No. 11,133 in Korean
기쁜
Joyful; glad.
In a sentence
오늘은 정말 기쁜 날이에요.
Today is truly a joyful day.
In this sentence, '기쁜' is used as an attributive adjective to describe the noun '날' (day).
그 소식을 듣고 아주 기뻤어요.
I was very glad to hear the news.
Here, '기쁜' is conjugated into its past tense form '기뻤어요,' which functions as a predicate adjective in the sentence.
기쁜 마음으로 친구를 환영했어요.
I welcomed my friend with a happy heart.
In this example, '기쁜' modifies the noun '마음' (heart), specifying the emotion associated with the heart.
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