얇다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yalbda
McCune–Reischauer?	yalta
Yale Romanization?	yālpta

Adjective

얇다 • (yalda) (infinitive 얇아, sequential 얇으니)

1. (to be) thin (of something flat, like a book or a slice of meat)

   Antonym: 두껍다 (dukkeopda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 얇다 (yalda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얇다 yalda	얇아 yalba	얇아요 yalbayo	얇습니다 yalseumnida
	Past	얇았다 yalbatda	얇았어 yalbasseo	얇았어요 yalbasseoyo	얇았습니다 yalbatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얇으냐 yalbeunya	얇아 yalba	얇아요 yalbayo	얇습니까 yalseumnikka
	Past	얇았냐 yalbannya	얇았어 yalbasseo	얇았어요 yalbasseoyo	얇았습니까 yalbatseumnikka
Assertive		얇겠다 yalgetda	얇겠어 yalgesseo	얇겠어요 yalgesseoyo	얇겠습니다 yalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		얇아 yalba	얇아서 yalbaseo	얇으니 yalbeuni	얇으니까 yalbeunikka
Contrast		얇지만 yaljiman	얇은데 yalbeunde	얇더니 yaldeoni
Conjunction		얇고 yalgo
Condition		얇으면 yalbeumyeon	얇아야 yalbaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		얇음 yalbeum	얇기 yalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얇았음 yalbasseum	얇았기 yalbatgi
Determiners	Present		얇은 yalbeun
	Future		얇을 yalbeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얇으시다 yalbeusida	얇으셔 yalbeusyeo	얇으세요, 얇으셔요 yalbeuseyo, yalbeusyeoyo	얇으십니다 yalbeusimnida
	Past	얇으셨다 yalbeusyeotda	얇으셨어 yalbeusyeosseo	얇으셨어요 yalbeusyeosseoyo	얇으셨습니다 yalbeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얇으시냐 yalbeusinya	얇으셔 yalbeusyeo	얇으세요, 얇으셔요 yalbeuseyo, yalbeusyeoyo	얇으십니까 yalbeusimnikka
	Past	얇으셨냐 yalbeusyeonnya	얇으셨어 yalbeusyeosseo	얇으셨어요 yalbeusyeosseoyo	얇으셨습니까 yalbeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		얇으시겠다 yalbeusigetda	얇으시겠어 yalbeusigesseo	얇으시겠어요 yalbeusigesseoyo	얇으시겠습니다 yalbeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		얇으셔 yalbeusyeo	얇으셔서 yalbeusyeoseo	얇으시니 yalbeusini	얇으시니까 yalbeusinikka
Contrast		얇으시지만 yalbeusijiman	얇으신데 yalbeusinde	얇으시더니 yalbeusideoni
Conjunction		얇으시고 yalbeusigo
Condition		얇으시면 yalbeusimyeon	얇으셔야 yalbeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		얇으심 yalbeusim	얇으시기 yalbeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얇으셨음 yalbeusyeosseum	얇으셨기 yalbeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		얇으신 yalbeusin
	Future		얇으실 yalbeusil

See also

• 가늘다 (ganeulda, “thin, slender (of something long and thin, like a thread or a stick)”)