검다

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 검다 (geomda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmda̠/

Adjective

검다 (geomda)

1. (to be) black

References

• “검다” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geomda
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmta
Yale Romanization?	kēmqta

Adjective

검다 • (geomda) (infinitive 검어, sequential 검으니)

1. to be black

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 검다 (geomda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	검다 geomda	검어 geomeo	검어요 geomeoyo	검습니다 geomseumnida
	Past	검었다 geomeotda	검었어 geomeosseo	검었어요 geomeosseoyo	검었습니다 geomeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	검으냐 geomeunya	검어 geomeo	검어요 geomeoyo	검습니까 geomseumnikka
	Past	검었냐 geomeonnya	검었어 geomeosseo	검었어요 geomeosseoyo	검었습니까 geomeotseumnikka
Assertive		검겠다 geomgetda	검겠어 geomgesseo	검겠어요 geomgesseoyo	검겠습니다 geomgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		검어 geomeo	검어서 geomeoseo	검으니 geomeuni	검으니까 geomeunikka
Contrast		검지만 geomjiman	검은데 geomeunde	검더니 geomdeoni
Conjunction		검고 geomgo
Condition		검으면 geomeumyeon	검어야 geomeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		검음 geomeum	검기 geomgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		검었음 geomeosseum	검었기 geomeotgi
Determiners	Present		검은 geomeun
	Future		검을 geomeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	검으시다 geomeusida	검으셔 geomeusyeo	검으세요, 검으셔요 geomeuseyo, geomeusyeoyo	검으십니다 geomeusimnida
	Past	검으셨다 geomeusyeotda	검으셨어 geomeusyeosseo	검으셨어요 geomeusyeosseoyo	검으셨습니다 geomeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	검으시냐 geomeusinya	검으셔 geomeusyeo	검으세요, 검으셔요 geomeuseyo, geomeusyeoyo	검으십니까 geomeusimnikka
	Past	검으셨냐 geomeusyeonnya	검으셨어 geomeusyeosseo	검으셨어요 geomeusyeosseoyo	검으셨습니까 geomeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		검으시겠다 geomeusigetda	검으시겠어 geomeusigesseo	검으시겠어요 geomeusigesseoyo	검으시겠습니다 geomeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		검으셔 geomeusyeo	검으셔서 geomeusyeoseo	검으시니 geomeusini	검으시니까 geomeusinikka
Contrast		검으시지만 geomeusijiman	검으신데 geomeusinde	검으시더니 geomeusideoni
Conjunction		검으시고 geomeusigo
Condition		검으시면 geomeusimyeon	검으셔야 geomeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		검으심 geomeusim	검으시기 geomeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		검으셨음 geomeusyeosseum	검으셨기 geomeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		검으신 geomeusin
	Future		검으실 geomeusil