2023-08-23

Let's learn about "놀라다"

1. 놀라다 has the following meanings

* 놀랐다 : past tense of 놀라다 by '-았-'

1) [=경악하다] be surprised; be astonished; be amazed; be astounded; start at; be startled; [=대경하다] be taken aback; [나쁜 일(bad thing)]be shocked

- 깜짝 놀랄 : surprising / astonishing / striking / shocking
- 깜짝 놀라서 : in amazement
- 놀랍게도 : to one's surprise[astonishment]
- 총소리에 놀라다 : be startled at the sound of a gun
- 자기의 그림자에 놀라다 : startle at one's own shadow
- …을 보고[듣고] 놀라다 : be surprised at the sight[news]
- 조금도 놀란 기색이 없다 : exhibit no surprise
- 놀라서 말문이 막히다 : be dumb struck[struck dumb] / be speechless with surprise
- 놀라서 소리치다 : cry out in surprise[astonishment / amazement]
- 놀라서 눈이 휘둥그레지다 : open one's eyes wide in surprise
- 그는 깜짝 놀랐다 : He was dum(b)founded [flabbergasted]
- 그는 너무 놀란 나머지 오금도 못 썼다 : He stood transfixed with astonishment
- 나는 놀라서 그의 얼굴을 쳐다보았다 : I stared back at him in surprise[in astonishment]
- 그의 이야기는 깜짝 놀랄 만한 것이었다 : His story was astonishing
- 그가 결혼했다는 말을 듣고 놀랐다 : I was surprised[astonished] to hear that he had gotten married
- 그가 죽었다는 소식을 듣고 깜짝 놀랐다 : I was shocked by the news of his death
- 우리는 범인이 어린아이라는 것을 알고 깜짝 놀랐다 : We were shocked to find that the offender was a child
- 그가 아직 독신이라니 놀랐다 : I was amazed to learn that he was still single[a bachelor]. / His still being single surprised me
- 그가 특상을 탔다는 말을 듣고 정말 놀랐다 : His gaining the top prize astonished me[made me open my eyes]
- 그의 성공은 놀랄 만한 것이 못 된다 : It is only natural that he should succeed. / There is nothing surprising about his success
- 그 뉴스에는 약간 놀랐다 : The news took us rather by surprise
- 그 소리에 그녀는 깜짝 놀랐다 : The noise brought her heart up into her mouth
- 아이쿠 놀랐다 : What a surprise!
- 남편이 체포되었다는 것을 알고 그녀는 얼마나 놀랐을까 : How shocked she must have been to learn that her husband had been arrested!
- 자라보고 놀란 가슴 소댕보고 놀란다 : <속담(Proverb)> A scalded cat[dog] fears cold water. / The burnt child dreads the fire. / Once bit[bitten], twice shy

2) [=질리다] be frightened; be alarmed; be horror-struck[-stricken]; be terrified; have a fright; scare

- 놀라서 : in one's fright / with alarm
- 놀라서 병이 나다 : be ill with[from] fright
- 도보 여행자들은 큰 곰을 보고 놀랐다 : The hikers were frightened[horrified] to see a big bear
- 새들은 총소리에 놀라서 날아갔다 : The gun frightened the birds away
- 그 일은 놀랄 만한 일이 못 된다 : It need cause no alarm

3) [=경탄하다] wonder[marvel] at; be amazed at

- 놀랄 만한 : wonderful / marvelous / strange
- 놀랄 만큼 : wonderfully / wondrously / marvelously
- 참으로 놀랄 만하다 : be perfectly astounding
- 놀라서 바라보다 : stare in wonder / look with wonder
- 그의 박식에 놀랐다  :I marveled at his profound scholarship
- 그녀의 끈기에 놀랐다 : I wondered[marveled] at her perseverance
- 그런 것에는 놀라지 않는다 : I shouldn't wonder at it
- 별로 놀랄 만한 일이 못 된다 : Well, that's no wonder. / That's nothing wonderful
- 그녀의 학력은 조금도 놀랄 것이 못 된다 : Her attainments are nothing out of the way
- 그는 놀랄 만큼 유창하게 에스페란토어를 말했다 : He spoke Esperanto with surprising[amazing] fluency

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