곧다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 곧다 (Yale: kwot.ta). From Old Korean 直等 (*KWOt).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [곧따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godda
McCune–Reischauer?	kotta
Yale Romanization?	kot.ta

Adjective

곧다 • (gotda) (infinitive 곧아, sequential 곧으니)

1. To be straight
2. To be upright and virtuous

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 곧다 (gotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	곧다 gotda	곧아 goda	곧아요 godayo	곧습니다 gotseumnida
	Past	곧았다 godatda	곧았어 godasseo	곧았어요 godasseoyo	곧았습니다 godatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	곧으냐 godeunya	곧아 goda	곧아요 godayo	곧습니까 gotseumnikka
	Past	곧았냐 godannya	곧았어 godasseo	곧았어요 godasseoyo	곧았습니까 godatseumnikka
Assertive		곧겠다 gotgetda	곧겠어 gotgesseo	곧겠어요 gotgesseoyo	곧겠습니다 gotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		곧아 goda	곧아서 godaseo	곧으니 godeuni	곧으니까 godeunikka
Contrast		곧지만 gotjiman	곧은데 godeunde	곧더니 gotdeoni
Conjunction		곧고 gotgo
Condition		곧으면 godeumyeon	곧아야 godaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		곧음 godeum	곧기 gotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		곧았음 godasseum	곧았기 godatgi
Determiners	Present		곧은 godeun
	Future		곧을 godeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	곧으시다 godeusida	곧으셔 godeusyeo	곧으세요, 곧으셔요 godeuseyo, godeusyeoyo	곧으십니다 godeusimnida
	Past	곧으셨다 godeusyeotda	곧으셨어 godeusyeosseo	곧으셨어요 godeusyeosseoyo	곧으셨습니다 godeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	곧으시냐 godeusinya	곧으셔 godeusyeo	곧으세요, 곧으셔요 godeuseyo, godeusyeoyo	곧으십니까 godeusimnikka
	Past	곧으셨냐 godeusyeonnya	곧으셨어 godeusyeosseo	곧으셨어요 godeusyeosseoyo	곧으셨습니까 godeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		곧으시겠다 godeusigetda	곧으시겠어 godeusigesseo	곧으시겠어요 godeusigesseoyo	곧으시겠습니다 godeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		곧으셔 godeusyeo	곧으셔서 godeusyeoseo	곧으시니 godeusini	곧으시니까 godeusinikka
Contrast		곧으시지만 godeusijiman	곧으신데 godeusinde	곧으시더니 godeusideoni
Conjunction		곧으시고 godeusigo
Condition		곧으시면 godeusimyeon	곧으셔야 godeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		곧으심 godeusim	곧으시기 godeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		곧으셨음 godeusyeosseum	곧으셨기 godeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		곧으신 godeusin
	Future		곧으실 godeusil