꺼멓다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Heavy variant of 까맣다 (kkamata).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeomeota
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeomeohda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŏmŏt'a
Yale Romanization?	kkēmehta

Adjective

꺼멓다 • (kkeomeota) (irregular, infinitive 꺼메, sequential 꺼머니)

1. dark black

   하늘이 꺼멓다 ― haneur-i kkeomeota ― a dark-black sky

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 꺼멓다 (kkeomeota): consonant-stem, ㅎ(h)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	꺼멓다 kkeomeota	꺼메 kkeome	꺼메요 kkeomeyo	꺼멓습니다 kkeomeoseumnida
	Past	꺼멨다 kkeometda	꺼멨어 kkeomesseo	꺼멨어요 kkeomesseoyo	꺼멨습니다 kkeometseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	꺼머냐 kkeomeonya	꺼메 kkeome	꺼메요 kkeomeyo	꺼멓습니까 kkeomeoseumnikka
	Past	꺼멨냐 kkeomennya	꺼멨어 kkeomesseo	꺼멨어요 kkeomesseoyo	꺼멨습니까 kkeometseumnikka
Assertive		꺼멓겠다 kkeomeoketda	꺼멓겠어 kkeomeokesseo	꺼멓겠어요 kkeomeokesseoyo	꺼멓겠습니다 kkeomeoketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		꺼메 kkeome	꺼메서 kkeomeseo	꺼머니 kkeomeoni	꺼머니까 kkeomeonikka
Contrast		꺼멓지만 kkeomeochiman	꺼먼데 kkeomeonde	꺼멓더니 kkeomeoteoni
Conjunction		꺼멓고 kkeomeoko
Condition		꺼머면 kkeomeomyeon	꺼메야 kkeomeya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		꺼멈 kkeomeom	꺼멓기 kkeomeoki
Past-tense verbal nouns		꺼멨음 kkeomesseum	꺼멨기 kkeometgi
Determiners	Present		꺼먼 kkeomeon
	Future		꺼멀 kkeomeol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	꺼머시다 kkeomeosida	꺼머셔 kkeomeosyeo	꺼머세요, 꺼머셔요 kkeomeoseyo, kkeomeosyeoyo	꺼머십니다 kkeomeosimnida
	Past	꺼머셨다 kkeomeosyeotda	꺼머셨어 kkeomeosyeosseo	꺼머셨어요 kkeomeosyeosseoyo	꺼머셨습니다 kkeomeosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	꺼머시냐 kkeomeosinya	꺼머셔 kkeomeosyeo	꺼머세요, 꺼머셔요 kkeomeoseyo, kkeomeosyeoyo	꺼머십니까 kkeomeosimnikka
	Past	꺼머셨냐 kkeomeosyeonnya	꺼머셨어 kkeomeosyeosseo	꺼머셨어요 kkeomeosyeosseoyo	꺼머셨습니까 kkeomeosyeotseumnikka
Assertive		꺼머시겠다 kkeomeosigetda	꺼머시겠어 kkeomeosigesseo	꺼머시겠어요 kkeomeosigesseoyo	꺼머시겠습니다 kkeomeosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		꺼머셔 kkeomeosyeo	꺼머셔서 kkeomeosyeoseo	꺼머시니 kkeomeosini	꺼머시니까 kkeomeosinikka
Contrast		꺼머시지만 kkeomeosijiman	꺼머신데 kkeomeosinde	꺼머시더니 kkeomeosideoni
Conjunction		꺼머시고 kkeomeosigo
Condition		꺼머시면 kkeomeosimyeon	꺼머셔야 kkeomeosyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		꺼머심 kkeomeosim	꺼머시기 kkeomeosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		꺼머셨음 kkeomeosyeosseum	꺼머셨기 kkeomeosyeotgi
Determiners	Present		꺼머신 kkeomeosin
	Future		꺼머실 kkeomeosil

Synonyms

• 까맣다 (kkamata) (intensive form)
• 거멓다 (geomeota) (yin form)
• 가맣다 (gamata) (yang form)