짙다

deep, dark

TOPIK 4 4급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
짙은
아/어Infinitive
짙어
-으니Since
짙으니
합니다Formal
짙습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 짙어요짙습니다짙어짙다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 짙었어요짙었습니다짙었어짙었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 짙겠어요짙겠습니다짙겠어짙겠다
-을 것이다Going to 짙을 거예요짙을 것입니다짙을 거야짙을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 짙어요?짙습니까?짙어?짙으니?
과거Past 짙었어요?짙었습니까?짙었어?짙었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 짙어요안 짙습니다안 짙어안 짙다
-지 않다Not (long) 짙지 않아요짙지 않습니다짙지 않아짙지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 짙으세요짙으십니다짙으셔짙으시다
과거Past 짙으셨어요짙으셨습니다짙으셨어짙으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
짙은
과거Past
짙은
미래Future
짙을
회상Used to
짙던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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