엷다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엷다 (Yale: yelpta).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ɭt͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [열(ː)따]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeolda |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeolbda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏlta |
| Yale Romanization? | yēlpta |
Adjective
엷다 • (yeolda) (infinitive 엷어, sequential 엷으니)
- thin
- pale (in colour)
- superficial, shallow (person)
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 엷다 (yeolda): consonant-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 엷다 yeolda |
엷어 yeolbeo |
엷어요 yeolbeoyo |
엷습니다 yeolseumnida |
| Past | 엷었다 yeolbeotda |
엷었어 yeolbeosseo |
엷었어요 yeolbeosseoyo |
엷었습니다 yeolbeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 엷으냐 yeolbeunya |
엷어 yeolbeo |
엷어요 yeolbeoyo |
엷습니까 yeolseumnikka |
| Past | 엷었냐 yeolbeonnya |
엷었어 yeolbeosseo |
엷었어요 yeolbeosseoyo |
엷었습니까 yeolbeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 엷겠다 yeolgetda |
엷겠어 yeolgesseo |
엷겠어요 yeolgesseoyo |
엷겠습니다 yeolgetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 엷어 yeolbeo |
엷어서 yeolbeoseo |
엷으니 yeolbeuni |
엷으니까 yeolbeunikka | |
| Contrast | 엷지만 yeoljiman |
엷은데 yeolbeunde |
엷더니 yeoldeoni |
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| Conjunction | 엷고 yeolgo |
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| Condition | 엷으면 yeolbeumyeon |
엷어야 yeolbeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 엷음 yeolbeum |
엷기 yeolgi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 엷었음 yeolbeosseum |
엷었기 yeolbeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 엷은 yeolbeun | |||
| Future | 엷을 yeolbeul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 엷으시다 yeolbeusida |
엷으셔 yeolbeusyeo |
엷으세요, 엷으셔요 yeolbeuseyo, yeolbeusyeoyo |
엷으십니다 yeolbeusimnida |
| Past | 엷으셨다 yeolbeusyeotda |
엷으셨어 yeolbeusyeosseo |
엷으셨어요 yeolbeusyeosseoyo |
엷으셨습니다 yeolbeusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 엷으시냐 yeolbeusinya |
엷으셔 yeolbeusyeo |
엷으세요, 엷으셔요 yeolbeuseyo, yeolbeusyeoyo |
엷으십니까 yeolbeusimnikka |
| Past | 엷으셨냐 yeolbeusyeonnya |
엷으셨어 yeolbeusyeosseo |
엷으셨어요 yeolbeusyeosseoyo |
엷으셨습니까 yeolbeusyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 엷으시겠다 yeolbeusigetda |
엷으시겠어 yeolbeusigesseo |
엷으시겠어요 yeolbeusigesseoyo |
엷으시겠습니다 yeolbeusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 엷으셔 yeolbeusyeo |
엷으셔서 yeolbeusyeoseo |
엷으시니 yeolbeusini |
엷으시니까 yeolbeusinikka | |
| Contrast | 엷으시지만 yeolbeusijiman |
엷으신데 yeolbeusinde |
엷으시더니 yeolbeusideoni |
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| Conjunction | 엷으시고 yeolbeusigo |
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| Condition | 엷으시면 yeolbeusimyeon |
엷으셔야 yeolbeusyeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 엷으심 yeolbeusim |
엷으시기 yeolbeusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 엷으셨음 yeolbeusyeosseum |
엷으셨기 yeolbeusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 엷으신 yeolbeusin | |||
| Future | 엷으실 yeolbeusil | ||||