참되다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbong cheonjamun (石峰千字文 / 석봉천자문), 1583, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ되다 (Yale: chom-twoyta).

참 (cham, “truth”) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, “to become”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mt͈we̞da̠] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠mt͈ø̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [참뛔다/참뙤다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amtoeda
Yale Romanization?	chamqtoyta

Adjective

참되다 • (chamdoeda) (infinitive 참돼 or 참되어, sequential 참되니)

1. to be real, to be sincere, to be truthful

   Synonym: 진실(眞實)되다 (jinsildoeda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 참되다 (chamdoeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	참되다 chamdoeda	참돼 chamdwae	참돼요, 참되어요 chamdwaeyo, chamdoeeoyo	참됩니다 chamdoemnida
	Past	참됐다 chamdwaetda	참됐어 chamdwaesseo	참됐어요 chamdwaesseoyo	참됐습니다 chamdwaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	참되냐 chamdoenya	참돼 chamdwae	참돼요, 참되어요 chamdwaeyo, chamdoeeoyo	참됩니까 chamdoemnikka
	Past	참됐냐 chamdwaennya	참됐어 chamdwaesseo	참됐어요 chamdwaesseoyo	참됐습니까 chamdwaetseumnikka
Assertive		참되겠다 chamdoegetda	참되겠어 chamdoegesseo	참되겠어요 chamdoegesseoyo	참되겠습니다 chamdoegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		참돼 chamdwae	참돼서, 참되어서 chamdwaeseo, chamdoeeoseo	참되니 chamdoeni	참되니까 chamdoenikka
Contrast		참되지만 chamdoejiman	참된데 chamdoende	참되더니 chamdoedeoni
Conjunction		참되고 chamdoego
Condition		참되면 chamdoemyeon	참돼야, 참되어야 chamdwaeya, chamdoeeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		참됨 chamdoem	참되기 chamdoegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		참됐음, 참되었음 chamdwaesseum, chamdoeeosseum	참됐기, 참되었기 chamdwaetgi, chamdoeeotgi
Determiners	Present		참된 chamdoen
	Future		참될 chamdoel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	참되시다 chamdoesida	참되셔 chamdoesyeo	참되세요, 참되셔요 chamdoeseyo, chamdoesyeoyo	참되십니다 chamdoesimnida
	Past	참되셨다 chamdoesyeotda	참되셨어 chamdoesyeosseo	참되셨어요 chamdoesyeosseoyo	참되셨습니다 chamdoesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	참되시냐 chamdoesinya	참되셔 chamdoesyeo	참되세요, 참되셔요 chamdoeseyo, chamdoesyeoyo	참되십니까 chamdoesimnikka
	Past	참되셨냐 chamdoesyeonnya	참되셨어 chamdoesyeosseo	참되셨어요 chamdoesyeosseoyo	참되셨습니까 chamdoesyeotseumnikka
Assertive		참되시겠다 chamdoesigetda	참되시겠어 chamdoesigesseo	참되시겠어요 chamdoesigesseoyo	참되시겠습니다 chamdoesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		참되셔 chamdoesyeo	참되셔서 chamdoesyeoseo	참되시니 chamdoesini	참되시니까 chamdoesinikka
Contrast		참되시지만 chamdoesijiman	참되신데 chamdoesinde	참되시더니 chamdoesideoni
Conjunction		참되시고 chamdoesigo
Condition		참되시면 chamdoesimyeon	참되셔야 chamdoesyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		참되심 chamdoesim	참되시기 chamdoesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		참되셨음 chamdoesyeosseum	참되셨기 chamdoesyeotgi
Determiners	Present		참되신 chamdoesin
	Future		참되실 chamdoesil

See also

• 거짓 (geojit, “falsehood”)