떫다

to be astringent

TOPIK 5 5급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
떫은
아/어Infinitive
떫어
-으니Since
떫으니
합니다Formal
떫습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 떫어요떫습니다떫어떫다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 떫었어요떫었습니다떫었어떫었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 떫겠어요떫겠습니다떫겠어떫겠다
-을 것이다Going to 떫을 거예요떫을 것입니다떫을 거야떫을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 떫어요?떫습니까?떫어?떫으니?
과거Past 떫었어요?떫었습니까?떫었어?떫었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 떫어요안 떫습니다안 떫어안 떫다
-지 않다Not (long) 떫지 않아요떫지 않습니다떫지 않아떫지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 떫으세요떫으십니다떫으셔떫으시다
과거Past 떫으셨어요떫으셨습니다떫으셨어떫으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
떫은
과거Past
떫은
미래Future
떫을
회상Used to
떫던

Joining clauses

-고and
떫고
-게-ly / so that
떫게
-어서so / and then
떫어서
-으니까since
떫으니까
-으면if / when
떫으면
-지만but
떫지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
떫은데
-어도even if
떫어도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

열매는 쓰고 떫은 맛으로, 식용으로는 적합하지 않다.

The flesh is dry and unpalatable to taste.

커피를 맛 본 제 남편은 확신에 차서 첫 번째 커피가 훨씬 쓰고 떫다고 대답했습니다.

Now, with clear certainty, my husband, he described the first cup of coffee as more raw and bitter.

만약 제가 몇가지 맥주를 드린 다음 강렬함과 떫은 맛을 평가해달라고 한다면 맥주마다 각각 평가가 다르겠죠.

If I gave you a few beers to taste and I asked you to rate them on intensity and bitterness, different beers would occupy different space.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 떫다 in Korean?

떫다 (to be astringent) is 떫어요 in the polite 해요체, 떫습니다 in formal 합니다체, 떫어 in casual 반말 and 떫다 in the plain written style. The past is 떫었어요.

What is the past tense of 떫다?

떫었어요 in everyday polite speech, 떫었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떫어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 떫다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 떫습니다, 떫어, 떫으니 all keep 떫 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 떫다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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