I) Informal written form → Polite written form (Present tense)
First of all, take 다 off adjectives, and then:
1. For adjectives whose final character has no final consonant, add ㅂ 니다.
E.g.
• → 크다 큽니다 = big/large
• → 세다 셉니다 = strong
• → 빠르다 빠릅니다 = fast
• → 느리다 느립니다 = slow
• → 착하다 착합니다 = kind
• → 따뜻하다 따뜻합니다 = warm (touch, feeling)
• → 시원하다 시원합니다 = cool (touch, feeling)
2. For adjectives whose final character has a final consonant, attach 습니다.
E.g.
• → 작다 작습니다 = small (size)
• → 많다 많습니다 = many
• → 적다 적습니다 = small (quantity)
• → 쉽다 쉽습니다 = easy
• → 어렵다 어렵습니다 = difficult
• → 뜨겁다 뜨겁습니다 = hot (touch)
• → 새롭 새롭습니다 = new
II) Informal written → Polite written (Past tense)
Take 다 off the past tense of adjectives, and then attach 습니다.
E.g.
• → 컸다 컸습니다 = was big/large
• → 작았다 작았습니다 = was small (size)
• → 좋았다 좋았습니다 = was good
• → 빨랐 빨랐습니다 = was fast
• → 느렸다 느렸습니다 = was slow
• → 쉬웠다 쉬웠습니다 = was easy
• → 어려웠 어려웠습니다 = was difficult
• → 뜨거웠다 뜨거웠습니다 = was hot (touch)
• → 차가웠 차가웠습니다 = was cold (touch)
• → 새로웠 새로웠습니다 = was new
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III) Informal → Polite (Spoken)
Attach 요 at the end of the adjectives of all forms.
E.g.
• → 높아 높아요 = high
• → 안높아 안높아요 = not high
• → 높았어 높았어요 = was high
• → 안높았어 안높았어요 = was not high
• → 많아 많아요 = many
• → 안많아 안많아요 = not many
• → 많았어 많았어요 = were many
• → 안많았어 안많았어요 = were not many
• → 커 커요 = big/large
• → 안커 안커요 = not big/large
• → 컸어 컸어요 = was big/large
• → 안컸어 안컸어요 = was not big/large
For help with the pronunciations of these adjectives in various forms, please use the 'listen' feature
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