KOREAN VERB

깊다

to be deep

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am deep
NegativeI am not deep

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was deep
NegativeI was not deep

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

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

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

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

Present

이 강은 가운데가 아주 깊어요.

This river is very deep in the middle.
Past

그 호수는 생각보다 깊었어요.

That lake was deeper than I thought.
Future

비가 오면 물이 더 깊을 거예요.

If it rains, the water will be deeper.
Honorific

할머니는 생각이 정말 깊으세요.

Grandma is really thoughtful.
Connectives

물이 깊으니까 아이들은 들어가지 마세요.

The water is deep, so children shouldn't go in.

깊다 is deep water, a deep night (깊은 밤) and deep thought (생각이 깊어요); the opposite is 얕다.

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.