개같다

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae-, “dog”, intensifier) +‎ 같다 (gatda, “to resemble, be like”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɡa̠t̚t͈a̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɡa̠t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)갇따/게(ː)갇따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaegatda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaegatda
McCune–Reischauer?	kaegatta
Yale Romanization?	kāykathta

Adjective

개같다 • (gaegatda) (infinitive 개같아, sequential 개같으니)

1. (vulgar, slang) annoying, shitty, crappy

   Synonym: 좆같다 (jotgatda)

   이 게임 진짜 개같다. ― I geim jinjja gaegatda. ― This game is really annoying.

   개같은 노래 좀 꺼라. ― Gaegateun norae jom kkeora. ― Please turn off the shitty music.

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	개같다 gaegatda	개같아 gaegata	개같아요 gaegatayo	개같습니다 gaegatseumnida
	Past	개같았다 gaegatatda	개같았어 gaegatasseo	개같았어요 gaegatasseoyo	개같았습니다 gaegatatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개같으냐 gaegateunya	개같아 gaegata	개같아요 gaegatayo	개같습니까 gaegatseumnikka
	Past	개같았냐 gaegatannya	개같았어 gaegatasseo	개같았어요 gaegatasseoyo	개같았습니까 gaegatatseumnikka
Assertive		개같겠다 gaegatgetda	개같겠어 gaegatgesseo	개같겠어요 gaegatgesseoyo	개같겠습니다 gaegatgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		개같아 gaegata	개같아서 gaegataseo	개같으니 gaegateuni	개같으니까 gaegateunikka
Contrast		개같지만 gaegatjiman	개같은데 gaegateunde	개같더니 gaegatdeoni
Conjunction		개같고 gaegatgo
Condition		개같으면 gaegateumyeon	개같아야 gaegataya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		개같음 gaegateum	개같기 gaegatgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		개같았음 gaegatasseum	개같았기 gaegatatgi
Determiners	Present		개같은 gaegateun
	Future		개같을 gaegateul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	개같으시다 gaegateusida	개같으셔 gaegateusyeo	개같으세요, 개같으셔요 gaegateuseyo, gaegateusyeoyo	개같으십니다 gaegateusimnida
	Past	개같으셨다 gaegateusyeotda	개같으셨어 gaegateusyeosseo	개같으셨어요 gaegateusyeosseoyo	개같으셨습니다 gaegateusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개같으시냐 gaegateusinya	개같으셔 gaegateusyeo	개같으세요, 개같으셔요 gaegateuseyo, gaegateusyeoyo	개같으십니까 gaegateusimnikka
	Past	개같으셨냐 gaegateusyeonnya	개같으셨어 gaegateusyeosseo	개같으셨어요 gaegateusyeosseoyo	개같으셨습니까 gaegateusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		개같으시겠다 gaegateusigetda	개같으시겠어 gaegateusigesseo	개같으시겠어요 gaegateusigesseoyo	개같으시겠습니다 gaegateusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		개같으셔 gaegateusyeo	개같으셔서 gaegateusyeoseo	개같으시니 gaegateusini	개같으시니까 gaegateusinikka
Contrast		개같으시지만 gaegateusijiman	개같으신데 gaegateusinde	개같으시더니 gaegateusideoni
Conjunction		개같으시고 gaegateusigo
Condition		개같으시면 gaegateusimyeon	개같으셔야 gaegateusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		개같으심 gaegateusim	개같으시기 gaegateusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		개같으셨음 gaegateusyeosseum	개같으셨기 gaegateusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		개같으신 gaegateusin
	Future		개같으실 gaegateusil

    Selected forms of the adjective 개같다 (gaegatda): consonant-stem, regular