검다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈkəːmt̤a
• Phonetic hangul: 검ː따

Romanization

Revised	geomda	transliteration	geomda
McCune–Reischauer	kŏmta	Yale	kēmqta

Adjective

검다 (geomda)  infinitive 검어, sequential 검으니

1. To be black.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 검다 (geomda)

Sentence-final forms
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	검다 (geomda) past: 검었다 (geomeotda)	검어 (geomeo) past: 검었어 (geomeosseo)	검어요 (geomeoyo) past: 검었어요 (geomeosseoyo)	검습니다 (geomseumnida) past: 검었습니다 (geomeotseumnida)
interrogative	검으냐 (geomeunya) past: 검었냐 (geomeonnya)	검어 (geomeo) past: 검었어 (geomeosseo)	검어요 (geomeoyo) past: 검었어요 (geomeosseoyo)	검습니까 (geomseumnikka) past: 검었습니까 (geomeotseumnikka)
assertive	검겠다 (geomgetda)	검겠어 (geomgesseo)	검겠어요 (geomgesseoyo)	검겠습니다 (geomgesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or 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 (합쇼체)
indicative	검으시다 (geomeusida) past: 검으셨다 (geomeusyeotda)	검으셔 (geomeusyeo) past: 검으셨어 (geomeusyeosseo)	검으세요 (geomeuseyo) or 검으셔요 (geomeusyeoyo) past: 검으셨어요 (geomeusyeosseoyo)	검으십니다 (geomeusimnida) past: 검으셨습니다 (geomeusyeotseumnida)
interrogative	검으시냐 (geomeusinya) past: 검으셨냐 (geomeusyeonnya)	검으셔 (geomeusyeo) past: 검으셨어 (geomeusyeosseo)	검으세요 (geomeuseyo) or 검으셔요 (geomeusyeoyo) past: 검으셨어요 (geomeusyeosseoyo)	검으십니까 (geomeusimnikka) past: 검으셨습니까 (geomeusyeotseumnikka)
assertive	검으시겠다 (geomeusigetda)	검으시겠어 (geomeusigesseo)	검으시겠어요 (geomeusigesseoyo)	검으시겠습니다 (geomeusigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or 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)