깊다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 깊다〮 (Yale: kìphtá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kip̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [깁따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gipda
McCune–Reischauer?	kipta
Yale Romanization?	kiphta

Adjective

깊다 • (gipda) (infinitive 깊어, sequential 깊으니)

1. to be deep

   밤이 깊었습니다. ― Bam-i gipeotseumnida. ― It grew late. (literally, “The night was deep.”)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 깊다 (gipda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	깊다 gipda	깊어 gipeo	깊어요 gipeoyo	깊습니다 gipseumnida
	Past	깊었다 gipeotda	깊었어 gipeosseo	깊었어요 gipeosseoyo	깊었습니다 gipeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	깊으냐 gipeunya	깊어 gipeo	깊어요 gipeoyo	깊습니까 gipseumnikka
	Past	깊었냐 gipeonnya	깊었어 gipeosseo	깊었어요 gipeosseoyo	깊었습니까 gipeotseumnikka
Assertive		깊겠다 gipgetda	깊겠어 gipgesseo	깊겠어요 gipgesseoyo	깊겠습니다 gipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		깊어 gipeo	깊어서 gipeoseo	깊으니 gipeuni	깊으니까 gipeunikka
Contrast		깊지만 gipjiman	깊은데 gipeunde	깊더니 gipdeoni
Conjunction		깊고 gipgo
Condition		깊으면 gipeumyeon	깊어야 gipeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		깊음 gipeum	깊기 gipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		깊었음 gipeosseum	깊었기 gipeotgi
Determiners	Present		깊은 gipeun
	Future		깊을 gipeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	깊으시다 gipeusida	깊으셔 gipeusyeo	깊으세요, 깊으셔요 gipeuseyo, gipeusyeoyo	깊으십니다 gipeusimnida
	Past	깊으셨다 gipeusyeotda	깊으셨어 gipeusyeosseo	깊으셨어요 gipeusyeosseoyo	깊으셨습니다 gipeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	깊으시냐 gipeusinya	깊으셔 gipeusyeo	깊으세요, 깊으셔요 gipeuseyo, gipeusyeoyo	깊으십니까 gipeusimnikka
	Past	깊으셨냐 gipeusyeonnya	깊으셨어 gipeusyeosseo	깊으셨어요 gipeusyeosseoyo	깊으셨습니까 gipeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		깊으시겠다 gipeusigetda	깊으시겠어 gipeusigesseo	깊으시겠어요 gipeusigesseoyo	깊으시겠습니다 gipeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		깊으셔 gipeusyeo	깊으셔서 gipeusyeoseo	깊으시니 gipeusini	깊으시니까 gipeusinikka
Contrast		깊으시지만 gipeusijiman	깊으신데 gipeusinde	깊으시더니 gipeusideoni
Conjunction		깊으시고 gipeusigo
Condition		깊으시면 gipeusimyeon	깊으셔야 gipeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		깊으심 gipeusim	깊으시기 gipeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		깊으셨음 gipeusyeosseum	깊으셨기 gipeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		깊으신 gipeusin
	Future		깊으실 gipeusil

Antonyms

• 얕다 (yatda, “to be shallow”)

Derived terms

• 깊이 (gipi, “depth”)

See also

• 높다 (nopda, “To be high”)
• 낮다 (natda, “To be low”)
• 짚다 (jipda, “To hold (a stick to stand on the bottom)”)
  • 딮다 (dipda), 딥다 (dipda) (all obsolete)