점잖다
Korean
Etymology
Original form in modern Korean orthography was "젊지 않다"(jeolmji anta, Literally "be not young"). It appeared as "졈디 아니하다"(jeomdi anihada).
- History of Change : 졈디 아니다 → 졈지 아니다 → 졈지 않다 → 졈잖다 → 점잖다
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕɘːmd͡ʑa̠ntʰa̠]
- Phonetic Hangul[점:잔타]
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Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 점잖다 (jeomjanta)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 점잖 (jeomjan) |
| Stem 2 | 점잖아 (jeomjana) |
| Stem 3 | 점잖으 (jeomjaneu) |
| Conjugation type | Consonant-stem, regular |
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 점잖다 jeomjanta |
점잖아 jeomjana |
점잖아요 jeomjanayo |
점잖습니다 jeomjanseumnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 점잖았다 jeomjanatda |
점잖았어 jeomjanasseo |
점잖았어요 jeomjanasseoyo |
점잖았습니다 jeomjanatseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 점잖으냐 jeomjaneunya |
점잖아 jeomjana |
점잖아요 jeomjanayo |
점잖습니까 jeomjanseumnikka |
| Past | 점잖았냐 jeomjanannya |
점잖았어 jeomjanasseo |
점잖았어요 jeomjanasseoyo |
점잖았습니까 jeomjanatseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 점잖겠다 jeomjanketda | 점잖겠어 jeomjankesseo | 점잖겠어요 jeomjankesseoyo | 점잖겠습니다 jeomjanketseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 점잖아 jeomjana | 점잖아서 jeomjanaseo | 점잖으니 jeomjaneuni | 점잖으니까 jeomjaneunikka | |
| Contrast | 점잖지만 jeomjanchiman | 점잖은데 jeomjaneunde | 점잖더니 jeomjanteoni | ||
| Conjunction | 점잖고 jeomjanko | ||||
| Condition | 점잖으면 jeomjaneumyeon | 점잖아야 jeomjanaya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 점잖음 jeomjaneum | 점잖기 jeomjanki | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 점잖았음 jeomjanasseum | 점잖았기 jeomjanatgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 점잖은 jeomjaneun | |||
| Future | 점잖을 jeomjaneul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 점잖으시다 jeomjaneusida |
점잖으셔 jeomjaneusyeo |
점잖으세요, 점잖으셔요 jeomjaneuseyo, jeomjaneusyeoyo |
점잖으십니다 jeomjaneusimnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 점잖으셨다 jeomjaneusyeotda |
점잖으셨어 jeomjaneusyeosseo |
점잖으셨어요 jeomjaneusyeosseoyo |
점잖으셨습니다 jeomjaneusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 점잖으시냐 jeomjaneusinya |
점잖으셔 jeomjaneusyeo |
점잖으세요, 점잖으셔요 jeomjaneuseyo, jeomjaneusyeoyo |
점잖으십니까 jeomjaneusimnikka |
| Past | 점잖으셨냐 jeomjaneusyeonnya |
점잖으셨어 jeomjaneusyeosseo |
점잖으셨어요 jeomjaneusyeosseoyo |
점잖으셨습니까 jeomjaneusyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 점잖으시겠다 jeomjaneusigetda | 점잖으시겠어 jeomjaneusigesseo | 점잖으시겠어요 jeomjaneusigesseoyo | 점잖으시겠습니다 jeomjaneusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 점잖으셔 jeomjaneusyeo | 점잖으셔서 jeomjaneusyeoseo | 점잖으시니 jeomjaneusini | 점잖으시니까 jeomjaneusinikka | |
| Contrast | 점잖으시지만 jeomjaneusijiman | 점잖으신데 jeomjaneusinde | 점잖으시더니 jeomjaneusideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 점잖으시고 jeomjaneusigo | ||||
| Condition | 점잖으시면 jeomjaneusimyeon | 점잖으셔야 jeomjaneusyeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 점잖으심 jeomjaneusim | 점잖으시기 jeomjaneusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 점잖으셨음 jeomjaneusyeosseum | 점잖으셨기 jeomjaneusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 점잖으신 jeomjaneusin | |||
| Future | 점잖으실 jeomjaneusil | ||||
Derived terms
- (noun, used in some idioms) 점잔 (jeomjan)
References
홍윤표, Etymology of '점잖다', 새국어소식, August 2003
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