젊어지다

Korean

Etymology

젊어 (jeolmeo-, “to be young”) +‎ 지 (ji-, “to become”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɭmʌ̹d͡ʑida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [절(ː)머지다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeolmeojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeolm'eojida
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏlmŏjida
Yale Romanization?	cēlm.ecita

Verb

젊어지다 • (jeolmeojida) (infinitive 젊어져 or 젊어지어, sequential 젊어지니)

1. (intransitive) to become younger

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 젊어지다 (jeolmeojida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	젊어진다 jeolmeojinda	젊어져 jeolmeojeo	젊어져요, 젊어지어요 jeolmeojeoyo, jeolmeojieoyo	젊어집니다 jeolmeojimnida
	Past	젊어졌다 jeolmeojeotda	젊어졌어 jeolmeojeosseo	젊어졌어요 jeolmeojeosseoyo	젊어졌습니다 jeolmeojeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	젊어지느냐 jeolmeojineunya	젊어져 jeolmeojeo	젊어져요, 젊어지어요 jeolmeojeoyo, jeolmeojieoyo	젊어집니까 jeolmeojimnikka
	Past	젊어졌느냐 jeolmeojeonneunya	젊어졌어 jeolmeojeosseo	젊어졌어요 jeolmeojeosseoyo	젊어졌습니까 jeolmeojeotseumnikka
Hortative		젊어지자 jeolmeojija	젊어져 jeolmeojeo	젊어져요, 젊어지어요 jeolmeojeoyo, jeolmeojieoyo	젊어지십시다 jeolmeojisipsida
Imperative		젊어져라, 젊어지어라 jeolmeojeora, jeolmeojieora	젊어져 jeolmeojeo	젊어져요, 젊어지어요 jeolmeojeoyo, jeolmeojieoyo	젊어집시오 jeolmeojipsio
Assertive		젊어지겠다 jeolmeojigetda	젊어지겠어 jeolmeojigesseo	젊어지겠어요 jeolmeojigesseoyo	젊어지겠습니다 jeolmeojigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		젊어져 jeolmeojeo	젊어져서, 젊어지어서 jeolmeojeoseo, jeolmeojieoseo	젊어지니 jeolmeojini	젊어지니까 jeolmeojinikka
Contrast		젊어지지만 jeolmeojijiman	젊어지는데 jeolmeojineunde	젊어지더니 jeolmeojideoni
Conjunction		젊어지고 jeolmeojigo
Condition		젊어지면 jeolmeojimyeon	젊어져야, 젊어지어야 jeolmeojeoya, jeolmeojieoya
Motive		젊어지려고 jeolmeojiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		젊어짐 jeolmeojim	젊어지기 jeolmeojigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		젊어졌음, 젊어지었음 jeolmeojeosseum, jeolmeojieosseum	젊어졌기, 젊어지었기 jeolmeojeotgi, jeolmeojieotgi
Determiners	Past	젊어진 jeolmeojin
	Present	젊어지는 jeolmeojineun
	Future	젊어질 jeolmeojil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	젊어지신다 jeolmeojisinda	젊어지셔 jeolmeojisyeo	젊어지세요, 젊어지셔요 jeolmeojiseyo, jeolmeojisyeoyo	젊어지십니다 jeolmeojisimnida
	Past	젊어지셨다 jeolmeojisyeotda	젊어지셨어 jeolmeojisyeosseo	젊어지셨어요 jeolmeojisyeosseoyo	젊어지셨습니다 jeolmeojisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	젊어지시느냐 jeolmeojisineunya	젊어지셔 jeolmeojisyeo	젊어지세요, 젊어지셔요 jeolmeojiseyo, jeolmeojisyeoyo	젊어지십니까 jeolmeojisimnikka
	Past	젊어지셨느냐 jeolmeojisyeonneunya	젊어지셨어 jeolmeojisyeosseo	젊어지셨어요 jeolmeojisyeosseoyo	젊어지셨습니까 jeolmeojisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		젊어지시라 jeolmeojisira	젊어지셔 jeolmeojisyeo	젊어지세요 jeolmeojiseyo	젊어지십시오 jeolmeojisipsio
Assertive		젊어지시겠다 jeolmeojisigetda	젊어지시겠어 jeolmeojisigesseo	젊어지시겠어요 jeolmeojisigesseoyo	젊어지시겠습니다 jeolmeojisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		젊어지셔 jeolmeojisyeo	젊어지셔서 jeolmeojisyeoseo	젊어지시니 jeolmeojisini	젊어지시니까 jeolmeojisinikka
Contrast		젊어지시지만 jeolmeojisijiman	젊어지시는데 jeolmeojisineunde	젊어지시더니 jeolmeojisideoni
Conjunction		젊어지시고 jeolmeojisigo
Condition		젊어지시면 jeolmeojisimyeon	젊어지셔야 jeolmeojisyeoya
Motive		젊어지시려고 jeolmeojisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		젊어지심 jeolmeojisim	젊어지시기 jeolmeojisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		젊어지셨음 jeolmeojisyeosseum	젊어지셨기 jeolmeojisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	젊어지신 jeolmeojisin
	Present	젊어지시는 jeolmeojisineun
	Future	젊어지실 jeolmeojisil