젊다

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 젊다 (jeomda).

Pronunciation

Adjective

젊다 (jeomda)

  1. young; youthful

See also

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 졈〯다〮 (Yale: cyěm-tá). Originally meant "to be young" generally, including children, but became limited to the upper range of youth when 어리다 (eorida), originally meaning "to be foolish", began to mean "to be little; to be young".

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

젊다 • (jeomda) (infinitive 젊어, sequential 젊으니)

  1. to be young, to be youthful; usually upper teens, twenties, thirties

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 젊다 (jeomda): consonant-stem, regular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 젊다
jeomda 		젊어
jeolmeo 		젊어요
jeolmeoyo 		젊습니다
jeomseumnida
Past 젊었다
jeolmeotda 		젊었어
jeolmeosseo 		젊었어요
jeolmeosseoyo 		젊었습니다
jeolmeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 젊으냐
jeolmeunya 		젊어
jeolmeo 		젊어요
jeolmeoyo 		젊습니까
jeomseumnikka
Past 젊었냐
jeolmeonnya 		젊었어
jeolmeosseo 		젊었어요
jeolmeosseoyo 		젊었습니까
jeolmeotseumnikka
Assertive 젊겠다
jeomgetda		 젊겠어
jeomgesseo		 젊겠어요
jeomgesseoyo		 젊겠습니다
jeomgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 젊어
jeolmeo		 젊어서
jeolmeoseo		 젊으니
jeolmeuni		 젊으니까
jeolmeunikka
Contrast 젊지만
jeomjiman		 젊은데
jeolmeunde		 젊더니
jeomdeoni
Conjunction 젊고
jeomgo
Condition 젊으면
jeolmeumyeon		 젊어야
jeolmeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 젊음
jeolmeum		 젊기
jeomgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 젊었음
jeolmeosseum		 젊었기
jeolmeotgi
Determiners Present 젊은
jeolmeun
Future 젊을
jeolmeul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 젊으시다
jeolmeusida 		젊으셔
jeolmeusyeo 		젊으세요, 젊으셔요
jeolmeuseyo, jeolmeusyeoyo 		젊으십니다
jeolmeusimnida
Past 젊으셨다
jeolmeusyeotda 		젊으셨어
jeolmeusyeosseo 		젊으셨어요
jeolmeusyeosseoyo 		젊으셨습니다
jeolmeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 젊으시냐
jeolmeusinya 		젊으셔
jeolmeusyeo 		젊으세요, 젊으셔요
jeolmeuseyo, jeolmeusyeoyo 		젊으십니까
jeolmeusimnikka
Past 젊으셨냐
jeolmeusyeonnya 		젊으셨어
jeolmeusyeosseo 		젊으셨어요
jeolmeusyeosseoyo 		젊으셨습니까
jeolmeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive 젊으시겠다
jeolmeusigetda		 젊으시겠어
jeolmeusigesseo		 젊으시겠어요
jeolmeusigesseoyo		 젊으시겠습니다
jeolmeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 젊으셔
jeolmeusyeo		 젊으셔서
jeolmeusyeoseo		 젊으시니
jeolmeusini		 젊으시니까
jeolmeusinikka
Contrast 젊으시지만
jeolmeusijiman		 젊으신데
jeolmeusinde		 젊으시더니
jeolmeusideoni
Conjunction 젊으시고
jeolmeusigo
Condition 젊으시면
jeolmeusimyeon		 젊으셔야
jeolmeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 젊으심
jeolmeusim		 젊으시기
jeolmeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 젊으셨음
jeolmeusyeosseum		 젊으셨기
jeolmeusyeotgi
Determiners Present 젊으신
jeolmeusin
Future 젊으실
jeolmeusil

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