좁아
choh-bah
joba
descriptive
좁다
To say to be narrow politely in the present tense, use 좁아요 (choh-bah-yoh) · jobayo. Below is the full conjugation of 좁다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 좁아요 choh-bah-yoh jobayo | 좁습니다 chohp-sseum-nee-dah jopsseumnida | |
| Past | 좁았어 choh-bah-ssuh jobasseo | 좁았어요 choh-bah-ssuh-yoh jobasseoyo | 좁았습니다 choh-bah-sseum-nee-dah jobasseumnida |
| Future | 좁을 거야 choh-beul guh-yah jobeul geoya | 좁을 거예요 choh-beul guh-yae-yoh jobeul geoyeyo | 좁을 겁니다 choh-beul guhm-nee-dah jobeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
좁으세요
choh-beu-sae-yoh
jobeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
좁아요
choh-bah-yoh
jobayo
Question Polite (요)
좁아요?
choh-bah-yoh-?
jobayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
좁고
chohp-goh
jopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
좁으면
choh-beu-myuhn
jobeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
좁고 있어요
chohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
좁고 싶어요
chohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
좁을 수 있어요
choh-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jobeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
좁아서
choh-bah-suh
jobaseo
Noun form — (기)
좁기
chohp-gee
jopgi
Noun form — (음)
좁음
choh-beum
jobeum