젊다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 졈다 (Yale: cyemta).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)mt͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [점(ː)따]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeomda |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeolmda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏmta |
| Yale Romanization? | cēlmta |
Adjective
젊다 • (jeomda) (infinitive 젊어, sequential 젊으니)
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 젊다 (jeomda): consonant-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 젊다 jeomda |
젊어 jeolmeo |
젊어요 jeolmeoyo |
젊습니다 jeomseumnida |
| Past | 젊었다 jeolmeotda |
젊었어 jeolmeosseo |
젊었어요 jeolmeosseoyo |
젊었습니다 jeolmeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 젊으냐 jeolmeunya |
젊어 jeolmeo |
젊어요 jeolmeoyo |
젊습니까 jeomseumnikka |
| Past | 젊었냐 jeolmeonnya |
젊었어 jeolmeosseo |
젊었어요 jeolmeosseoyo |
젊었습니까 jeolmeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 젊겠다 jeomgetda |
젊겠어 jeomgesseo |
젊겠어요 jeomgesseoyo |
젊겠습니다 jeomgetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 젊어 jeolmeo |
젊어서 jeolmeoseo |
젊으니 jeolmeuni |
젊으니까 jeolmeunikka | |
| Contrast | 젊지만 jeomjiman |
젊은데 jeolmeunde |
젊더니 jeomdeoni |
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| Conjunction | 젊고 jeomgo |
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| Condition | 젊으면 jeolmeumyeon |
젊어야 jeolmeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 젊음 jeolmeum |
젊기 jeomgi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 젊었음 jeolmeosseum |
젊었기 jeolmeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 젊은 jeolmeun | |||
| Future | 젊을 jeolmeul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 젊으시다 jeolmeusida |
젊으셔 jeolmeusyeo |
젊으세요, 젊으셔요 jeolmeuseyo, jeolmeusyeoyo |
젊으십니다 jeolmeusimnida |
| Past | 젊으셨다 jeolmeusyeotda |
젊으셨어 jeolmeusyeosseo |
젊으셨어요 jeolmeusyeosseoyo |
젊으셨습니다 jeolmeusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 젊으시냐 jeolmeusinya |
젊으셔 jeolmeusyeo |
젊으세요, 젊으셔요 jeolmeuseyo, jeolmeusyeoyo |
젊으십니까 jeolmeusimnikka |
| Past | 젊으셨냐 jeolmeusyeonnya |
젊으셨어 jeolmeusyeosseo |
젊으셨어요 jeolmeusyeosseoyo |
젊으셨습니까 jeolmeusyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 젊으시겠다 jeolmeusigetda |
젊으시겠어 jeolmeusigesseo |
젊으시겠어요 jeolmeusigesseoyo |
젊으시겠습니다 jeolmeusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 젊으셔 jeolmeusyeo |
젊으셔서 jeolmeusyeoseo |
젊으시니 jeolmeusini |
젊으시니까 jeolmeusinikka | |
| Contrast | 젊으시지만 jeolmeusijiman |
젊으신데 jeolmeusinde |
젊으시더니 jeolmeusideoni |
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| Conjunction | 젊으시고 jeolmeusigo |
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| Condition | 젊으시면 jeolmeusimyeon |
젊으셔야 jeolmeusyeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 젊으심 jeolmeusim |
젊으시기 jeolmeusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 젊으셨음 jeolmeusyeosseum |
젊으셨기 jeolmeusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 젊으신 jeolmeusin | |||
| Future | 젊으실 jeolmeusil | ||||