멋지다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 멋 (meot, “spirit”) + 지다 (jida).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈ida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [먿찌다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meotjida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meosjida
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏtchida
Yale Romanization?	mescita

Adjective

멋지다 • (meotjida) (infinitive 멋져 or 멋지어, sequential 멋지니)

1. to be cool, splendid

   이 다방은 아주 멋지다.

   i dabang'eun aju meotjida.

   This coffee shop is very nice.

   그는 콧수염이 아주 멋지다.

   geuneun kotsuyeomi aju meotjida.

   He looks really nice with a moustache.

   나는 멋지고 따뜻한 기분이 들었다.

   naneun meotjigo ttatteuthan gibuni deureotda.

   I felt so nice and warm!

   by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance Garnett, Diary of a Lunatic (The original sentence in English)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 멋지다 (meotjida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멋지다 meotjida	멋져 meotjeo	멋져요, 멋지어요 meotjeoyo, meotjieoyo	멋집니다 meotjimnida
	Past	멋졌다 meotjeotda	멋졌어 meotjeosseo	멋졌어요 meotjeosseoyo	멋졌습니다 meotjeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멋지냐 meotjinya	멋져 meotjeo	멋져요, 멋지어요 meotjeoyo, meotjieoyo	멋집니까 meotjimnikka
	Past	멋졌냐 meotjeonnya	멋졌어 meotjeosseo	멋졌어요 meotjeosseoyo	멋졌습니까 meotjeotseumnikka
Assertive		멋지겠다 meotjigetda	멋지겠어 meotjigesseo	멋지겠어요 meotjigesseoyo	멋지겠습니다 meotjigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멋져 meotjeo	멋져서, 멋지어서 meotjeoseo, meotjieoseo	멋지니 meotjini	멋지니까 meotjinikka
Contrast		멋지지만 meotjijiman	멋진데 meotjinde	멋지더니 meotjideoni
Conjunction		멋지고 meotjigo
Condition		멋지면 meotjimyeon	멋져야, 멋지어야 meotjeoya, meotjieoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멋짐 meotjim	멋지기 meotjigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멋졌음, 멋지었음 meotjeosseum, meotjieosseum	멋졌기, 멋지었기 meotjeotgi, meotjieotgi
Determiners	Present		멋진 meotjin
	Future		멋질 meotjil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멋지시다 meotjisida	멋지셔 meotjisyeo	멋지세요, 멋지셔요 meotjiseyo, meotjisyeoyo	멋지십니다 meotjisimnida
	Past	멋지셨다 meotjisyeotda	멋지셨어 meotjisyeosseo	멋지셨어요 meotjisyeosseoyo	멋지셨습니다 meotjisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멋지시냐 meotjisinya	멋지셔 meotjisyeo	멋지세요, 멋지셔요 meotjiseyo, meotjisyeoyo	멋지십니까 meotjisimnikka
	Past	멋지셨냐 meotjisyeonnya	멋지셨어 meotjisyeosseo	멋지셨어요 meotjisyeosseoyo	멋지셨습니까 meotjisyeotseumnikka
Assertive		멋지시겠다 meotjisigetda	멋지시겠어 meotjisigesseo	멋지시겠어요 meotjisigesseoyo	멋지시겠습니다 meotjisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		멋지셔 meotjisyeo	멋지셔서 meotjisyeoseo	멋지시니 meotjisini	멋지시니까 meotjisinikka
Contrast		멋지시지만 meotjisijiman	멋지신데 meotjisinde	멋지시더니 meotjisideoni
Conjunction		멋지시고 meotjisigo
Condition		멋지시면 meotjisimyeon	멋지셔야 meotjisyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		멋지심 meotjisim	멋지시기 meotjisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멋지셨음 meotjisyeosseum	멋지셨기 meotjisyeotgi
Determiners	Present		멋지신 meotjisin
	Future		멋지실 meotjisil