Korean

Adjective

밝다 • ‎(bakda) ‎(infinitive 밝아, sequential 밝으니)

1. to be bright, brilliant
2. to be light, clear
3. to be acute, keen, learned
4. to be cheerful, happy, optimistic
5. to be clean (of a social order)

Synonyms

• 환하다 (hwanhada, “to be bright, brilliant”)
• 옅다 (yeotda, “to be light, fair (of a color)”)

Antonyms

• 어둡다 (eodupda, “to be dark”)
• 짙다 (jitda, “to be dark, deep (of a color)”)

Derived terms

• 밝히다 (balkida, “to brighten, enlighten”)

Conjugation

Verb

밝다 • ‎(bakda) ‎(infinitive 밝아, sequential 밝으니)

1. to dawn

Derived terms

• 밝을녘 (balgeullyeok, “dawn, daybreak”)
• 밝이 (balgi, “dawn, daybreak”)

Conjugation