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점잖아

점잖다

Korean

Adjective

점잖다 • ‎(jeomjanta) ‎(infinitive 점잖아, sequential 점잖으니)

(to be) well behaved, dignified

Derived terms

점잔 ‎(jeomjan) (noun that is used in some idiom)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 점잖다 (jeomjanta)

Stems
Stem 1	점잖 (jeomjan)
Stem 2	점잖아 (jeomjana)
Stem 3	점잖으 (jeomjaneu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	점잖다 jeomjanta past: 점잖았다 jeomjanatda	점잖아 jeomjana past: 점잖았어 jeomjanasseo	점잖아요 jeomjanayo past: 점잖았어요 jeomjanasseoyo	점잖습니다 jeomjanseumnida past: 점잖았습니다 jeomjanatseumnida
Interrogative	점잖으냐 jeomjaneunya past: 점잖았냐 jeomjanannya	점잖아 jeomjana past: 점잖았어 jeomjanasseo	점잖아요 jeomjanayo past: 점잖았어요 jeomjanasseoyo	점잖습니까 jeomjanseumnikka past: 점잖았습니까 jeomjanatseumnikka
Assertive	점잖겠다 jeomjanketda	점잖겠어 jeomjankesseo	점잖겠어요 jeomjankesseoyo	점잖겠습니다 jeomjanketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	점잖아 jeomjana	점잖아서 jeomjanaseo	점잖으니 jeomjaneuni	점잖으니까 jeomjaneunikka
Contrast	점잖지만 jeomjanchiman	점잖은데 jeomjaneunde	점잖더니 jeomjanteoni
Conjunction	점잖고 jeomjanko
Condition	점잖으면 jeomjaneumyeon	점잖아야 jeomjanaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		점잖음 jeomjaneum	점잖기 jeomjanki
Past-tense verbal nouns		점잖았음 jeomjanasseum	점잖았기 jeomjanatgi
Determiners	present		점잖은 jeomjaneun
Determiners	future		점잖을 jeomjaneul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	점잖으시다 jeomjaneusida past: 점잖으셨다 jeomjaneusyeotda	점잖으셔 jeomjaneusyeo past: 점잖으셨어 jeomjaneusyeosseo	점잖으세요, 점잖으셔요 jeomjaneuseyo, jeomjaneusyeoyo past: 점잖으셨어요 jeomjaneusyeosseoyo	점잖으십니다 jeomjaneusimnida past: 점잖으셨습니다 jeomjaneusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	점잖으시냐 jeomjaneusinya past: 점잖으셨냐 jeomjaneusyeonnya	점잖으셔 jeomjaneusyeo past: 점잖으셨어 jeomjaneusyeosseo	점잖으세요, 점잖으셔요 jeomjaneuseyo, jeomjaneusyeoyo past: 점잖으셨어요 jeomjaneusyeosseoyo	점잖으십니까 jeomjaneusimnikka past: 점잖으셨습니까 jeomjaneusyeotseumnikka
Assertive	점잖으시겠다 jeomjaneusigetda	점잖으시겠어 jeomjaneusigesseo	점잖으시겠어요 jeomjaneusigesseoyo	점잖으시겠습니다 jeomjaneusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	점잖으셔 jeomjaneusyeo	점잖으셔서 jeomjaneusyeoseo	점잖으시니 jeomjaneusini	점잖으시니까 jeomjaneusinikka
Contrast	점잖으시지만 jeomjaneusijiman	점잖으신데 jeomjaneusinde	점잖으시더니 jeomjaneusideoni
Conjunction	점잖으시고 jeomjaneusigo
Condition	점잖으시면 jeomjaneusimyeon	점잖으셔야 jeomjaneusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		점잖으심 jeomjaneusim	점잖으시기 jeomjaneusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		점잖으셨음 jeomjaneusyeosseum	점잖으셨기 jeomjaneusyeotgi
Determiners	present		점잖으신 jeomjaneusin
Determiners	future		점잖으실 jeomjaneusil

References

홍윤표, Etymology of '점잖다', 새국어소식, August 2003

Etymology

Original form in modern Korean orthography was "젊지 않다"(jeolmji anta, Literally "be not young"). It appeared as "졈디 아니하다"(jeomdi anihada).

History of Change : 졈디 아니다 → 졈지 아니다 → 졈지 않다 → 졈잖다 → 점잖다

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɘːmd͡ʑa̠ntʰa̠/
Phonetic hangeul: 점:잔타

Romanizations

Revised transcription	jeomjanta
Revised transliteration	jeomjanhda
McCune–Reischauer	chŏmjant'a
Yale	cēmcanhta