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작다

작다

Korean

Adjective

작다 • ‎(jakda) ‎(infinitive 작아, sequential 작으니)

(to be) small

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 작다 (jakda)

Stems
Stem 1	작 (jak)
Stem 2	작아 (jaga)
Stem 3	작으 (jageu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	작다 jakda past: 작았다 jagatda	작아 jaga past: 작았어 jagasseo	작아요 jagayo past: 작았어요 jagasseoyo	작습니다 jakseumnida past: 작았습니다 jagatseumnida
Interrogative	작으냐 jageunya past: 작았냐 jagannya	작아 jaga past: 작았어 jagasseo	작아요 jagayo past: 작았어요 jagasseoyo	작습니까 jakseumnikka past: 작았습니까 jagatseumnikka
Assertive	작겠다 jakgetda	작겠어 jakgesseo	작겠어요 jakgesseoyo	작겠습니다 jakgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	작아 jaga	작아서 jagaseo	작으니 jageuni	작으니까 jageunikka
Contrast	작지만 jakjiman	작은데 jageunde	작더니 jakdeoni
Conjunction	작고 jakgo
Condition	작으면 jageumyeon	작아야 jagaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		작음 jageum	작기 jakgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		작았음 jagasseum	작았기 jagatgi
Determiners	present		작은 jageun
Determiners	future		작을 jageul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	작으시다 jageusida past: 작으셨다 jageusyeotda	작으셔 jageusyeo past: 작으셨어 jageusyeosseo	작으세요, 작으셔요 jageuseyo, jageusyeoyo past: 작으셨어요 jageusyeosseoyo	작으십니다 jageusimnida past: 작으셨습니다 jageusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	작으시냐 jageusinya past: 작으셨냐 jageusyeonnya	작으셔 jageusyeo past: 작으셨어 jageusyeosseo	작으세요, 작으셔요 jageuseyo, jageusyeoyo past: 작으셨어요 jageusyeosseoyo	작으십니까 jageusimnikka past: 작으셨습니까 jageusyeotseumnikka
Assertive	작으시겠다 jageusigetda	작으시겠어 jageusigesseo	작으시겠어요 jageusigesseoyo	작으시겠습니다 jageusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	작으셔 jageusyeo	작으셔서 jageusyeoseo	작으시니 jageusini	작으시니까 jageusinikka
Contrast	작으시지만 jageusijiman	작으신데 jageusinde	작으시더니 jageusideoni
Conjunction	작으시고 jageusigo
Condition	작으시면 jageusimyeon	작으셔야 jageusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		작으심 jageusim	작으시기 jageusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		작으셨음 jageusyeosseum	작으셨기 jageusyeotgi
Determiners	present		작으신 jageusin
Determiners	future		작으실 jageusil

Antonyms

크다 (keuda, “(to be) big”)