얕아
yah-tah
yata
descriptive
얕다
To say to be shallow politely in the present tense, use 얕아요 (yah-tah-yoh) · yatayo. Below is the full conjugation of 얕다 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 | 얕아요 yah-tah-yoh yatayo | 얕습니다 yaht-seum-nee-dah yatseumnida | |
| Past | 얕았어 yah-tah-ssuh yatasseo | 얕았어요 yah-tah-ssuh-yoh yatasseoyo | 얕았습니다 yah-tah-sseum-nee-dah yatasseumnida |
| Future | 얕을 거야 yah-teul guh-yah yateul geoya | 얕을 거예요 yah-teul guh-yae-yoh yateul geoyeyo | 얕을 겁니다 yah-teul guhm-nee-dah yateul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얕으세요
yah-teu-sae-yoh
yateuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얕아요
yah-tah-yoh
yatayo
Question Polite (요)
얕아요?
yah-tah-yoh-?
yatayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얕고
yaht-goh
yatgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
얕으면
yah-teu-myuhn
yateumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얕고 있어요
yaht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yatgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얕고 싶어요
yaht-goh shee-puh-yoh
yatgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얕을 수 있어요
yah-teul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yateul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얕아서
yah-tah-suh
yataseo
Noun form — (기)
얕기
yaht-gee
yatgi
Noun form — (음)
얕음
yah-teum
yateum