짙다 Korean adjective conjugation
deep, dark
Every form of 짙다 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
- 짙은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 짙어
- -으니Since
- 짙으니
- 합니다Formal
- 짙습니다
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 | 짙어요 | 짙습니다 | 짙어 | 짙다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짙었어요 | 짙었습니다 | 짙었어 | 짙었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 짙겠어요 | 짙겠습니다 | 짙겠어 | 짙겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 짙을 거예요 | 짙을 것입니다 | 짙을 거야 | 짙을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짙어요? | 짙습니까? | 짙어? | 짙으니? |
| 과거Past | 짙었어요? | 짙었습니까? | 짙었어? | 짙었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 짙어요 | 안 짙습니다 | 안 짙어 | 안 짙다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 짙지 않아요 | 짙지 않습니다 | 짙지 않아 | 짙지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짙으세요 | 짙으십니다 | 짙으셔 | 짙으시다 |
| 과거Past | 짙으셨어요 | 짙으셨습니다 | 짙으셨어 | 짙으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 짙은
- 과거Past
- 짙은
- 미래Future
- 짙을
- 회상Used to
- 짙던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 짙고
- -게-ly / so that
- 짙게
- -어서so / and then
- 짙어서
- -으니까since
- 짙으니까
- -으면if / when
- 짙으면
- -지만but
- 짙지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 짙은데
- -어도even if
- 짙어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 짙다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
피부 색이 짙은 어떤 사람들은 저 UV 지역에 삽니다.
Some of us with darkly pigmented skin live in low-UV areas.
중앙은 매우 짙은 색깔을 띄겠죠
And in the middle it's dense isn't it?
짙은 안개때문에, 우리는 도로표시를 잘 볼 수 없었다.
Because of the thick fog, we could not see the signs clearly.
몸 색깔은 짙은 녹색이다.
In colour it is dark green.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 짙다 in Korean?
짙다 (deep, dark) is 짙어요 in the polite 해요체, 짙습니다 in formal 합니다체, 짙어 in casual 반말 and 짙다 in the plain written style. The past is 짙었어요.
What is the past tense of 짙다?
짙었어요 in everyday polite speech, 짙었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 짙어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 짙다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 짙습니다, 짙어, 짙으니 all keep 짙 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 짙다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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