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고프다

고프다

Korean

Adjective

고프다 • ‎(gopeuda) ‎(infinitive 고파, sequential 고프니)

(of the stomach) To be hungry, empty, starved

Alternative forms

골프다 (golpeuda) (obsolete)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 고프다 (gopeuda)

Stems
Stem 1	고프 (gopeu)
Stem 2	고파 (gopa)
Stem 3	고프 (gopeu)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	고프다 gopeuda past: 고팠다 gopatda	고파 gopa past: 고팠어 gopasseo	고파요 gopayo past: 고팠어요 gopasseoyo	고픕니다 gopeumnida past: 고팠습니다 gopatseumnida
Interrogative	고프냐 gopeunya past: 고팠냐 gopannya	고파 gopa past: 고팠어 gopasseo	고파요 gopayo past: 고팠어요 gopasseoyo	고픕니까 gopeumnikka past: 고팠습니까 gopatseumnikka
Assertive	고프겠다 gopeugetda	고프겠어 gopeugesseo	고프겠어요 gopeugesseoyo	고프겠습니다 gopeugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	고파 gopa	고파서 gopaseo	고프니 gopeuni	고프니까 gopeunikka
Contrast	고프지만 gopeujiman	고픈데 gopeunde	고프더니 gopeudeoni
Conjunction	고프고 gopeugo
Condition	고프면 gopeumyeon	고파야 gopaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		고픔 gopeum	고프기 gopeugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고팠음 gopasseum	고팠기 gopatgi
Determiners	present		고픈 gopeun
Determiners	future		고플 gopeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	고프시다 gopeusida past: 고프셨다 gopeusyeotda	고프셔 gopeusyeo past: 고프셨어 gopeusyeosseo	고프세요, 고프셔요 gopeuseyo, gopeusyeoyo past: 고프셨어요 gopeusyeosseoyo	고프십니다 gopeusimnida past: 고프셨습니다 gopeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	고프시냐 gopeusinya past: 고프셨냐 gopeusyeonnya	고프셔 gopeusyeo past: 고프셨어 gopeusyeosseo	고프세요, 고프셔요 gopeuseyo, gopeusyeoyo past: 고프셨어요 gopeusyeosseoyo	고프십니까 gopeusimnikka past: 고프셨습니까 gopeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive	고프시겠다 gopeusigetda	고프시겠어 gopeusigesseo	고프시겠어요 gopeusigesseoyo	고프시겠습니다 gopeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	고프셔 gopeusyeo	고프셔서 gopeusyeoseo	고프시니 gopeusini	고프시니까 gopeusinikka
Contrast	고프시지만 gopeusijiman	고프신데 gopeusinde	고프시더니 gopeusideoni
Conjunction	고프시고 gopeusigo
Condition	고프시면 gopeusimyeon	고프셔야 gopeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		고프심 gopeusim	고프시기 gopeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고프셨음 gopeusyeosseum	고프셨기 gopeusyeotgi
Determiners	present		고프신 gopeusin
Determiners	future		고프실 gopeusil

Synonyms

곯다 (golta, “to starve, go hungry, be hungry”)
굶다 (gumda, “to starve, go hungry, be hungry”)
굶주리다 (gumjurida, “to starve, go hungry, be hungry”)
주리다 (jurida, “to starve, go hungry, be hungry”)

Antonyms

배부르다 (baebureuda, “(adjective: for stomach) to be full; (verb: for belly) to bulge, inflate”)

Derived terms

배고프다 (baegopeuda, “to be hungry, empty (of stomach)”)

See also

배아프다 (baeapeuda, “(for stomach) To ache, be ill, sick”)
배 (bae, “belly; stomach; bowel, gut”)
골 (gol, “hole, hollow, furrow, alley, gulley, gullet, valley”)
굴 (gul, “hole, hollow, burrow, cavity, cave, tunnel”)
굿 (gut, “hollow, pit, cavity”)