작다

Korean

Adjective

작다 (jakda)

1. (to be) small

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 작다 (jakda)

Sentence-final forms
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	작다 (jakda) past: 작았다 (jagatda)	작아 (jaga) past: 작았어 (jagasseo)	작아요 (jagayo) past: 작았어요 (jagasseoyo)	작습니다 (jakseumnida) past: 작았습니다 (jagasseumnida)
interrogative	작으냐 (jageunya) past: 작았느냐 (jaganneunya)	작아 (jaga) past: 작았어 (jagasseo)	작아요 (jagayo) past: 작았어요 (jagasseoyo)	작습니까 (jakseumnikka) past: 작았습니까 (jagasseumnikka)
assertive	작겠다 (jakgetda)	작겠어 (jakgesseo)	작겠어요 (jakgesseoyo)	작겠습니다 (jakgesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	작아 (jaga)	작아서 (jagaseo)	작으니 (jageuni)	작으니까 (jageunikka)
contrast	작지만 (jakjiman)	작은데 (jageunde)	작더니 (jakdeoni)	conjunction 작고 (jakgo)
condition	작으면 (jageumyeon)	작아야 (jagaya)		motive 작으려고 (jageuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		작음 (jageum)	작기 (jakgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		작았음 (jagasseum)	작았기 (jagatgi)
Determiners			present 작은 (jageun)	future 작을 (jageul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	작으시다 (jageusida) past: 작으셨다 (jageusyeotda)	작으셔 (jageusyeo) past: 작으셨어 (jageusyeosseo)	작으세요 (jageuseyo) or 작으셔요 (jageusyeoyo) past: 작으셨어요 (jageusyeosseoyo)	작으십니다 (jageusimnida) past: 작으셨습니다 (jageusyeosseumnida)
interrogative	작으시냐 (jageusinya) past: 작으셨느냐 (jageusyeonneunya)	작으셔 (jageusyeo) past: 작으셨어 (jageusyeosseo)	작으세요 (jageuseyo) or 작으셔요 (jageusyeoyo) past: 작으셨어요 (jageusyeosseoyo)	작으십니까 (jageusimnikka) past: 작으셨습니까 (jageusyeosseumnikka)
assertive	작으시겠다 (jageusigetda)	작으시겠어 (jageusigesseo)	작으시겠어요 (jageusigesseoyo)	작으시겠습니다 (jageusigesseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	작으셔 (jageusyeo)	작으셔서 (jageusyeoseo)	작으시니 (jageusini)	작으시니까 (jageusinikka)
contrast	작으시지만 (jageusijiman)	작으신데 (jageusinde)	작으시더니 (jageusideoni)	conjunction 작으시고 (jageusigo)
condition	작으시면 (jageusimyeon)	작으셔야 (jageusyeoya)		motive 작으시려고 (jageusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		작으심 (jageusim)	작으시기 (jageusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		작으셨음 (jageusyeosseum)	작으셨기 (jageusyeotgi)
Determiners			present 작으신 (jageusin)	future 작으실 (jageusil)

Antonyms

• 크다 (keuda, “(to be) big”)