두껍다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tuk͈ʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [두껍따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dukkeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	du'kkeobda
McCune–Reischauer?	tukkŏpta
Yale Romanization?	twu.kkepta

Adjective

두껍다 • (dukkeopda) (irregular, infinitive 두꺼워, sequential 두꺼우니)

1. to be thick

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 두껍다 (dukkeopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	두껍다 dukkeopda	두꺼워 dukkeowo	두꺼워요 dukkeowoyo	두껍습니다 dukkeopseumnida
	Past	두꺼웠다 dukkeowotda	두꺼웠어 dukkeowosseo	두꺼웠어요 dukkeowosseoyo	두꺼웠습니다 dukkeowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	두꺼우냐 dukkeounya	두꺼워 dukkeowo	두꺼워요 dukkeowoyo	두껍습니까 dukkeopseumnikka
	Past	두꺼웠냐 dukkeowonnya	두꺼웠어 dukkeowosseo	두꺼웠어요 dukkeowosseoyo	두꺼웠습니까 dukkeowotseumnikka
Assertive		두껍겠다 dukkeopgetda	두껍겠어 dukkeopgesseo	두껍겠어요 dukkeopgesseoyo	두껍겠습니다 dukkeopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		두꺼워 dukkeowo	두꺼워서 dukkeowoseo	두꺼우니 dukkeouni	두꺼우니까 dukkeounikka
Contrast		두껍지만 dukkeopjiman	두꺼운데 dukkeounde	두껍더니 dukkeopdeoni
Conjunction		두껍고 dukkeopgo
Condition		두꺼우면 dukkeoumyeon	두꺼워야 dukkeowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		두꺼움 dukkeoum	두껍기 dukkeopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		두꺼웠음 dukkeowosseum	두꺼웠기 dukkeowotgi
Determiners	Present		두꺼운 dukkeoun
	Future		두꺼울 dukkeoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	두꺼우시다 dukkeousida	두꺼우셔 dukkeousyeo	두꺼우세요, 두꺼우셔요 dukkeouseyo, dukkeousyeoyo	두꺼우십니다 dukkeousimnida
	Past	두꺼우셨다 dukkeousyeotda	두꺼우셨어 dukkeousyeosseo	두꺼우셨어요 dukkeousyeosseoyo	두꺼우셨습니다 dukkeousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	두꺼우시냐 dukkeousinya	두꺼우셔 dukkeousyeo	두꺼우세요, 두꺼우셔요 dukkeouseyo, dukkeousyeoyo	두꺼우십니까 dukkeousimnikka
	Past	두꺼우셨냐 dukkeousyeonnya	두꺼우셨어 dukkeousyeosseo	두꺼우셨어요 dukkeousyeosseoyo	두꺼우셨습니까 dukkeousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		두꺼우시겠다 dukkeousigetda	두꺼우시겠어 dukkeousigesseo	두꺼우시겠어요 dukkeousigesseoyo	두꺼우시겠습니다 dukkeousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		두꺼우셔 dukkeousyeo	두꺼우셔서 dukkeousyeoseo	두꺼우시니 dukkeousini	두꺼우시니까 dukkeousinikka
Contrast		두꺼우시지만 dukkeousijiman	두꺼우신데 dukkeousinde	두꺼우시더니 dukkeousideoni
Conjunction		두꺼우시고 dukkeousigo
Condition		두꺼우시면 dukkeousimyeon	두꺼우셔야 dukkeousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		두꺼우심 dukkeousim	두꺼우시기 dukkeousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		두꺼우셨음 dukkeousyeosseum	두꺼우셨기 dukkeousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		두꺼우신 dukkeousin
	Future		두꺼우실 dukkeousil

Antonyms

• 얇다 (yalda, “to be thin”)
• 엷다 (yeolda, “to be thin”)

Related terms

• 두께 (dukke, “thickness”)
• 두꺼비 (dukkeobi, “toad”)
• 두텁다 (duteopda, “to be thick”)
• 두툼하다 (dutumhada, “to be slightly thick, bulged”)