좁다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be narrow
Every form of 좁다 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
- 좁은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 좁아
- -으니Since
- 좁으니
- 합니다Formal
- 좁습니다
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 | 좁아요 | 좁습니다 | 좁아 | 좁다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 좁았어요 | 좁았습니다 | 좁았어 | 좁았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 좁겠어요 | 좁겠습니다 | 좁겠어 | 좁겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 좁을 거예요 | 좁을 것입니다 | 좁을 거야 | 좁을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좁아요? | 좁습니까? | 좁아? | 좁으니? |
| 과거Past | 좁았어요? | 좁았습니까? | 좁았어? | 좁았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 좁아요 | 안 좁습니다 | 안 좁아 | 안 좁다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 좁지 않아요 | 좁지 않습니다 | 좁지 않아 | 좁지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좁으세요 | 좁으십니다 | 좁으셔 | 좁으시다 |
| 과거Past | 좁으셨어요 | 좁으셨습니다 | 좁으셨어 | 좁으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 좁은
- 과거Past
- 좁은
- 미래Future
- 좁을
- 회상Used to
- 좁던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 좁고
- -게-ly / so that
- 좁게
- -어서so / and then
- 좁아서
- -으니까since
- 좁으니까
- -으면if / when
- 좁으면
- -지만but
- 좁지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 좁은데
- -어도even if
- 좁아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 좁다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
제 집은 작고 좁습니다.
My house is small and cramped.
세상 참 좁네요!
Such a small world!
아주 좁고 위험한 길이지
It's a narrow and dangerous path.
좁겠지만 다 탈 순 있어요
It'd be a bit cramped, but we'd all fit.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 좁다 in Korean?
좁다 (to be narrow) is 좁아요 in the polite 해요체, 좁습니다 in formal 합니다체, 좁아 in casual 반말 and 좁다 in the plain written style. The past is 좁았어요.
What is the past tense of 좁다?
좁았어요 in everyday polite speech, 좁았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 좁아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 좁다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 좁습니다, 좁아, 좁으니 all keep 좁 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 좁다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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