싱겁다 meaning - sing-geobda meaning

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 슴겁다 (Yale: sumkepta).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiŋɡʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?singgeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?singgeobda
McCune–Reischauer?singgŏpta
Yale Romanization?singkepta

Adjective[edit]

싱겁다 • (singgeopda) (irregular, infinitive 싱거워, sequential 싱거우니)

  1. to be bland, not salty
  2. to be tiresome, tedious

Conjugation[edit]

Selected forms of the adjective 싱겁다 (singgeopda): consonant-stem, (b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체)
Informal non-polite
(해체)
Informal polite
(해요체)
Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 싱겁다
singgeopda
싱거워
singgeowo
싱거워요
singgeowoyo
싱겁습니다
singgeopseumnida
Past 싱거웠다
singgeowotda
싱거웠어
singgeowosseo
싱거웠어요
singgeowosseoyo
싱거웠습니다
singgeowotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 싱거우냐
singgeounya
싱거워
singgeowo
싱거워요
singgeowoyo
싱겁습니까
singgeopseumnikka
Past 싱거웠냐
singgeowonnya
싱거웠어
singgeowosseo
싱거웠어요
singgeowosseoyo
싱거웠습니까
singgeowotseumnikka
Assertive 싱겁겠다
singgeopgetda
싱겁겠어
singgeopgesseo
싱겁겠어요
singgeopgesseoyo
싱겁겠습니다
singgeopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 싱거워
singgeowo
싱거워서
singgeowoseo
싱거우니
singgeouni
싱거우니까
singgeounikka
Contrast 싱겁지만
singgeopjiman
싱거운데
singgeounde
싱겁더니
singgeopdeoni
Conjunction 싱겁고
singgeopgo
Condition 싱거우면
singgeoumyeon
싱거워야
singgeowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 싱거움
singgeoum
싱겁기
singgeopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 싱거웠음
singgeowosseum
싱거웠기
singgeowotgi
Determiners Present 싱거운
singgeoun
Future 싱거울
singgeoul
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 싱거우시다
singgeousida
싱거우셔
singgeousyeo
싱거우세요, 싱거우셔요
singgeouseyo, singgeousyeoyo
싱거우십니다
singgeousimnida
Past 싱거우셨다
singgeousyeotda
싱거우셨어
singgeousyeosseo
싱거우셨어요
singgeousyeosseoyo
싱거우셨습니다
singgeousyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 싱거우시냐
singgeousinya
싱거우셔
singgeousyeo
싱거우세요, 싱거우셔요
singgeouseyo, singgeousyeoyo
싱거우십니까
singgeousimnikka
Past 싱거우셨냐
singgeousyeonnya
싱거우셨어
singgeousyeosseo
싱거우셨어요
singgeousyeosseoyo
싱거우셨습니까
singgeousyeotseumnikka
Assertive 싱거우시겠다
singgeousigetda
싱거우시겠어
singgeousigesseo
싱거우시겠어요
singgeousigesseoyo
싱거우시겠습니다
singgeousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 싱거우셔
singgeousyeo
싱거우셔서
singgeousyeoseo
싱거우시니
singgeousini
싱거우시니까
singgeousinikka
Contrast 싱거우시지만
singgeousijiman
싱거우신데
singgeousinde
싱거우시더니
singgeousideoni
Conjunction 싱거우시고
singgeousigo
Condition 싱거우시면
singgeousimyeon
싱거우셔야
singgeousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 싱거우심
singgeousim
싱거우시기
singgeousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 싱거우셨음
singgeousyeosseum
싱거우셨기
singgeousyeotgi
Determiners Present 싱거우신
singgeousin
Future 싱거우실
singgeousil

Antonyms[edit]

  • (to be bland, not salty): 짜다 (jjada, “to be salty”)