얕다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 녙다〮 (Yale: nyèth-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [얃따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yatda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yatda
McCune–Reischauer?	yatta
Yale Romanization?	yathta

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	옅다 (yeotda)
Yang-form	얕다 (yatda)

얕다 • (yatda) (infinitive 얕아, sequential 얕으니)

1. to be shallow

   Antonym: 깊다 (gipda, “to be deep”)

2. to be low

   Synonym: 낮다 (natda)

   Antonym: 높다 (nopda, “to be high”)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 얕다 (yatda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얕다 yatda	얕아 yata	얕아요 yatayo	얕습니다 yatseumnida
	Past	얕았다 yatatda	얕았어 yatasseo	얕았어요 yatasseoyo	얕았습니다 yatatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얕으냐 yateunya	얕아 yata	얕아요 yatayo	얕습니까 yatseumnikka
	Past	얕았냐 yatannya	얕았어 yatasseo	얕았어요 yatasseoyo	얕았습니까 yatatseumnikka
Assertive		얕겠다 yatgetda	얕겠어 yatgesseo	얕겠어요 yatgesseoyo	얕겠습니다 yatgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		얕아 yata	얕아서 yataseo	얕으니 yateuni	얕으니까 yateunikka
Contrast		얕지만 yatjiman	얕은데 yateunde	얕더니 yatdeoni
Conjunction		얕고 yatgo
Condition		얕으면 yateumyeon	얕아야 yataya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		얕음 yateum	얕기 yatgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얕았음 yatasseum	얕았기 yatatgi
Determiners	Present		얕은 yateun
	Future		얕을 yateul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얕으시다 yateusida	얕으셔 yateusyeo	얕으세요, 얕으셔요 yateuseyo, yateusyeoyo	얕으십니다 yateusimnida
	Past	얕으셨다 yateusyeotda	얕으셨어 yateusyeosseo	얕으셨어요 yateusyeosseoyo	얕으셨습니다 yateusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얕으시냐 yateusinya	얕으셔 yateusyeo	얕으세요, 얕으셔요 yateuseyo, yateusyeoyo	얕으십니까 yateusimnikka
	Past	얕으셨냐 yateusyeonnya	얕으셨어 yateusyeosseo	얕으셨어요 yateusyeosseoyo	얕으셨습니까 yateusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		얕으시겠다 yateusigetda	얕으시겠어 yateusigesseo	얕으시겠어요 yateusigesseoyo	얕으시겠습니다 yateusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		얕으셔 yateusyeo	얕으셔서 yateusyeoseo	얕으시니 yateusini	얕으시니까 yateusinikka
Contrast		얕으시지만 yateusijiman	얕으신데 yateusinde	얕으시더니 yateusideoni
Conjunction		얕으시고 yateusigo
Condition		얕으시면 yateusimyeon	얕으셔야 yateusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		얕으심 yateusim	얕으시기 yateusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얕으셨음 yateusyeosseum	얕으셨기 yateusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		얕으신 yateusin
	Future		얕으실 yateusil

Derived terms

• 얕아지다 (yatajida)