짧다 Korean adjective conjugation
short
Every form of 짧다 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
- 짧은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 짧아
- -으니Since
- 짧으니
- 합니다Formal
- 짧습니다
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 | 짧아요 | 짧습니다 | 짧아 | 짧다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짧았어요 | 짧았습니다 | 짧았어 | 짧았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 짧겠어요 | 짧겠습니다 | 짧겠어 | 짧겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 짧을 거예요 | 짧을 것입니다 | 짧을 거야 | 짧을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짧아요? | 짧습니까? | 짧아? | 짧으니? |
| 과거Past | 짧았어요? | 짧았습니까? | 짧았어? | 짧았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 짧아요 | 안 짧습니다 | 안 짧아 | 안 짧다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 짧지 않아요 | 짧지 않습니다 | 짧지 않아 | 짧지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짧으세요 | 짧으십니다 | 짧으셔 | 짧으시다 |
| 과거Past | 짧으셨어요 | 짧으셨습니다 | 짧으셨어 | 짧으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 짧은
- 과거Past
- 짧은
- 미래Future
- 짧을
- 회상Used to
- 짧던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 짧고
- -게-ly / so that
- 짧게
- -어서so / and then
- 짧아서
- -으니까since
- 짧으니까
- -으면if / when
- 짧으면
- -지만but
- 짧지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 짧은데
- -어도even if
- 짧아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 짧다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그에 대한 짧은 영화를 만들라고 했었죠.
I asked them to produce a little movie about it.
그러나 짧은 순간들은 큰 힘을 지니고 있습니다.
But small moments can have great power.
그는 다리가 짧다.
He has a short leg.
이 책에 비하면 저 책은 짧다.
That book is shorter than this one.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 짧다 in Korean?
짧다 (short) is 짧아요 in the polite 해요체, 짧습니다 in formal 합니다체, 짧아 in casual 반말 and 짧다 in the plain written style. The past is 짧았어요.
What is the past tense of 짧다?
짧았어요 in everyday polite speech, 짧았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 짧아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 짧다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 짧습니다, 짧아, 짧으니 all keep 짧 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 짧다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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