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약하다

약하다

Korean

Adjective

약하다 • ‎(yakhada) ‎(infinitive 약해 or 약하여, sequential 약하니)

To be weak

Antonyms

강하다 (ganghada, “to be strong”)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 약하다 (yakhada)

Stems
Stem 1	약하 (yakha)
Stem 2	약해 (yakhae)
Stem 2a	약하여 (yakhayeo)
Stem 3	약하 (yakha)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	약하다 yakhada past: 약했다 yakhaetda	약해 yakhae past: 약했어 yakhaesseo	약해요 yakhaeyo past: 약했어요 yakhaesseoyo	약합니다 yakhamnida past: 약했습니다 yakhaetseumnida
Interrogative	약하냐 yakhanya past: 약했냐 yakhaennya	약해 yakhae past: 약했어 yakhaesseo	약해요 yakhaeyo past: 약했어요 yakhaesseoyo	약합니까 yakhamnikka past: 약했습니까 yakhaetseumnikka
Assertive	약하겠다 yakhagetda	약하겠어 yakhagesseo	약하겠어요 yakhagesseoyo	약하겠습니다 yakhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	약해 yakhae	약해서, 약하여서 yakhaeseo, yakhayeoseo	약하니 yakhani	약하니까 yakhanikka
Contrast	약하지만 yakhajiman	약한데 yakhande	약하더니 yakhadeoni
Conjunction	약하고 yakhago
Condition	약하면 yakhamyeon	약해야, 약하여야 yakhaeya, yakhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		약함 yakham	약하기 yakhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		약했음, 약하였음 yakhaesseum, yakhayeosseum	약했기, 약하였기 yakhaetgi, yakhayeotgi
Determiners	present		약한 yakhan
Determiners	future		약할 yakhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	약하시다 yakhasida past: 약하셨다 yakhasyeotda	약하셔 yakhasyeo past: 약하셨어 yakhasyeosseo	약하세요, 약하셔요 yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo past: 약하셨어요 yakhasyeosseoyo	약하십니다 yakhasimnida past: 약하셨습니다 yakhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	약하시냐 yakhasinya past: 약하셨냐 yakhasyeonnya	약하셔 yakhasyeo past: 약하셨어 yakhasyeosseo	약하세요, 약하셔요 yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo past: 약하셨어요 yakhasyeosseoyo	약하십니까 yakhasimnikka past: 약하셨습니까 yakhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive	약하시겠다 yakhasigetda	약하시겠어 yakhasigesseo	약하시겠어요 yakhasigesseoyo	약하시겠습니다 yakhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	약하셔 yakhasyeo	약하셔서 yakhasyeoseo	약하시니 yakhasini	약하시니까 yakhasinikka
Contrast	약하시지만 yakhasijiman	약하신데 yakhasinde	약하시더니 yakhasideoni
Conjunction	약하시고 yakhasigo
Condition	약하시면 yakhasimyeon	약하셔야 yakhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		약하심 yakhasim	약하시기 yakhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		약하셨음 yakhasyeosseum	약하셨기 yakhasyeotgi
Determiners	present		약하신 yakhasin
Determiners	future		약하실 yakhasil