He/she slept in Korean 🇰🇷

그 사람은 잤다 info.

Word: 자다 (jada) – to sleep

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “자다” as the sound “zzzz…” that you’d associate with sleep.
• Visualize someone peacefully sleeping and imagine them saying “jada” as they drift off.

Explanations:
• “자다” is the basic verb meaning “to sleep.” In the sentence “그 사람은 잤다” (geu sarameun jatda), the past tense “잤다” shows that he/she slept.
• Notice that the stem “자-” changes irregularly in some conjugations (e.g., future forms become “잘…”).

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 잠자다 (jamjada) – often used to emphasize “sleeping” (it equivalently means “to sleep” in a slightly more descriptive way)
• 수면하다 (sumyeonhada) – a formal term for “to sleep” used in technical or medical contexts

Conjugations of 자다 (jada):
• Dictionary Form (Infinitive): 자다 (jada)
• Present Tense (Plain Style): 잔다 (janda)
 Example: 그는 매일 일찍 잔다.
 (geuneun maeil iljjik janda – He sleeps early every day.)
• Present Tense (Polite): 자요 (jayo)
 Example: 저는 보통 10시에 자요.
 (jeoneun botong 10sie jayo – I usually sleep at 10 o’clock.)
• Past Tense (Plain Style): 잤다 (jatda)
 Example: 그 사람은 어제 늦게 잤다.
 (geu sarameun eoje neutge jatda – That person slept late yesterday.)
• Past Tense (Polite): 잤어요 (jasseoyo)
 Example: 저는 어제 푹 잤어요.
 (jeoneun eoje puk jasseoyo – I slept soundly yesterday.)
• Future Tense (Informal): 잘 거야 (jal geoya)
 Example: 너는 오늘 밤에 잘 거야.
 (neoneun oneul bame jal geoya – You will sleep well tonight.)
• Future Tense (Polite): 잘 거예요 (jal geoyeyo)
 Example: 내일은 일찍 잘 거예요.
 (naeil-eun iljjik jal geoyeyo – I will sleep early tomorrow.)
• Present Progressive: 자고 있어요 (jago isseoyo)
 Example: 지금 그는 자고 있어요.
 (jigeum geuneun jago isseoyo – He is sleeping right now.)

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