남자답다

Korean

Etymology

남자(男子) (namja) +‎ 답다 (-dapda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠md͡ʑa̠da̠p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [남자답따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namjadapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namjadabda
McCune–Reischauer?	namjadapta
Yale Romanization?	namcatapta

Adjective

남자답다 • (namjadapda) (infinitive 남자다워, sequential 남자다우니)

1. manly, masculine

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 남자답다 (namjadapda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	남자답다 namjadapda	남자다워 namjadawo	남자다워요 namjadawoyo	남자답습니다 namjadapseumnida
	Past	남자다웠다 namjadawotda	남자다웠어 namjadawosseo	남자다웠어요 namjadawosseoyo	남자다웠습니다 namjadawotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	남자다우냐 namjadaunya	남자다워 namjadawo	남자다워요 namjadawoyo	남자답습니까 namjadapseumnikka
	Past	남자다웠냐 namjadawonnya	남자다웠어 namjadawosseo	남자다웠어요 namjadawosseoyo	남자다웠습니까 namjadawotseumnikka
Assertive		남자답겠다 namjadapgetda	남자답겠어 namjadapgesseo	남자답겠어요 namjadapgesseoyo	남자답겠습니다 namjadapgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		남자다워 namjadawo	남자다워서 namjadawoseo	남자다우니 namjadauni	남자다우니까 namjadaunikka
Contrast		남자답지만 namjadapjiman	남자다운데 namjadaunde	남자답더니 namjadapdeoni
Conjunction		남자답고 namjadapgo
Condition		남자다우면 namjadaumyeon	남자다워야 namjadawoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		남자다움 namjadaum	남자답기 namjadapgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		남자다웠음 namjadawosseum	남자다웠기 namjadawotgi
Determiners	Present		남자다운 namjadaun
	Future		남자다울 namjadaul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	남자다우시다 namjadausida	남자다우셔 namjadausyeo	남자다우세요, 남자다우셔요 namjadauseyo, namjadausyeoyo	남자다우십니다 namjadausimnida
	Past	남자다우셨다 namjadausyeotda	남자다우셨어 namjadausyeosseo	남자다우셨어요 namjadausyeosseoyo	남자다우셨습니다 namjadausyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	남자다우시냐 namjadausinya	남자다우셔 namjadausyeo	남자다우세요, 남자다우셔요 namjadauseyo, namjadausyeoyo	남자다우십니까 namjadausimnikka
	Past	남자다우셨냐 namjadausyeonnya	남자다우셨어 namjadausyeosseo	남자다우셨어요 namjadausyeosseoyo	남자다우셨습니까 namjadausyeotseumnikka
Assertive		남자다우시겠다 namjadausigetda	남자다우시겠어 namjadausigesseo	남자다우시겠어요 namjadausigesseoyo	남자다우시겠습니다 namjadausigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		남자다우셔 namjadausyeo	남자다우셔서 namjadausyeoseo	남자다우시니 namjadausini	남자다우시니까 namjadausinikka
Contrast		남자다우시지만 namjadausijiman	남자다우신데 namjadausinde	남자다우시더니 namjadausideoni
Conjunction		남자다우시고 namjadausigo
Condition		남자다우시면 namjadausimyeon	남자다우셔야 namjadausyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		남자다우심 namjadausim	남자다우시기 namjadausigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		남자다우셨음 namjadausyeosseum	남자다우셨기 namjadausyeotgi
Determiners	Present		남자다우신 namjadausin
	Future		남자다우실 namjadausil

See also

• Synonyms: 사나이답다 (sanaidapda), 사내답다 (sanaedapda), 씩씩하다 (ssikssikhada, “manly, virile”)
• Antonyms: 여자답다 (女子—, yeojadapda, “feminine”)