좁아
choh-bah
descriptive
To say to be narrow politely in the present tense, use 좁아요 (choh-bah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 좁다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 좁아요 choh-bah-yoh | 좁습니다 chohp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 좁았어 choh-bah-ssuh | 좁았어요 choh-bah-ssuh-yoh | 좁았습니다 choh-bah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 좁을 거야 choh-beul- -guh-yah | 좁을 거예요 choh-beul- -guh-yae-yoh | 좁을 겁니다 choh-beul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
좁으세요
choh-beu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
좁아요
choh-bah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
좁아요?
choh-bah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
좁고
chohp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
좁으면
choh-beu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
좁음
choh-beum