젊다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be young
Every form of 젊다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 젊은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 젊어
- -으니Since
- 젊으니
- 합니다Formal
- 젊습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 젊어요 | 젊습니다 | 젊어 | 젊다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 젊었어요 | 젊었습니다 | 젊었어 | 젊었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 젊겠어요 | 젊겠습니다 | 젊겠어 | 젊겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 젊을 거예요 | 젊을 것입니다 | 젊을 거야 | 젊을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 젊어요? | 젊습니까? | 젊어? | 젊으니? |
| 과거Past | 젊었어요? | 젊었습니까? | 젊었어? | 젊었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 젊어요 | 안 젊습니다 | 안 젊어 | 안 젊다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 젊지 않아요 | 젊지 않습니다 | 젊지 않아 | 젊지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 젊으세요 | 젊으십니다 | 젊으셔 | 젊으시다 |
| 과거Past | 젊으셨어요 | 젊으셨습니다 | 젊으셨어 | 젊으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 젊은
- 과거Past
- 젊은
- 미래Future
- 젊을
- 회상Used to
- 젊던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 젊고
- -게-ly / so that
- 젊게
- -어서so / and then
- 젊어서
- -으니까since
- 젊으니까
- -으면if / when
- 젊으면
- -지만but
- 젊지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 젊은데
- -어도even if
- 젊어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 젊다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
내가 더 젊었으면 좋겠어.
I wish I were younger.
젊은 여성들부터 나이든 여성들까지 모두 나와있어.
From Yemen, @al3ini shares this photograph which shows thousands of people in the capital Sanaa:
나는 더 이상 젊지 않다.
I'm not young anymore.
이 젊은 여성은 바로 접니다.
This young woman was me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 젊다 in Korean?
젊다 (to be young) is 젊어요 in the polite 해요체, 젊습니다 in formal 합니다체, 젊어 in casual 반말 and 젊다 in the plain written style. The past is 젊었어요.
What is the past tense of 젊다?
젊었어요 in everyday polite speech, 젊었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 젊어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 젊다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 젊습니다, 젊어, 젊으니 all keep 젊 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 젊다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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