짜다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [짜다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjada
McCune–Reischauer?	tchada
Yale Romanization?	ccata

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄧᆞ〮다〮 (Yale: pcó-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	짜다 (jjada)
Passive	짜이다 (jjaida)

짜다 • (jjada) (infinitive 짜, sequential 짜니)

1. (transitive) to make, to assemble, to put together, to piece together
2. (transitive) to plan, to lay out (a plan, schedule, etc.)
3. (transitive) to form, to organize (a team, group, etc.)
4. (transitive) to knit, to weave
5. (intransitive) to plot (together), to conspire

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 짜다 (jjada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짠다 jjanda	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭니다 jjamnida
	Past	짰다 jjatda	짰어 jjasseo	짰어요 jjasseoyo	짰습니다 jjatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짜느냐 jjaneunya	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭니까 jjamnikka
	Past	짰느냐 jjanneunya	짰어 jjasseo	짰어요 jjasseoyo	짰습니까 jjatseumnikka
Hortative		짜자 jjaja	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짜십시다 jjasipsida
Imperative		짜라 jjara	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭시오 jjapsio
Assertive		짜겠다 jjagetda	짜겠어 jjagesseo	짜겠어요 jjagesseoyo	짜겠습니다 jjagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		짜 jja	짜서 jjaseo	짜니 jjani	짜니까 jjanikka
Contrast		짜지만 jjajiman	짜는데 jjaneunde	짜더니 jjadeoni
Conjunction		짜고 jjago
Condition		짜면 jjamyeon	짜야 jjaya
Motive		짜려고 jjaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짬 jjam	짜기 jjagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짰음 jjasseum	짰기 jjatgi
Determiners	Past	짠 jjan
	Present	짜는 jjaneun
	Future	짤 jjal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짜신다 jjasinda	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요, 짜셔요 jjaseyo, jjasyeoyo	짜십니다 jjasimnida
	Past	짜셨다 jjasyeotda	짜셨어 jjasyeosseo	짜셨어요 jjasyeosseoyo	짜셨습니다 jjasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짜시느냐 jjasineunya	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요, 짜셔요 jjaseyo, jjasyeoyo	짜십니까 jjasimnikka
	Past	짜셨느냐 jjasyeonneunya	짜셨어 jjasyeosseo	짜셨어요 jjasyeosseoyo	짜셨습니까 jjasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		짜시라 jjasira	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요 jjaseyo	짜십시오 jjasipsio
Assertive		짜시겠다 jjasigetda	짜시겠어 jjasigesseo	짜시겠어요 jjasigesseoyo	짜시겠습니다 jjasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		짜셔 jjasyeo	짜셔서 jjasyeoseo	짜시니 jjasini	짜시니까 jjasinikka
Contrast		짜시지만 jjasijiman	짜시는데 jjasineunde	짜시더니 jjasideoni
Conjunction		짜시고 jjasigo
Condition		짜시면 jjasimyeon	짜셔야 jjasyeoya
Motive		짜시려고 jjasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짜심 jjasim	짜시기 jjasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짜셨음 jjasyeosseum	짜셨기 jjasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	짜신 jjasin
	Present	짜시는 jjasineun
	Future	짜실 jjasil

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄧᆞ〮다〮 (Yale: pcó-tá).

Adjective

짜다 • (jjada) (infinitive 짜, sequential 짜니)

1. (of taste or flavour) to be salty, to be saline

   Antonym: 싱겁다 (singgeopda)

