얇아
yahl-ah
descriptive
To say thin (of something flat, like a book or a slice of meat) politely in the present tense, use 얇아요 (yahl-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 얇다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 얇아요 yahl-ah-yoh | 얇습니다 yahl-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 얇았어 yahl-ah-ssuh | 얇았어요 yahl-ah-ssuh-yoh | 얇았습니다 yahl-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 얇을 거야 yahl-eul- -guh-yah | 얇을 거예요 yahl-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 얇을 겁니다 yahl-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
얇으세요
yahl-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얇아요
yahl-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
얇아요?
yahl-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
얇고
yahl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
얇으면
yahl-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
얇음
yahl-eum