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싱겁다

싱겁다

Korean

Adjective

싱겁다 • ‎(singgeopda) ‎(infinitive 싱거워, sequential 싱거우니)

to be bland, not salty
to be tiresome, tedious

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 싱겁다 (singgeopda)

Stems
Stem 1	싱겁 (singgeop)
Stem 2	싱거워 (singgeowo)
Stem 3	싱거우 (singgeou)
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	싱겁다 singgeopda past: 싱거웠다 singgeowotda	싱거워 singgeowo past: 싱거웠어 singgeowosseo	싱거워요 singgeowoyo past: 싱거웠어요 singgeowosseoyo	싱겁습니다 singgeopseumnida past: 싱거웠습니다 singgeowotseumnida
Interrogative	싱거우냐 singgeounya past: 싱거웠냐 singgeowonnya	싱거워 singgeowo past: 싱거웠어 singgeowosseo	싱거워요 singgeowoyo past: 싱거웠어요 singgeowosseoyo	싱겁습니까 singgeopseumnikka past: 싱거웠습니까 singgeowotseumnikka
Assertive	싱겁겠다 singgeopgetda	싱겁겠어 singgeopgesseo	싱겁겠어요 singgeopgesseoyo	싱겁겠습니다 singgeopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	싱거워 singgeowo	싱거워서 singgeowoseo	싱거우니 singgeouni	싱거우니까 singgeounikka
Contrast	싱겁지만 singgeopjiman	싱거운데 singgeounde	싱겁더니 singgeopdeoni
Conjunction	싱겁고 singgeopgo
Condition	싱거우면 singgeoumyeon	싱거워야 singgeowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		싱거움 singgeoum	싱겁기 singgeopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싱거웠음 singgeowosseum	싱거웠기 singgeowotgi
Determiners	present		싱거운 singgeoun
Determiners	future		싱거울 singgeoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	싱거우시다 singgeousida past: 싱거우셨다 singgeousyeotda	싱거우셔 singgeousyeo past: 싱거우셨어 singgeousyeosseo	싱거우세요, 싱거우셔요 singgeouseyo, singgeousyeoyo past: 싱거우셨어요 singgeousyeosseoyo	싱거우십니다 singgeousimnida past: 싱거우셨습니다 singgeousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	싱거우시냐 singgeousinya past: 싱거우셨냐 singgeousyeonnya	싱거우셔 singgeousyeo past: 싱거우셨어 singgeousyeosseo	싱거우세요, 싱거우셔요 singgeouseyo, singgeousyeoyo past: 싱거우셨어요 singgeousyeosseoyo	싱거우십니까 singgeousimnikka past: 싱거우셨습니까 singgeousyeotseumnikka
Assertive	싱거우시겠다 singgeousigetda	싱거우시겠어 singgeousigesseo	싱거우시겠어요 singgeousigesseoyo	싱거우시겠습니다 singgeousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	싱거우셔 singgeousyeo	싱거우셔서 singgeousyeoseo	싱거우시니 singgeousini	싱거우시니까 singgeousinikka
Contrast	싱거우시지만 singgeousijiman	싱거우신데 singgeousinde	싱거우시더니 singgeousideoni
Conjunction	싱거우시고 singgeousigo
Condition	싱거우시면 singgeousimyeon	싱거우셔야 singgeousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싱거우심 singgeousim	싱거우시기 singgeousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싱거우셨음 singgeousyeosseum	싱거우셨기 singgeousyeotgi
Determiners	present		싱거우신 singgeousin
Determiners	future		싱거우실 singgeousil

Antonyms

(to be bland, not salty): 짜다 (jjada, “to be salty”)