넓다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 넙다 (Yale: nepta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nʌ̹ɭt͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [널따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neolbda
McCune–Reischauer?	nŏlta
Yale Romanization?	nelpta

Adjective

넓다 • (neolda) (infinitive 넓어, sequential 넓으니)

1. wide, large, broad

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 넓다 (neolda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	넓다 neolda	넓어 neolbeo	넓어요 neolbeoyo	넓습니다 neopseumnida
	Past	넓었다 neolbeotda	넓었어 neolbeosseo	넓었어요 neolbeosseoyo	넓었습니다 neolbeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	넓으냐 neolbeunya	넓어 neolbeo	넓어요 neolbeoyo	넓습니까 neopseumnikka
	Past	넓었냐 neolbeonnya	넓었어 neolbeosseo	넓었어요 neolbeosseoyo	넓었습니까 neolbeotseumnikka
Assertive		넓겠다 neolgetda	넓겠어 neolgesseo	넓겠어요 neolgesseoyo	넓겠습니다 neolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		넓어 neolbeo	넓어서 neolbeoseo	넓으니 neolbeuni	넓으니까 neolbeunikka
Contrast		넓지만 neopjiman	넓은데 neolbeunde	넓더니 neopdeoni
Conjunction		넓고 neolgo
Condition		넓으면 neolbeumyeon	넓어야 neolbeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		넓음 neolbeum	넓기 neolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		넓었음 neolbeosseum	넓었기 neolbeotgi
Determiners	Present		넓은 neolbeun
	Future		넓을 neolbeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	넓으시다 neolbeusida	넓으셔 neolbeusyeo	넓으세요, 넓으셔요 neolbeuseyo, neolbeusyeoyo	넓으십니다 neolbeusimnida
	Past	넓으셨다 neolbeusyeotda	넓으셨어 neolbeusyeosseo	넓으셨어요 neolbeusyeosseoyo	넓으셨습니다 neolbeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	넓으시냐 neolbeusinya	넓으셔 neolbeusyeo	넓으세요, 넓으셔요 neolbeuseyo, neolbeusyeoyo	넓으십니까 neolbeusimnikka
	Past	넓으셨냐 neolbeusyeonnya	넓으셨어 neolbeusyeosseo	넓으셨어요 neolbeusyeosseoyo	넓으셨습니까 neolbeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		넓으시겠다 neolbeusigetda	넓으시겠어 neolbeusigesseo	넓으시겠어요 neolbeusigesseoyo	넓으시겠습니다 neolbeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		넓으셔 neolbeusyeo	넓으셔서 neolbeusyeoseo	넓으시니 neolbeusini	넓으시니까 neolbeusinikka
Contrast		넓으시지만 neolbeusijiman	넓으신데 neolbeusinde	넓으시더니 neolbeusideoni
Conjunction		넓으시고 neolbeusigo
Condition		넓으시면 neolbeusimyeon	넓으셔야 neolbeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		넓으심 neolbeusim	넓으시기 neolbeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		넓으셨음 neolbeusyeosseum	넓으셨기 neolbeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		넓으신 neolbeusin
	Future		넓으실 neolbeusil

Related terms

• 널리 (neolli, “widely”)
• 넓이 (neolbi, “(an) area”)
• 너비 (neobi, “width”)
• 넓히다 (neolpida, “to widen, broaden”)
• 나비 (nabi, “butterfly”)

Antonyms

• 좁다 (jopda, “to be narrow”)