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높다

높다

Korean

Adjective

높다 • ‎(nopda) ‎(infinitive 높아, sequential 높으니)

to be high, tall, lofty

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 높다 (nopda)

Stems
Stem 1	높 (nop)
Stem 2	높아 (nopa)
Stem 3	높으 (nopeu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	높다 nopda past: 높았다 nopatda	높아 nopa past: 높았어 nopasseo	높아요 nopayo past: 높았어요 nopasseoyo	높습니다 nopseumnida past: 높았습니다 nopatseumnida
Interrogative	높으냐 nopeunya past: 높았냐 nopannya	높아 nopa past: 높았어 nopasseo	높아요 nopayo past: 높았어요 nopasseoyo	높습니까 nopseumnikka past: 높았습니까 nopatseumnikka
Assertive	높겠다 nopgetda	높겠어 nopgesseo	높겠어요 nopgesseoyo	높겠습니다 nopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	높아 nopa	높아서 nopaseo	높으니 nopeuni	높으니까 nopeunikka
Contrast	높지만 nopjiman	높은데 nopeunde	높더니 nopdeoni
Conjunction	높고 nopgo
Condition	높으면 nopeumyeon	높아야 nopaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		높음 nopeum	높기 nopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		높았음 nopasseum	높았기 nopatgi
Determiners	present		높은 nopeun
Determiners	future		높을 nopeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	높으시다 nopeusida past: 높으셨다 nopeusyeotda	높으셔 nopeusyeo past: 높으셨어 nopeusyeosseo	높으세요, 높으셔요 nopeuseyo, nopeusyeoyo past: 높으셨어요 nopeusyeosseoyo	높으십니다 nopeusimnida past: 높으셨습니다 nopeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	높으시냐 nopeusinya past: 높으셨냐 nopeusyeonnya	높으셔 nopeusyeo past: 높으셨어 nopeusyeosseo	높으세요, 높으셔요 nopeuseyo, nopeusyeoyo past: 높으셨어요 nopeusyeosseoyo	높으십니까 nopeusimnikka past: 높으셨습니까 nopeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive	높으시겠다 nopeusigetda	높으시겠어 nopeusigesseo	높으시겠어요 nopeusigesseoyo	높으시겠습니다 nopeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	높으셔 nopeusyeo	높으셔서 nopeusyeoseo	높으시니 nopeusini	높으시니까 nopeusinikka
Contrast	높으시지만 nopeusijiman	높으신데 nopeusinde	높으시더니 nopeusideoni
Conjunction	높으시고 nopeusigo
Condition	높으시면 nopeusimyeon	높으셔야 nopeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		높으심 nopeusim	높으시기 nopeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		높으셨음 nopeusyeosseum	높으셨기 nopeusyeotgi
Determiners	present		높으신 nopeusin
Determiners	future		높으실 nopeusil

Antonyms

낮다 (natda, “to be low”)

Derived terms

높이 (nopi, “height”)
높이다 (nopida, “to heighten, make high”)

Related terms

깊다 (gipda, “to be deep”)
얕다 (yatda, “to be shallow”)