싸다
to be cheap, to be inexpensive
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 싼
- 아/어Infinitive
- 싸
- -으니Since
- 싸니
- 합니다Formal
- 쌉니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 싸요 | 쌉니다 | 싸 | 싸다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쌌어요 | 쌌습니다 | 쌌어 | 쌌다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 싸겠어요 | 싸겠습니다 | 싸겠어 | 싸겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쌀 거예요 | 쌀 것입니다 | 쌀 거야 | 쌀 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 싸요? | 쌉니까? | 싸? | 싸니? |
| 과거Past | 쌌어요? | 쌌습니까? | 쌌어? | 쌌니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 싸요 | 안 쌉니다 | 안 싸 | 안 싸다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 싸지 않아요 | 싸지 않습니다 | 싸지 않아 | 싸지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 싸세요 | 싸십니다 | 싸셔 | 싸시다 |
| 과거Past | 싸셨어요 | 싸셨습니다 | 싸셨어 | 싸셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 싼
- 과거Past
- 싼
- 미래Future
- 쌀
- 회상Used to
- 싸던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 싸고
- -게-ly / so that
- 싸게
- -어서so / and then
- 싸서
- -으니까since
- 싸니까
- -으면if / when
- 싸면
- -지만but
- 싸지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 싼데
- -어도even if
- 싸도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 2를 3에 싸다
- 1이 2를 싸다
In real sentences
좋은 제품을 더 빠르고 싸게 만드는 것입니다.
It's about making good products faster and cheaper.
이 옷은 싸다.
This dress is cheap.
입이 싸다
to have a light mouth
가격이 싸면 다들 먹어
If it's cheap, they'll eat it.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 싸다 in Korean?
싸다 (to be cheap, to be inexpensive) is 싸요 in the polite 해요체, 쌉니다 in formal 합니다체, 싸 in casual 반말 and 싸다 in the plain written style. The past is 쌌어요.
What is the past tense of 싸다?
쌌어요 in everyday polite speech, 쌌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 싸 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 싸다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쌉니다, 싸, 싸니 all keep 싸 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 싸다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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