약하다
Korean
Etymology
From 약 (弱, yak, “weakness”) and the native Korean adjective 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ja̠kʰa̠da̠]
- Phonetic Hangul[야카다]
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Adjective
약하다 • (yakhada) (infinitive 약해 or 약하여, sequential 약하니)
- to be weak
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 약하다 (yakhada)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 약하 (yakha) |
| Stem 2 | 약해 (yakhae) |
| Stem 2a | 약하여 (yakhayeo) |
| Stem 3 | 약하 (yakha) |
| Conjugation type | Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular |
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 약하다 yakhada | 약해 yakhae | 약해요 yakhaeyo | 약합니다 yakhamnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 약했다 yakhaetda | 약했어 yakhaesseo | 약했어요 yakhaesseoyo | 약했습니다 yakhaetseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 약하냐 yakhanya | 약해 yakhae | 약해요 yakhaeyo | 약합니까 yakhamnikka |
| Past | 약했냐 yakhaennya | 약했어 yakhaesseo | 약했어요 yakhaesseoyo | 약했습니까 yakhaetseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 약하겠다 yakhagetda | 약하겠어 yakhagesseo | 약하겠어요 yakhagesseoyo | 약하겠습니다 yakhagetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 약해 yakhae | 약해서, 약하여서 yakhaeseo, yakhayeoseo | 약하니 yakhani | 약하니까 yakhanikka | |
| Contrast | 약하지만 yakhajiman | 약한데 yakhande | 약하더니 yakhadeoni | ||
| Conjunction | 약하고 yakhago | ||||
| Condition | 약하면 yakhamyeon | 약해야, 약하여야 yakhaeya, yakhayeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 약함 yakham | 약하기 yakhagi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 약했음, 약하였음 yakhaesseum, yakhayeosseum | 약했기, 약하였기 yakhaetgi, yakhayeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 약한 yakhan | |||
| Future | 약할 yakhal | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 약하시다 yakhasida | 약하셔 yakhasyeo | 약하세요, 약하셔요 yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo | 약하십니다 yakhasimnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 약하셨다 yakhasyeotda | 약하셨어 yakhasyeosseo | 약하셨어요 yakhasyeosseoyo | 약하셨습니다 yakhasyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 약하시냐 yakhasinya | 약하셔 yakhasyeo | 약하세요, 약하셔요 yakhaseyo, yakhasyeoyo | 약하십니까 yakhasimnikka |
| Past | 약하셨냐 yakhasyeonnya | 약하셨어 yakhasyeosseo | 약하셨어요 yakhasyeosseoyo | 약하셨습니까 yakhasyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 약하시겠다 yakhasigetda | 약하시겠어 yakhasigesseo | 약하시겠어요 yakhasigesseoyo | 약하시겠습니다 yakhasigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 약하셔 yakhasyeo | 약하셔서 yakhasyeoseo | 약하시니 yakhasini | 약하시니까 yakhasinikka | |
| Contrast | 약하시지만 yakhasijiman | 약하신데 yakhasinde | 약하시더니 yakhasideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 약하시고 yakhasigo | ||||
| Condition | 약하시면 yakhasimyeon | 약하셔야 yakhasyeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 약하심 yakhasim | 약하시기 yakhasigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 약하셨음 yakhasyeosseum | 약하셨기 yakhasyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 약하신 yakhasin | |||
| Future | 약하실 yakhasil | ||||
Antonyms
- 강하다 (ganghada, “to be strong”)