What does 바쁘다 mean?

Real-world examples

• ⭕

  오늘은 일이 많아서 정말 바빠요.

  o-neul-eun il-i man-a-seo jeong-mal ba-ppa-yo., o neul eun il i man a seo jeong mal ba ppa yo.

  '바쁘다' is naturally used as predicate with implied subject 'I'.

• ⭕

  그는 항상 바쁘다.

  geu-neun hang-sang ba-ppeu-da., geu neun hang sang ba ppeu da.

  Subject and predicate are correctly connected.

• ⭕

  바빠서 못 갔어요.

  ba-ppa-seo mos gass-eo-yo., ba ppa seo mos gass eo yo.

  '바쁘다' used naturally with '-서' to show reason.

• ❌

  바쁘다 사람은 이해해요.

  ba-ppeu-da sa-ram-eun i-hae-hae-yo., ba ppeu da sa ram eun i hae hae yo.

  '바쁘다' is adjective and must be in attributive form '바쁜' before noun.

• ⭕

  바쁘니까 나중에 전화할게요.

  ba-ppeu-ni-kka na-jung-e jeon-hwa-hal-ge-yo., ba ppeu ni kka na jung e jeon hwa hal ge yo.

  '바쁘다' used naturally with '-니까' to indicate reason.

• ❌

  바쁘다요?

  ba-ppeu-da-yo?, ba ppeu da yo?

  Polite question form is '바쁘세요?', not '바쁘다요?'.

1. What does '바쁘다' mean?

   '바쁘다'의 뜻은 무엇인가요?('ba-ppeu-da'uitteus-eunmu-eos-in-ga-yo?, 'bappeuda'uitteuseunmueosingayo?)
   • 시간이 많다(si-gan-iman-da, siganimanda)
   • 할 일이 많다(halil-iman-da, halilimanda)
   • 기분이 좋다(gi-bun-ijoh-da, gibunijohda)
   • 아프다(a-peu-da, apeuda)

2. How do you modify a noun with '바쁘다'?

   '바쁘다'를 명사 앞에서 수식하려면 어떻게 해야 할까요?('ba-ppeu-da'reulmyeong-saap-e-seosu-sik-ha-ryeo-myeoneo-tteoh-gehae-yahal-kka-yo?, 'bappeuda'reulmyeongsaapeseosusikharyeomyeoneotteohgehaeyahalkkayo?)
   • 바쁘다 사람(ba-ppeu-dasa-ram, bappeudasaram)
   • 바쁜 사람(ba-ppeunsa-ram, bappeunsaram)
   • 바쁘 사람(ba-ppeusa-ram, bappeusaram)
   • 바쁘는 사람(ba-ppeu-neunsa-ram, bappeuneunsaram)

3. Which sentence is correct?

   다음 중 올바른 문장은?(da-eumjungol-ba-reunmun-jang-eun?, daeumjungolbareunmunjangeun?)
   • 오늘은 바쁘다요.(o-neul-eunba-ppeu-da-yo., oneuleunbappeudayo.)
   • 오늘은 바빠요.(o-neul-eunba-ppa-yo., oneuleunbappayo.)
   • 오늘은 바쁘다요?(o-neul-eunba-ppeu-da-yo?, oneuleunbappeudayo?)
   • 오늘은 바쁘.(o-neul-eunba-ppeu., oneuleunbappeu.)