옅다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 녙다〮 (Yale: nyèth-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [엳따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeotda
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏtta
Yale Romanization?	yethta

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	옅다 (yeotda)
Yang-form	얕다 (yatda)

옅다 • (yeotda) (infinitive 옅어, sequential 옅으니)

1. (of water) to be shallow
2. (figurative, of thought, sleep, etc.) to be shallow, to be superficial
3. (of colour) to be light, to be pale

   Antonym: 짙다 (jitda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 옅다 (yeotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	옅다 yeotda	옅어 yeoteo	옅어요 yeoteoyo	옅습니다 yeotseumnida
	Past	옅었다 yeoteotda	옅었어 yeoteosseo	옅었어요 yeoteosseoyo	옅었습니다 yeoteotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	옅으냐 yeoteunya	옅어 yeoteo	옅어요 yeoteoyo	옅습니까 yeotseumnikka
	Past	옅었냐 yeoteonnya	옅었어 yeoteosseo	옅었어요 yeoteosseoyo	옅었습니까 yeoteotseumnikka
Assertive		옅겠다 yeotgetda	옅겠어 yeotgesseo	옅겠어요 yeotgesseoyo	옅겠습니다 yeotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		옅어 yeoteo	옅어서 yeoteoseo	옅으니 yeoteuni	옅으니까 yeoteunikka
Contrast		옅지만 yeotjiman	옅은데 yeoteunde	옅더니 yeotdeoni
Conjunction		옅고 yeotgo
Condition		옅으면 yeoteumyeon	옅어야 yeoteoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		옅음 yeoteum	옅기 yeotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		옅었음 yeoteosseum	옅었기 yeoteotgi
Determiners	Present		옅은 yeoteun
	Future		옅을 yeoteul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	옅으시다 yeoteusida	옅으셔 yeoteusyeo	옅으세요, 옅으셔요 yeoteuseyo, yeoteusyeoyo	옅으십니다 yeoteusimnida
	Past	옅으셨다 yeoteusyeotda	옅으셨어 yeoteusyeosseo	옅으셨어요 yeoteusyeosseoyo	옅으셨습니다 yeoteusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	옅으시냐 yeoteusinya	옅으셔 yeoteusyeo	옅으세요, 옅으셔요 yeoteuseyo, yeoteusyeoyo	옅으십니까 yeoteusimnikka
	Past	옅으셨냐 yeoteusyeonnya	옅으셨어 yeoteusyeosseo	옅으셨어요 yeoteusyeosseoyo	옅으셨습니까 yeoteusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		옅으시겠다 yeoteusigetda	옅으시겠어 yeoteusigesseo	옅으시겠어요 yeoteusigesseoyo	옅으시겠습니다 yeoteusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		옅으셔 yeoteusyeo	옅으셔서 yeoteusyeoseo	옅으시니 yeoteusini	옅으시니까 yeoteusinikka
Contrast		옅으시지만 yeoteusijiman	옅으신데 yeoteusinde	옅으시더니 yeoteusideoni
Conjunction		옅으시고 yeoteusigo
Condition		옅으시면 yeoteusimyeon	옅으셔야 yeoteusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		옅으심 yeoteusim	옅으시기 yeoteusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		옅으셨음 yeoteusyeosseum	옅으셨기 yeoteusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		옅으신 yeoteusin
	Future		옅으실 yeoteusil

Derived terms

• 옅어지다 (yeoteojida)