Korean

Suffix

답다 • ‎(dapda)

1. Attached after nouns or roots, to form adjectives expressing the sense of “to have the property/feeling of; (already) like a ...; typical of”. Forms p-irregular adjectives.

   남자 → 남자답다‎ ― namja → namjadapda ― man → to be manly; masculine

   너 → 너답다‎ ― neo → neodapda ― you → to be like you; typical of you

   학생 → 학생답다‎ ― haksaeng → haksaengdapda ― student → to be like a student

   그녀는 오랜만에 책다운 책을 읽었다.‎

   Geunyeoneun oraenmane chaekdaun chaegeul ilgeotda.

   She finally read a book (worthy of the name) after a long time.

Derived terms

• 꽃답다 (kkotdapda, “lovely; flowerlike”)
• 아름답다 (areumdapda, “beautiful”)
• 정답다 (情—, jeongdapda, “friendly”)
• 참답다 (chamdapda, “genuine”)
• 어른답다 (eoreundapda, “like an adult”)

See also

• Similar adjectival suffixes: —스럽다 (-seureopda), —되다 (-doeda), —롭다 (-ropda)

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