어요 heungmijinjinhaesseoyo	흥미진진했습니까 heungmijinjinhaetseumnikka
Assertive		흥미진진하겠다 heungmijinjinhagetda	흥미진진하겠어 heungmijinjinhagesseo	흥미진진하겠어요 heungmijinjinhagesseoyo	흥미진진하겠습니다 heungmijinjinhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		흥미진진해 heungmijinjinhae	흥미진진해서, 흥미진진하여서 heungmijinjinhaeseo, heungmijinjinhayeoseo	흥미진진하니 heungmijinjinhani	흥미진진하니까 heungmijinjinhanikka
Contrast		흥미진진하지만 heungmijinjinhajiman	흥미진진한데 heungmijinjinhande	흥미진진하더니 heungmijinjinhadeoni
Conjunction		흥미진진하고 heungmijinjinhago
Condition		흥미진진하면 heungmijinjinhamyeon	흥미진진해야, 흥미진진하여야 heungmijinjinhaeya, heungmijinjinhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		흥미진진함 heungmijinjinham	흥미진진하기 heungmijinjinhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		흥미진진했음, 흥미진진하였음 heungmijinjinhaesseum, heungmijinjinhayeosseum	흥미진진했기, 흥미진진하였기 heungmijinjinhaetgi, heungmijinjinhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		흥미진진한 heungmijinjinhan
	Future		흥미진진할 heungmijinjinhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	흥미진진하시다 heungmijinjinhasida	흥미진진하셔 heungmijinjinhasyeo	흥미진진하세요, 흥미진진하셔요 heungmijinjinhaseyo, heungmijinjinhasyeoyo	흥미진진하십니다 heungmijinjinhasimnida
	Past	흥미진진하셨다 heungmijinjinhasyeotda	흥미진진하셨어 heungmijinjinhasyeosseo	흥미진진하셨어요 heungmijinjinhasyeosseoyo	흥미진진하셨습니다 heungmijinjinhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	흥미진진하시냐 heungmijinjinhasinya	흥미진진하셔 heungmijinjinhasyeo	흥미진진하세요, 흥미진진하셔요 heungmijinjinhaseyo, heungmijinjinhasyeoyo	흥미진진하십니까 heungmijinjinhasimnikka
	Past	흥미진진하셨냐 heungmijinjinhasyeonnya	흥미진진하셨어 heungmijinjinhasyeosseo	흥미진진하셨어요 heungmijinjinhasyeosseoyo	흥미진진하셨습니까 heungmijinjinhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		흥미진진하시겠다 heungmijinjinhasigetda	흥미진진하시겠어 heungmijinjinhasigesseo	흥미진진하시겠어요 heungmijinjinhasigesseoyo	흥미진진하시겠습니다 heungmijinjinhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		흥미진진하셔 heungmijinjinhasyeo	흥미진진하셔서 heungmijinjinhasyeoseo	흥미진진하시니 heungmijinjinhasini	흥미진진하시니까 heungmijinjinhasinikka
Contrast		흥미진진하시지만 heungmijinjinhasijiman	흥미진진하신데 heungmijinjinhasinde	흥미진진하시더니 heungmijinjinhasideoni
Conjunction		흥미진진하시고 heungmijinjinhasigo
Condition		흥미진진하시면 heungmijinjinhasimyeon	흥미진진하셔야 heungmijinjinhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		흥미진진하심 heungmijinjinhasim	흥미진진하시기 heungmijinjinhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		흥미진진하셨음 heungmijinjinhasyeosseum	흥미진진하셨기 heungmijinjinhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		흥미진진하신 heungmijinjinhasin
	Future		흥미진진하실 heungmijinjinhasil