어줍잖다
Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 어쭙잖다 (eojjupjanta, prescriptive form in South Korea)
Etymology
[edit]어줍— (eojup-, “ill-fitting”) + 잖다 (-janta, inflecting stem-deriving suffix, literally “not being”).[1]
잖다 (janta) derives from a contraction of the verbal/adjectival negation 지 않다 (ji anta, “not being”), and most verbs and adjectives using it have a sense which is opposed to the verbal stem. But there are some exceptions, such as this adjective or 우연찮다 (uyeonchanta, “to be coincidental”), which perhaps arise from originally sarcastic usage.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹d͡ʑup̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ntʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [어줍짠타]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eojupjanta |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eojubjanhda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏjupchant'a |
| Yale Romanization? | ecwupcanhta |
Adjective
[edit]어줍잖다 • (eojupjanta) (infinitive 어줍잖아, sequential 어줍잖으니)
- to be laughably inappropriate for one's station
- 2020, “백보드 파격, 당명 변경…김수민 "통합당 과거 이미지 벗겠다" [baekbodeu pagyeok, dangmyeong byeon'gyeong…gimsumin tonghapdang gwageo imiji beotgetda"]”, in Newsis News Agency[1]:
- 어줍잖게 우리들의 생각이 최선이다라고 하지 말고, 국민들과 질문을 주고 받아야 할 시기라고 생각한다.
- Eojupjanke urideur-ui saenggag-i choeseon-ida-rago haji malgo, gungmin-deul-gwa jilmun-eul jugo badaya hal sigi-rago saenggakhanda.
- We believe that this is a time when we should not arrogantly say that our ideas are best, but rather exchange questions with the people.
- to be laughably irrelevant or low-quality
- 1939, 이상(李箱) (Yi Sang), “金裕貞論”, in 靑色紙[2], number 5:
- 내 어쭙쟌은 글이 네 분의 心思를 건드린다거나 읽는 이들의 嘲笑를 산다거나 하지나 않을가 생각을 하니 아닌게 아니라 등어리가 꽤 서늘하다.
- Nae eojjupjyaneun geur-i ne bun-ui simsa-reul geondeurindageona ingneun ideur-ui joso-reul sandageona hajina aneulga saenggageul hani anin'ge anira deung'eori-ga kkwae seoneulhada.
- When I imagine that my poor writings might irritate the four gentlemen or win the derision of readers, without exaggeration, I feel a chill down the spine.
- to behave awkwardly
- 2020, 최성희 [choeseonghui], “코로나 단상: Untact 휴식 [korona dansang: Untact hyusik]”, in 오늘의 문예비평 [oneurui munyebipyeong]:
- 그러나 실제로 한 공간에서 다른 학생들을 느끼며 교수의 어줍잖은 말투와 붉어지는 얼굴, 말실수, 그리고 무심한 듯 건네는 잔소리를 겪는 것과 인터넷으로 주로 교과 내용을 듣는 것은 이미 큰 차이를 만들고 있지 않을까?
- Geureona siljero han gonggan-eseo dareun haksaeng-deur-eul neukkimyeo gyosu-ui eojupjaneun maltu-wa bulgeojineun eolgul, malsilsu, geurigo musimhan deut geonneneun jansori-reul gyeongneun geot-gwa inteones-euro juro gyogwa naeyong-eul deunneun geos-eun imi keun chai-reul mandeulgo itji aneulkka?
- But wouldn't there already be a great difference between really feeling the other students in a single space, withstanding the professor's awkward mannerisms and faux pas and the chidings they give while feigning indifference, and listening to mostly coursework material online?
