Korean reference

멀다

meolda

to be far

Adjective · Irregular · 18 form tables

Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.

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Tense

Present

멀다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meoreoyoam/is/are far
합니다체, formal polite level	meomnidaam/is/are far
해체, casual level	meoreoam/is/are far
한다체, plain written level	meoldaam/is/are far

Past

멀다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meoreosseoyowas/were far
합니다체, formal polite level	meoreotseumnidawas/were far
해체, casual level	meoreosseowas/were far
한다체, plain written level	meoreotdawas/were far

Future

멀다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meol geoyeyowill be far
합니다체, formal polite level	meol geomnidawill be far
해체, casual level	meol geoyawill be far
한다체, plain written level	meol geosidawill be far

Intention / conjecture

멀다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meolgesseoyowill probably be far
합니다체, formal polite level	meolgetseumnidawill probably be far
해체, casual level	meolgesseowill probably be far
한다체, plain written level	meolgetdawill probably be far

Negative

Short negative

멀다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an meoreoyonot be far
합니다체, formal polite level	an meomnidanot be far
해체, casual level	an meoreonot be far
한다체, plain written level	an meoldanot be far

Long negative

멀다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meolji anayonot be far
합니다체, formal polite level	meolji anseumnidanot be far
해체, casual level	meolji ananot be far
한다체, plain written level	meolji antanot be far

Endings

Honorific

멀다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meoseyohe/she is far (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	meosimnidahe/she is far (honorific)
해체, casual level	meosyeohe/she is far (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	meosidahe/she is far (honorific)

Question

멀다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meoreoyo?are you far?
합니다체, formal polite level	meomnikka?are you far?
해체, casual level	meoreo?are you far?
한다체, plain written level	meoni?are you far?

Past question

멀다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	meoreosseoyo?were you far?
합니다체, formal polite level	meoreotseumnikka?were you far?
해체, casual level	meoreosseo?were you far?
한다체, plain written level	meoreonni?were you far?

Linking

And

멀다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meolgoI am far, and

And so / because

멀다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meoreoseobecause I am far

If

멀다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meolmyeonif you are far

But

멀다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meoljimanI am far, but

Because

멀다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meonikkabecause I am far

Background

멀다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meondeI am far (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

멀다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meonbe far (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

멀다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meoreotdeonwas far (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

멀다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	meolwill be far (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

멀다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	meosyeosseoyohe/she was/were far (honorific)

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