짙다

Korean

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) 딭다 (ditda), 닫다 (datda), 딧다 (ditda)

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 딭다 (Yale: tithta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕit̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [짇따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jitda
McCune–Reischauer?	chitta
Yale Romanization?	cithta

Adjective

짙다 • (jitda) (infinitive 짙어, sequential 짙으니)

1. (of solution, composition) dense, thick
2. (of a color) deep, dark
3. (of probability) high

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 짙다 (jitda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짙다 jitda	짙어 jiteo	짙어요 jiteoyo	짙습니다 jitseumnida
	Past	짙었다 jiteotda	짙었어 jiteosseo	짙었어요 jiteosseoyo	짙었습니다 jiteotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짙으냐 jiteunya	짙어 jiteo	짙어요 jiteoyo	짙습니까 jitseumnikka
	Past	짙었냐 jiteonnya	짙었어 jiteosseo	짙었어요 jiteosseoyo	짙었습니까 jiteotseumnikka
Assertive		짙겠다 jitgetda	짙겠어 jitgesseo	짙겠어요 jitgesseoyo	짙겠습니다 jitgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		짙어 jiteo	짙어서 jiteoseo	짙으니 jiteuni	짙으니까 jiteunikka
Contrast		짙지만 jitjiman	짙은데 jiteunde	짙더니 jitdeoni
Conjunction		짙고 jitgo
Condition		짙으면 jiteumyeon	짙어야 jiteoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짙음 jiteum	짙기 jitgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짙었음 jiteosseum	짙었기 jiteotgi
Determiners	Present		짙은 jiteun
	Future		짙을 jiteul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짙으시다 jiteusida	짙으셔 jiteusyeo	짙으세요, 짙으셔요 jiteuseyo, jiteusyeoyo	짙으십니다 jiteusimnida
	Past	짙으셨다 jiteusyeotda	짙으셨어 jiteusyeosseo	짙으셨어요 jiteusyeosseoyo	짙으셨습니다 jiteusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짙으시냐 jiteusinya	짙으셔 jiteusyeo	짙으세요, 짙으셔요 jiteuseyo, jiteusyeoyo	짙으십니까 jiteusimnikka
	Past	짙으셨냐 jiteusyeonnya	짙으셨어 jiteusyeosseo	짙으셨어요 jiteusyeosseoyo	짙으셨습니까 jiteusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		짙으시겠다 jiteusigetda	짙으시겠어 jiteusigesseo	짙으시겠어요 jiteusigesseoyo	짙으시겠습니다 jiteusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		짙으셔 jiteusyeo	짙으셔서 jiteusyeoseo	짙으시니 jiteusini	짙으시니까 jiteusinikka
Contrast		짙으시지만 jiteusijiman	짙으신데 jiteusinde	짙으시더니 jiteusideoni
Conjunction		짙으시고 jiteusigo
Condition		짙으시면 jiteusimyeon	짙으셔야 jiteusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짙으심 jiteusim	짙으시기 jiteusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짙으셨음 jiteusyeosseum	짙으셨기 jiteusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		짙으신 jiteusin
	Future		짙으실 jiteusil

Synonyms

• 진하다 (jinhada)

Antonyms

• 옅다 (yeotda, “light, pale”)
• 엷다 (yeolda, “thin, pale”)
• 묽다 (mukda, “watery, dilute”)

Derived terms

• 짙푸르다 (jitpureuda, “to be dark blue”)