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KOREAN VERB

비싸다

to be expensive

  • #103 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am expensive
NegativeI am not expensive

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was expensive
NegativeI was not expensive

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be expensive
NegativeI won’t be expensive

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am expensive (respectfully)
PastI was expensive (respectfully)
FutureI will be expensive (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being expensive, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being expensive, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am expensive
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am expensive
  5. But (-지만) I am expensive, but…

How to use 비싸다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    서울은 집값이 너무 비싸요.

    Housing prices in Seoul are too expensive.

  2. Past

    그 식당은 맛있었지만 조금 비쌌어요.

    That restaurant was tasty, but a bit expensive.

  3. Future

    주말에는 호텔이 더 비쌀 거예요.

    Hotels will be more expensive on the weekend.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 시계가 참 비싸세요.

    Grandma's watch is really expensive.

  5. Connectives

    이 케이크는 비싸지만 정말 맛있어요.

    This cake is expensive, but really delicious.

Good to know

  • "Too expensive" is 너무 비싸요, the first thing to say at a market.

Where you hear 비싸다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 서울은 비싸요. Seoul is expensive.
  • 택시가 비쌌어요. The taxi was expensive.
  • 내일은 더 비쌀 거예요. Tomorrow it'll be more expensive.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 서울은 비싸요. Seoul is expensive.
  • 택시가 비쌌어요. The taxi was expensive.
  • 내일은 더 비쌀 거예요. Tomorrow it'll be more expensive.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.