쉽다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈʃʰɥi(ː)p̚t͈a̠] ~ [ˈʃʰy(ː)p̚t͈a̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [쉽(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	swipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	swibda
McCune–Reischauer?	shwipta
Yale Romanization?	swīpta

Adjective

쉽다 • (swipda) (irregular, infinitive 쉬워, sequential 쉬우니)

1. to be easy

   Antonym: 어렵다 (eoryeopda)

2. to be likely

   Antonym: 어렵다 (eoryeopda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 쉽다 (swipda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쉽다 swipda	쉬워 swiwo	쉬워요 swiwoyo	쉽습니다 swipseumnida
	Past	쉬웠다 swiwotda	쉬웠어 swiwosseo	쉬웠어요 swiwosseoyo	쉬웠습니다 swiwotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쉬우냐 swiunya	쉬워 swiwo	쉬워요 swiwoyo	쉽습니까 swipseumnikka
	Past	쉬웠냐 swiwonnya	쉬웠어 swiwosseo	쉬웠어요 swiwosseoyo	쉬웠습니까 swiwotseumnikka
Assertive		쉽겠다 swipgetda	쉽겠어 swipgesseo	쉽겠어요 swipgesseoyo	쉽겠습니다 swipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쉬워 swiwo	쉬워서 swiwoseo	쉬우니 swiuni	쉬우니까 swiunikka
Contrast		쉽지만 swipjiman	쉬운데 swiunde	쉽더니 swipdeoni
Conjunction		쉽고 swipgo
Condition		쉬우면 swiumyeon	쉬워야 swiwoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쉬움 swium	쉽기 swipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쉬웠음 swiwosseum	쉬웠기 swiwotgi
Determiners	Present		쉬운 swiun
	Future		쉬울 swiul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쉬우시다 swiusida	쉬우셔 swiusyeo	쉬우세요, 쉬우셔요 swiuseyo, swiusyeoyo	쉬우십니다 swiusimnida
	Past	쉬우셨다 swiusyeotda	쉬우셨어 swiusyeosseo	쉬우셨어요 swiusyeosseoyo	쉬우셨습니다 swiusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쉬우시냐 swiusinya	쉬우셔 swiusyeo	쉬우세요, 쉬우셔요 swiuseyo, swiusyeoyo	쉬우십니까 swiusimnikka
	Past	쉬우셨냐 swiusyeonnya	쉬우셨어 swiusyeosseo	쉬우셨어요 swiusyeosseoyo	쉬우셨습니까 swiusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		쉬우시겠다 swiusigetda	쉬우시겠어 swiusigesseo	쉬우시겠어요 swiusigesseoyo	쉬우시겠습니다 swiusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쉬우셔 swiusyeo	쉬우셔서 swiusyeoseo	쉬우시니 swiusini	쉬우시니까 swiusinikka
Contrast		쉬우시지만 swiusijiman	쉬우신데 swiusinde	쉬우시더니 swiusideoni
Conjunction		쉬우시고 swiusigo
Condition		쉬우시면 swiusimyeon	쉬우셔야 swiusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쉬우심 swiusim	쉬우시기 swiusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쉬우셨음 swiusyeosseum	쉬우셨기 swiusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		쉬우신 swiusin
	Future		쉬우실 swiusil

Derived terms

• 손쉽다 (sonswipda)

 

Related terms

• 쉬다 (swida, “to rest”)