Ripe in Korean 🇰🇷

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ripe	익다

How to say “ripe” in Korean? “익다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “익다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on ripe in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Think of the sound “ik” in 익다 as a short form of “I can tell it’s ripe.” Associating 익다 with the image of a fruit turning ripe can help you remember its meaning.
• Visualize fruit slowly ripening—in Korean, this transformation is conveyed by the verb 익다.

Explanation:
• 익다 is an intransitive verb meaning “to ripen” or “to mature.” It’s used to describe things like fruits, vegetables, or even non-food objects reaching a state of readiness or maturity.

Similar Words:
• 성숙하다 (seong-sukhada) – means “to mature” or “to become mature,” more often used for people or abstract concepts.
• 잘 익다 (jal ikda) – an adverbial phrase meaning “to ripen well” or “to be perfectly ripe.”

Conjugations (Infinitive: 익다):
• Present Tense:
– Informal Low: 익어 (ik-eo)
– Informal Polite: 익어요 (ik-eosseoyo)
– Formal Declarative: 익습니다 (ik-seumnida)
• Past Tense:
– Informal Low: 익었어 (ik-eosseo)
– Informal Polite: 익었어요 (ik-eosseoyo)
– Formal Declarative: 익었습니다 (ik-eosseumnida)
• Future Tense:
– Informal Low: 익을 거야 (ik-eul geoya)
– Informal Polite: 익을 거예요 (ik-eul geoyeyo)
– Formal Declarative: 익을 것입니다 (ik-eul geosimnida)
• Imperative:
– Informal Low: 익어라 (ik-eora)
– Informal Polite/Formal: 익으세요 (ik-euseyo)
– Less common ending (casual commanding tone): 익어 (ik-eo)
• Propositive:
– Informal Low/Formal: 익자 (ikja)

Example Sentences:
1. 이 사과가 잘 익었어요.
• Romanized: I sagwaga jal ik-eosseoyo.
• Meaning: This apple is perfectly ripe.
2. 김치가 익으면 더 맛있어요.
• Romanized: Gimchi-ga ik-eumyeon deo masisseoyo.
• Meaning: When the kimchi ripens, it becomes tastier.
3. 시간이 지나면 모든 것이 익을 거예요.
• Romanized: Sigani jinamyeon modeun geosi ik-eul geoyeyo.
• Meaning: With time, everything will ripen.

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