Usage notes
[edit]The South Korean prescriptive standard is 어쭙잖다 (eojjupjanta), but 어줍잖다 (eojupjanta) is far more common in practice among South Koreans.[1] There is a further issue with consistency in the South Korean standard, as 어줍다 (eojupda) is standard and not 어쭙다 (eojjupda). In North Korea, 어줍잖다 (eojupjanta) is standard.[1]
Conjugation
[edit] Selected forms of the adjective 어줍잖다 (eojupjanta): consonant-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 어줍잖다 eojupjanta |
어줍잖아 eojupjana |
어줍잖아요 eojupjanayo |
어줍잖습니다 eojupjanseumnida |
| Past | 어줍잖았다 eojupjanatda |
어줍잖았어 eojupjanasseo |
어줍잖았어요 eojupjanasseoyo |
어줍잖았습니다 eojupjanatseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 어줍잖으냐 eojupjaneunya |
어줍잖아 eojupjana |
어줍잖아요 eojupjanayo |
어줍잖습니까 eojupjanseumnikka |
| Past | 어줍잖았냐 eojupjanannya |
어줍잖았어 eojupjanasseo |
어줍잖았어요 eojupjanasseoyo |
어줍잖았습니까 eojupjanatseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 어줍잖겠다 eojupjanketda |
어줍잖겠어 eojupjankesseo |
어줍잖겠어요 eojupjankesseoyo |
어줍잖겠습니다 eojupjanketseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 어줍잖아 eojupjana |
어줍잖아서 eojupjanaseo |
어줍잖으니 eojupjaneuni |
어줍잖으니까 eojupjaneunikka | |
| Contrast | 어줍잖지만 eojupjanchiman |
어줍잖은데 eojupjaneunde |
어줍잖더니 eojupjanteoni |
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| Conjunction | 어줍잖고 eojupjanko |
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| Condition | 어줍잖으면 eojupjaneumyeon |
어줍잖아야 eojupjanaya |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 어줍잖음 eojupjaneum |
어줍잖기 eojupjanki | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 어줍잖았음 eojupjanasseum |
어줍잖았기 eojupjanatgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 어줍잖은 eojupjaneun | |||
| Future | 어줍잖을 eojupjaneul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
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| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 어줍잖으시다 eojupjaneusida |
어줍잖으셔 eojupjaneusyeo |
어줍잖으세요, 어줍잖으셔요 eojupjaneuseyo, eojupjaneusyeoyo |
어줍잖으십니다 eojupjaneusimnida |
| Past | 어줍잖으셨다 eojupjaneusyeotda |
어줍잖으셨어 eojupjaneusyeosseo |
어줍잖으셨어요 eojupjaneusyeosseoyo |
어줍잖으셨습니다 eojupjaneusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 어줍잖으시냐 eojupjaneusinya |
어줍잖으셔 eojupjaneusyeo |
어줍잖으세요, 어줍잖으셔요 eojupjaneuseyo, eojupjaneusyeoyo |
어줍잖으십니까 eojupjaneusimnikka |
| Past | 어줍잖으셨냐 eojupjaneusyeonnya |
어줍잖으셨어 eojupjaneusyeosseo |
어줍잖으셨어요 eojupjaneusyeosseoyo |
어줍잖으셨습니까 eojupjaneusyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 어줍잖으시겠다 eojupjaneusigetda |
어줍잖으시겠어 eojupjaneusigesseo |
어줍잖으시겠어요 eojupjaneusigesseoyo |
어줍잖으시겠습니다 eojupjaneusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 어줍잖으셔 eojupjaneusyeo |
어줍잖으셔서 eojupjaneusyeoseo |
어줍잖으시니 eojupjaneusini |
어줍잖으시니까 eojupjaneusinikka | |
| Contrast | 어줍잖으시지만 eojupjaneusijiman |
어줍잖으신데 eojupjaneusinde |
어줍잖으시더니 eojupjaneusideoni |
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| Conjunction | 어줍잖으시고 eojupjaneusigo |
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| Condition | 어줍잖으시면 eojupjaneusimyeon |
어줍잖으셔야 eojupjaneusyeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 어줍잖으심 eojupjaneusim |
어줍잖으시기 eojupjaneusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 어줍잖으셨음 eojupjaneusyeosseum |
어줍잖으셨기 eojupjaneusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 어줍잖으신 eojupjaneusin | |||
| Future | 어줍잖으실 eojupjaneusil | ||||