What does 덥다 mean?

Real-world examples

• ⭕

  오늘 날씨가 정말 덥다.

  o-neul nal-ssi-ga jeong-mal deop-da., o neul nal ssi ga jeong mal deop da.

  Subject (weather) correctly described as hot.

• ⭕

  나는 덥다.

  na-neun deop-da., na neun deop da.

  Natural sentence expressing a person feeling hot.

• ⭕

  이 방은 너무 덥다.

  i bang-eun neo-mu deop-da., i bang eun neo mu deop da.

  Uses place as subject to express high temperature.

• ❌

  덥다 오늘 날씨.

  deop-da o-neul nal-ssi., deop da o neul nal ssi.

  Word order is unnatural and grammatically incorrect.

• ❌

  덥다 사람이.

  deop-da sa-ram-i., deop da sa ram i.

  Subject and predicate order reversed causing grammar error.

• ⭕

  밖이 너무 덥다.

  bakk-i neo-mu deop-da., bakk i neo mu deop da.

  Naturally connects place (outside) with 덥다.

• ❌

  덥다 느낌이 들어요.

  deop-da neu-kkim-i deul-eo-yo., deop da neu kkim i deul eo yo.

  '덥다' is an adjective and doesn't fit well with '느낌이 들어요'.

1. What does '덥다' mean?

   '덥다'는 어떤 뜻인가요?('deop-da'neuneo-tteontteus-in-ga-yo?, 'deopda'neuneotteontteusingayo?)
   • 춥다 (cold)(chup-da(cold), chupda(cold))
   • 덥다 (hot)(deop-da(hot), deopda(hot))
   • 배고프다 (hungry)(bae-go-peu-da(hungry), baegopeuda(hungry))
   • 졸리다 (sleepy)(jol-ri-da(sleepy), jolrida(sleepy))

2. Which sentence is correct?

   다음 문장 중 올바른 문장은?(da-eummun-jangjungol-ba-reunmun-jang-eun?, daeummunjangjungolbareunmunjangeun?)
   • 덥다 오늘 날씨.(deop-dao-neulnal-ssi., deopdaoneulnalssi.)
   • 오늘 날씨가 덥다.(o-neulnal-ssi-gadeop-da., oneulnalssigadeopda.)
   • 덥다 사람이.(deop-dasa-ram-i., deopdasarami.)
   • 사람이 덥다.(sa-ram-ideop-da., saramideopda.)

3. When is it incorrect to use '덥다'?

   '덥다'를 사용할 수 없는 경우는?('deop-da'reulsa-yong-halsueop-neungyeong-u-neun?, 'deopda'reulsayonghalsueopneungyeonguneun?)
   • 사람이 더울 때(sa-ram-ideo-ulttae, saramideoulttae)
   • 방이 따뜻할 때(bang-itta-tteus-halttae, bangittatteushalttae)
   • 날씨가 뜨거울 때(nal-ssi-gatteu-geo-ulttae, nalssigatteugeoulttae)
   • 밖이 더울 때(bakk-ideo-ulttae, bakkideoulttae)