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KOREAN VERB

얇다

to be thin

  • #352 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 thin
NegativeI am not thin

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was thin
NegativeI was not thin

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 얇다

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

  1. Present

    이 벽은 얇아요, 옆집 소리가 다 들려요.

    This wall is thin, you can hear everything next door.

  2. Past

    피자 도우가 아주 얇았어요.

    The pizza crust was very thin.

  3. Future

    그 재킷은 겨울에 입기에는 얇을 거예요.

    That jacket will be too thin to wear in winter.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 옷이 너무 얇으세요, 추우시겠어요.

    Grandma's clothes are too thin, she must be cold.

  5. Connectives

    얇지만 따뜻한 옷을 찾고 있어요.

    I'm looking for clothes that are thin but warm.

Good to know

  • 얇다 is thin for flat things, a book, paper, a coat; a thin person is 말랐어요 and a thin stick 가늘다.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.