적다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 적다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 적다 and you are left with 적.
2. Check the last vowel. It is ㅓ, and any vowel other than ㅏ or ㅗ takes 어요.
3. Join them. 적 + 어요 gives 적어요.
4. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 적었어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 적다

Opposite of 많다. Watch out: 작다 is small in size, 적다 is small in amount.

• 돈이 적어요.

  There is little money.

• 손님이 적어요.

  There are few customers.

More regular verbs

• 좋다to be good
• 작다to be small
• 많다to be many
• 멋있다to be cool (stylish)
• 비싸다to be expensive
• 싸다to be cheap

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.