쉽다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쉽〯다〮 (Yale: swǔyp-tá).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
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  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swibda
McCune–Reischauer?shwipta
Yale Romanization?swīpta

Adjective

쉽다 • (swipda) (irregular, infinitive 쉬워, sequential 쉬우니)

  1. to be easy
    Antonym: 어렵다 (eoryeopda)
  2. to be likely
    Antonym: 어렵다 (eoryeopda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 쉽다 (swipda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 쉽다
swipda 		쉬워
swiwo 		쉬워요
swiwoyo 		쉽습니다
swipseumnida
Past 쉬웠다
swiwotda 		쉬웠어
swiwosseo 		쉬웠어요
swiwosseoyo 		쉬웠습니다
swiwotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 쉬우냐
swiunya 		쉬워
swiwo 		쉬워요
swiwoyo 		쉽습니까
swipseumnikka
Past 쉬웠냐
swiwonnya 		쉬웠어
swiwosseo 		쉬웠어요
swiwosseoyo 		쉬웠습니까
swiwotseumnikka
Assertive 쉽겠다
swipgetda		 쉽겠어
swipgesseo		 쉽겠어요
swipgesseoyo		 쉽겠습니다
swipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 쉬워
swiwo		 쉬워서
swiwoseo		 쉬우니
swiuni		 쉬우니까
swiunikka
Contrast 쉽지만
swipjiman		 쉬운데
swiunde		 쉽더니
swipdeoni
Conjunction 쉽고
swipgo
Condition 쉬우면
swiumyeon		 쉬워야
swiwoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 쉬움
swium		 쉽기
swipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 쉬웠음
swiwosseum		 쉬웠기
swiwotgi
Determiners Present 쉬운
swiun
Future 쉬울
swiul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 쉬우시다
swiusida 		쉬우셔
swiusyeo 		쉬우세요, 쉬우셔요
swiuseyo, swiusyeoyo 		쉬우십니다
swiusimnida
Past 쉬우셨다
swiusyeotda 		쉬우셨어
swiusyeosseo 		쉬우셨어요
swiusyeosseoyo 		쉬우셨습니다
swiusyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 쉬우시냐
swiusinya 		쉬우셔
swiusyeo 		쉬우세요, 쉬우셔요
swiuseyo, swiusyeoyo 		쉬우십니까
swiusimnikka
Past 쉬우셨냐
swiusyeonnya 		쉬우셨어
swiusyeosseo 		쉬우셨어요
swiusyeosseoyo 		쉬우셨습니까
swiusyeotseumnikka
Assertive 쉬우시겠다
swiusigetda		 쉬우시겠어
swiusigesseo		 쉬우시겠어요
swiusigesseoyo		 쉬우시겠습니다
swiusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 쉬우셔
swiusyeo		 쉬우셔서
swiusyeoseo		 쉬우시니
swiusini		 쉬우시니까
swiusinikka
Contrast 쉬우시지만
swiusijiman		 쉬우신데
swiusinde		 쉬우시더니
swiusideoni
Conjunction 쉬우시고
swiusigo
Condition 쉬우시면
swiusimyeon		 쉬우셔야
swiusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 쉬우심
swiusim		 쉬우시기
swiusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 쉬우셨음
swiusyeosseum		 쉬우셨기
swiusyeotgi
Determiners Present 쉬우신
swiusin
Future 쉬우실
swiusil

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