2. (colloquial) to be stingy

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 짜다 (jjada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짜다 jjada	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭니다 jjamnida
	Past	짰다 jjatda	짰어 jjasseo	짰어요 jjasseoyo	짰습니다 jjatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짜냐 jjanya	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭니까 jjamnikka
	Past	짰냐 jjannya	짰어 jjasseo	짰어요 jjasseoyo	짰습니까 jjatseumnikka
Assertive		짜겠다 jjagetda	짜겠어 jjagesseo	짜겠어요 jjagesseoyo	짜겠습니다 jjagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		짜 jja	짜서 jjaseo	짜니 jjani	짜니까 jjanikka
Contrast		짜지만 jjajiman	짠데 jjande	짜더니 jjadeoni
Conjunction		짜고 jjago
Condition		짜면 jjamyeon	짜야 jjaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짬 jjam	짜기 jjagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짰음 jjasseum	짰기 jjatgi
Determiners	Present		짠 jjan
	Future		짤 jjal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짜시다 jjasida	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요, 짜셔요 jjaseyo, jjasyeoyo	짜십니다 jjasimnida
	Past	짜셨다 jjasyeotda	짜셨어 jjasyeosseo	짜셨어요 jjasyeosseoyo	짜셨습니다 jjasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짜시냐 jjasinya	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요, 짜셔요 jjaseyo, jjasyeoyo	짜십니까 jjasimnikka
	Past	짜셨냐 jjasyeonnya	짜셨어 jjasyeosseo	짜셨어요 jjasyeosseoyo	짜셨습니까 jjasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		짜시겠다 jjasigetda	짜시겠어 jjasigesseo	짜시겠어요 jjasigesseoyo	짜시겠습니다 jjasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		짜셔 jjasyeo	짜셔서 jjasyeoseo	짜시니 jjasini	짜시니까 jjasinikka
Contrast		짜시지만 jjasijiman	짜신데 jjasinde	짜시더니 jjasideoni
Conjunction		짜시고 jjasigo
Condition		짜시면 jjasimyeon	짜셔야 jjasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짜심 jjasim	짜시기 jjasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짜셨음 jjasyeosseum	짜셨기 jjasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		짜신 jjasin
	Future		짜실 jjasil

See also

Basic tastes in Korean (layout · text)
달다 (dalda)	시다 (sida)	짜다 (jjada)	쓰다 (sseuda)	맵다 (maepda)	감치다 (gamchida)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄧᆞ〮다〮 (Yale: pcó-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	짜다 (jjada)
Passive	짜이다 (jjaida)

짜다 • (jjada) (infinitive 짜, sequential 짜니)

1. (transitive) to press, to squeeze

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 짜다 (jjada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짠다 jjanda	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭니다 jjamnida
	Past	짰다 jjatda	짰어 jjasseo	짰어요 jjasseoyo	짰습니다 jjatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짜느냐 jjaneunya	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭니까 jjamnikka
	Past	짰느냐 jjanneunya	짰어 jjasseo	짰어요 jjasseoyo	짰습니까 jjatseumnikka
Hortative		짜자 jjaja	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짜십시다 jjasipsida
Imperative		짜라 jjara	짜 jja	짜요 jjayo	짭시오 jjapsio
Assertive		짜겠다 jjagetda	짜겠어 jjagesseo	짜겠어요 jjagesseoyo	짜겠습니다 jjagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		짜 jja	짜서 jjaseo	짜니 jjani	짜니까 jjanikka
Contrast		짜지만 jjajiman	짜는데 jjaneunde	짜더니 jjadeoni
Conjunction		짜고 jjago
Condition		짜면 jjamyeon	짜야 jjaya
Motive		짜려고 jjaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짬 jjam	짜기 jjagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짰음 jjasseum	짰기 jjatgi
Determiners	Past	짠 jjan
	Present	짜는 jjaneun
	Future	짤 jjal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짜신다 jjasinda	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요, 짜셔요 jjaseyo, jjasyeoyo	짜십니다 jjasimnida
	Past	짜셨다 jjasyeotda	짜셨어 jjasyeosseo	짜셨어요 jjasyeosseoyo	짜셨습니다 jjasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짜시느냐 jjasineunya	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요, 짜셔요 jjaseyo, jjasyeoyo	짜십니까 jjasimnikka
	Past	짜셨느냐 jjasyeonneunya	짜셨어 jjasyeosseo	짜셨어요 jjasyeosseoyo	짜셨습니까 jjasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		짜시라 jjasira	짜셔 jjasyeo	짜세요 jjaseyo	짜십시오 jjasipsio
Assertive		짜시겠다 jjasigetda	짜시겠어 jjasigesseo	짜시겠어요 jjasigesseoyo	짜시겠습니다 jjasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		짜셔 jjasyeo	짜셔서 jjasyeoseo	짜시니 jjasini	짜시니까 jjasinikka
Contrast		짜시지만 jjasijiman	짜시는데 jjasineunde	짜시더니 jjasideoni
Conjunction		짜시고 jjasigo
Condition		짜시면 jjasimyeon	짜셔야 jjasyeoya
Motive		짜시려고 jjasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짜심 jjasim	짜시기 jjasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짜셨음 jjasyeosseum	짜셨기 jjasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	짜신 jjasin
	Present	짜시는 jjasineun
	Future	짜실 jjasil