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가깝다

가깝다

Korean

Adjective

가깝다 • ‎(gakkapda) ‎(infinitive 가까워, sequential 가까우니)

To be close, near (in distance, time)
새로 이사한 집에선 학교가 가깝다.‎

Saero isahan jibeseon hakgyoga gakkapda.

The school is close to our new house.
To be on friendly terms.
To be of similar quantity.
To be closely related.
가까운 친척‎ ― gakkaun chincheok ― close relatives

Conjugation

North Korea:

Selected forms of the adjective 가깝다 (gakkapda)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	가깝다 (gakkapda) past: 가까웠다 (gakkawatda)	가까워 (gakkawa) past: 가까웠어 (gakkawasseo)	가까워요 (gakkawayo) past: 가까웠어요 (gakkawasseoyo)	가깝습니다 (gakkapseumnida) past: 가까웠습니다 (gakkawatseumnida)
interrogative	가까우냐 (gakkaunya) past: 가까웠냐 (gakkawannya)	가까워 (gakkawa) past: 가까웠어 (gakkawasseo)	가까워요 (gakkawayo) past: 가까웠어요 (gakkawasseoyo)	가깝습니까 (gakkapseumnikka) past: 가까웠습니까 (gakkawatseumnikka)
assertive	가깝겠다 (gakkapgetda)	가깝겠어 (gakkapgesseo)	가깝겠어요 (gakkapgesseoyo)	가깝겠습니다 (gakkapgesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	가까워 (gakkawa)	가까워서 (gakkawaseo)	가까우니 (gakkauni)	가까우니까 (gakkaunikka)
contrast	가깝지만 (gakkapjiman)	가까운데 (gakkaunde)	가깝더니 (gakkapdeoni)	conjunction 가깝고 (gakkapgo)
condition	가까우면 (gakkaumyeon)	가까워야 (gakkawaya)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		가까움 (gakkaum)	가깝기 (gakkapgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		가까웠음 (gakkawasseum)	가까웠기 (gakkawatgi)
Determiners			present 가까운 (gakkaun)	future 가까울 (gakkaul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
indicative	가까우시다 (gakkausida) past: 가까우셨다 (gakkausyeotda)	가까우셔 (gakkausyeo) past: 가까우셨어 (gakkausyeosseo)	가까우세요 (gakkauseyo) or 가까우셔요 (gakkausyeoyo) past: 가까우셨어요 (gakkausyeosseoyo)	가까우십니다 (gakkausimnida) past: 가까우셨습니다 (gakkausyeotseumnida)
interrogative	가까우시냐 (gakkausinya) past: 가까우셨냐 (gakkausyeonnya)	가까우셔 (gakkausyeo) past: 가까우셨어 (gakkausyeosseo)	가까우세요 (gakkauseyo) or 가까우셔요 (gakkausyeoyo) past: 가까우셨어요 (gakkausyeosseoyo)	가까우십니까 (gakkausimnikka) past: 가까우셨습니까 (gakkausyeotseumnikka)
assertive	가까우시겠다 (gakkausigetda)	가까우시겠어 (gakkausigesseo)	가까우시겠어요 (gakkausigesseoyo)	가까우시겠습니다 (gakkausigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	가까우셔 (gakkausyeo)	가까우셔서 (gakkausyeoseo)	가까우시니 (gakkausini)	가까우시니까 (gakkausinikka)
contrast	가까우시지만 (gakkausijiman)	가까우신데 (gakkausinde)	가까우시더니 (gakkausideoni)	conjunction 가까우시고 (gakkausigo)
condition	가까우시면 (gakkausimyeon)	가까우셔야 (gakkausyeoya)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		가까우심 (gakkausim)	가까우시기 (gakkausigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		가까우셨음 (gakkausyeosseum)	가까우셨기 (gakkausyeotgi)
Determiners			present 가까우신 (gakkausin)	future 가까우실 (gakkausil)

South Korea:

Selected forms of the adjective 가깝다 (gakkapda)

Stems
Stem 1	가깝 (gakkap)
Stem 2	가까워 (gakkawo)
Stem 3	가까우 (gakkau)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㅂ(p)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	가깝다 gakkapda past: 가까웠다 gakkawotda	가까워 gakkawo past: 가까웠어 gakkawosseo	가까워요 gakkawoyo past: 가까웠어요 gakkawosseoyo	가깝습니다 gakkapseumnida past: 가까웠습니다 gakkawotseumnida
Interrogative	가까우냐 gakkaunya past: 가까웠냐 gakkawonnya	가까워 gakkawo past: 가까웠어 gakkawosseo	가까워요 gakkawoyo past: 가까웠어요 gakkawosseoyo	가깝습니까 gakkapseumnikka past: 가까웠습니까 gakkawotseumnikka
Assertive	가깝겠다 gakkapgetda	가깝겠어 gakkapgesseo	가깝겠어요 gakkapgesseoyo	가깝겠습니다 gakkapgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	가까워 gakkawo	가까워서 gakkawoseo	가까우니 gakkauni	가까우니까 gakkaunikka
Contrast	가깝지만 gakkapjiman	가까운데 gakkaunde	가깝더니 gakkapdeoni
Conjunction	가깝고 gakkapgo
Condition	가까우면 gakkaumyeon	가까워야 gakkawoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		가까움 gakkaum	가깝기 gakkapgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		가까웠음 gakkawosseum	가까웠기 gakkawotgi
Determiners	present		가까운 gakkaun
Determiners	future		가까울 gakkaul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	가까우시다 gakkausida past: 가까우셨다 gakkausyeotda	가까우셔 gakkausyeo past: 가까우셨어 gakkausyeosseo	가까우세요, 가까우셔요 gakkauseyo, gakkausyeoyo past: 가까우셨어요 gakkausyeosseoyo	가까우십니다 gakkausimnida past: 가까우셨습니다 gakkausyeotseumnida
Interrogative	가까우시냐 gakkausinya past: 가까우셨냐 gakkausyeonnya	가까우셔 gakkausyeo past: 가까우셨어 gakkausyeosseo	가까우세요, 가까우셔요 gakkauseyo, gakkausyeoyo past: 가까우셨어요 gakkausyeosseoyo	가까우십니까 gakkausimnikka past: 가까우셨습니까 gakkausyeotseumnikka
Assertive	가까우시겠다 gakkausigetda	가까우시겠어 gakkausigesseo	가까우시겠어요 gakkausigesseoyo	가까우시겠습니다 gakkausigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	가까우셔 gakkausyeo	가까우셔서 gakkausyeoseo	가까우시니 gakkausini	가까우시니까 gakkausinikka
Contrast	가까우시지만 gakkausijiman	가까우신데 gakkausinde	가까우시더니 gakkausideoni
Conjunction	가까우시고 gakkausigo
Condition	가까우시면 gakkausimyeon	가까우셔야 gakkausyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		가까우심 gakkausim	가까우시기 gakkausigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		가까우셨음 gakkausyeosseum	가까우셨기 gakkausyeotgi
Determiners	present		가까우신 gakkausin
Determiners	future		가까우실 gakkausil

Antonyms

멀다 (meolda, “to be far”)

Related terms

가 (ga, “bound, edge, end, side”) (mainly as a suffix)

See also

곁 (gyeot, “side, flank, vicinity”)
녘 (nyeok, “temporal vicinity; spatial direction, area”)
무렵 (muryeop, “temporal vicinity”)
옆 (yeop, “side, flank, vicinity”)