Light in Korean: 가볍다’s meaning and pronunciation

Light in Korean, 가볍다 meaningLight in Korean is 가볍다. For examples, you can use like [가벼운 가방, 가벼운 물건]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 가볍다 along with examples.

Basics

Word Part Chinese Sound
가볍다 adjective — 가볍따

가볍다 Meaning

Meaning Explanation
light Weighing little.

Examples

가벼운 가방.
light bag.
가벼운 물건.
light stuff.
짐은 생각보다 가벼워 나 혼자서도 충분히 들 수 있었다.
The luggage was lighter than I thought and I was able to lift it by myself.
나는 그보다 체중이 가벼워 몸싸움에서 쉽게 밀려 계속 넘어졌다.

I was lighter than him, so I was easily pushed out of a fight and fell over and over again.

How to Conjugate 가볍다

① Formal High (합니다체)

Present    가볍습니다
Past    가벼웠습니다
Past Perfect    가벼웠었습니다
Future    가벼울 것입니다
Condition    가볍겠습니다

② Informal High (해요체)

Present    가벼워요
Past    가벼웠어요
Past Perfect    가벼웠었어요
Future    가벼울 것이에요
Condition    가볍겠어요

③ Informal Low (해체)

Present    가벼워
Past    가벼웠어
Past Perfect    가벼웠었어
Future    가벼울 것이야
Condition    가볍겠어

④ Formal Low (한다체)

Present    가볍다
Past    가벼웠다
Past Perfect    가벼웠었다
Future    가벼울 것이다
Condition    가볍겠다

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