인색하다

Verb

insaekhada

to be stingy

être avare ; être mesquin

Conjugation

Casual반말 — between close friends

Polite해요체 — standard politeness

Formal합쇼체 — very formal

	Casual	Polite	Formal
Present	인색해요 insaekhaeyo is stingy	—	인색합니다 insaekhamnida is stingy
Past	인색했어요 insaekhaesseoyo was stingy	—	인색했다 insaekhaetda was stingy
Future	인색할 거예요 insaekhal geoyeyo will be stingy	—	인색할 것이다 insaekhal geosida will be stingy

Casual

Polite

Formal

Present

인색해요

insaekhaeyo

is stingy

—

인색합니다

insaekhamnida

is stingy

Past

인색했어요

insaekhaesseoyo

was stingy

—

인색했다

insaekhaetda

was stingy

Future

인색할 거예요

insaekhal geoyeyo

will be stingy

—

인색할 것이다

insaekhal geosida

will be stingy

Present

Casual
인색해요
insaekhaeyo
is stingy
Polite
—
Formal
인색합니다
insaekhamnida
is stingy

Past

Casual
인색했어요
insaekhaesseoyo
was stingy
Polite
—
Formal
인색했다
insaekhaetda
was stingy

Future

Casual
인색할 거예요
insaekhal geoyeyo
will be stingy
Polite
—
Formal
인색할 것이다
insaekhal geosida
will be stingy

Other forms

Examples

그는 항상 인색해서 친구들에게 돈을 빌려주지 않는다.
geuneun hangsang insaeghaseo chingudeurege doneul billyeojuji anhdan.
He is always stingy and never lends money to his friends.

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