짜다

Korean

Etymology

First recorded in the Worin seokbo, 1459, as 다

Pronunciation

• IPA: ʨ̤ada
• Phonetic hangul: 짜다

Romanization

Revised	jjada
McCune–Reischauer	tchada	Yale	ccada

Verb

짜다 (jjada) infinitive 짜, sequential 짜니

1. to assemble; to organize; to piece together
2. to squeeze; to press

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 짜다 (jjada)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	짠다 (jjanda) past: 짰다 (jjatda)	짜 (jja) past: 짰어 (jjasseo)	짜요 (jjayo) past: 짰어요 (jjasseoyo)	짭니다 (jjamnida) past: 짰습니다 (jjatseumnida)
interrogative	짜느냐 (jjaneunya) past: 짰느냐 (jjanneunya)	짜 (jja) past: 짰어 (jjasseo)	짜요 (jjayo) past: 짰어요 (jjasseoyo)	짭니까 (jjamnikka) past: 짰습니까 (jjatseumnikka)
hortative	짜자 (jjaja)	짜 (jja)	짜요 (jjayo)	짭시다 (jjapsida)
imperative	짜라 (jjara)	짜 (jja)	짜요 (jjayo)	짭시오 (jjapsio)
assertive	짜겠다 (jjagetda)	짜겠어 (jjagesseo)	짜겠어요 (jjagesseoyo)	짜겠습니다 (jjagetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	짜 (jja)	짜서 (jjaseo)	짜니 (jjani)	짜니까 (jjanikka)
contrast	짜지만 (jjajiman)	짜는데 (jjaneunde)	짜더니 (jjadeoni)	conjunction 짜고 (jjago)
condition	짜면 (jjamyeon)	짜야 (jjaya)		motive 짜려고 (jjaryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짬 (jjam)	짜기 (jjagi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		짰음 (jjasseum)	짰기 (jjatgi)
Determiners		past 짠 (jjan)	present 짜는 (jjaneun)	future 짤 (jjal)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	짜신다 (jjasinda) past: 짜셨다 (jjasyeotda)	짜셔 (jjasyeo) past: 짜셨어 (jjasyeosseo)	짜세요 (jjaseyo) or 짜셔요 (jjasyeoyo) past: 짜셨어요 (jjasyeosseoyo)	짜십니다 (jjasimnida) past: 짜셨습니다 (jjasyeotseumnida)
interrogative	짜시느냐 (jjasineunya) past: 짜셨느냐 (jjasyeonneunya)	짜셔 (jjasyeo) past: 짜셨어 (jjasyeosseo)	짜세요 (jjaseyo) or 짜셔요 (jjasyeoyo) past: 짜셨어요 (jjasyeosseoyo)	짜십니까 (jjasimnikka) past: 짜셨습니까 (jjasyeotseumnikka)
imperative	짜시라 (jjasira)	짜셔 (jjasyeo)	짜세요 (jjaseyo) or 짜셔요 (jjasyeoyo)	짜십시오 (jjasipsio)
assertive	짜시겠다 (jjasigetda)	짜시겠어 (jjasigesseo)	짜시겠어요 (jjasigesseoyo)	짜시겠습니다 (jjasigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	짜셔 (jjasyeo)	짜셔서 (jjasyeoseo)	짜시니 (jjasini)	짜시니까 (jjasinikka)
contrast	짜시지만 (jjasijiman)	짜시는데 (jjasineunde)	짜시더니 (jjasideoni)	conjunction 짜시고 (jjasigo)
condition	짜시면 (jjasimyeon)	짜셔야 (jjasyeoya)		motive 짜시려고 (jjasiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짜심 (jjasim)	짜시기 (jjasigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		짜셨음 (jjasyeosseum)	짜셨기 (jjasyeotgi)
Determiners		past 짜신 (jjasin)	present 짜시는 (jjasineun)	future 짜실 (jjasil)

Related terms

• 짜이다 (jjaida, “to become assembled, organized, pieced together”)

Adjective

짜다 (jjada)

1. (to be) salty

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 짜다 (jjada)

Sentence-final forms
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	짜다 (jjada) past: 짰다 (jjatda)	짜 (jja) past: 짰어 (jjasseo)	짜요 (jjayo) past: 짰어요 (jjasseoyo)	짭니다 (jjamnida) past: 짰습니다 (jjatseumnida)
interrogative	짜냐 (jjanya) past: 짰냐 (jjannya)	짜 (jja) past: 짰어 (jjasseo)	짜요 (jjayo) past: 짰어요 (jjasseoyo)	짭니까 (jjamnikka) past: 짰습니까 (jjatseumnikka)
assertive	짜겠다 (jjagetda)	짜겠어 (jjagesseo)	짜겠어요 (jjagesseoyo)	짜겠습니다 (jjagesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	짜 (jja)	짜서 (jjaseo)	짜니 (jjani)	짜니까 (jjanikka)
contrast	짜지만 (jjajiman)	짠데 (jjande)	짜더니 (jjadeoni)	conjunction 짜고 (jjago)
condition	짜면 (jjamyeon)	짜야 (jjaya)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짬 (jjam)	짜기 (jjagi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		짰음 (jjasseum)	짰기 (jjatgi)
Determiners			present 짠 (jjan)	future 짤 (jjal)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	짜시다 (jjasida) past: 짜셨다 (jjasyeotda)	짜셔 (jjasyeo) past: 짜셨어 (jjasyeosseo)	짜세요 (jjaseyo) or 짜셔요 (jjasyeoyo) past: 짜셨어요 (jjasyeosseoyo)	짜십니다 (jjasimnida) past: 짜셨습니다 (jjasyeotseumnida)
interrogative	짜시냐 (jjasinya) past: 짜셨냐 (jjasyeonnya)	짜셔 (jjasyeo) past: 짜셨어 (jjasyeosseo)	짜세요 (jjaseyo) or 짜셔요 (jjasyeoyo) past: 짜셨어요 (jjasyeosseoyo)	짜십니까 (jjasimnikka) past: 짜셨습니까 (jjasyeotseumnikka)
assertive	짜시겠다 (jjasigetda)	짜시겠어 (jjasigesseo)	짜시겠어요 (jjasigesseoyo)	짜시겠습니다 (jjasigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	짜셔 (jjasyeo)	짜셔서 (jjasyeoseo)	짜시니 (jjasini)	짜시니까 (jjasinikka)
contrast	짜시지만 (jjasijiman)	짜신데 (jjasinde)	짜시더니 (jjasideoni)	conjunction 짜시고 (jjasigo)
condition	짜시면 (jjasimyeon)	짜셔야 (jjasyeoya)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짜심 (jjasim)	짜시기 (jjasigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		짜셨음 (jjasyeosseum)	짜셨기 (jjasyeotgi)
Determiners			present 짜신 (jjasin)	future 짜실 (jjasil)

Antonyms

• 싱겁다 (singgeopda, “to be bland, not salty”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "짜다 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-06-03.