검다

geomda · [검따]

black · dark · illegal · wrong

adjectiveIntermediate

Meanings

  1. black; darkDark black like a night sky with no light.
  2. illegal; wrong; evilIllegal or not right.
  3. hopeless; gloomyWithout hope; depressing.

Examples from Lessons (2)

어제 검은 옷을 샀어.

I bought black clothes yesterday.

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전시실에서 마주한 수묵화들은 단순히 검은 먹으로 그린 그림이 아니었다.

The ink wash paintings I encountered in the gallery were not merely pictures drawn with black ink.

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Grammar in These Examples

-ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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