-답다

Korean Pronunciation Suffix y 다워 다우니 Attached after nouns or roots, to form adjectives expressing the sense of “to have the property/feeling of; (already) like a ...; typical of”. Forms p-irregular adjectives. ko 남자 → 남자답다 man → to be manly; masculine ko 너 → 너답다 you → to be like you; typical of you ko 학생 → 학생답다 student → to be like a student ko 그녀는 오랜만에 책다운 책을 읽었다. She finally read a book (worthy of the name) after a long time. Conjugation Derived terms ko 꽃답다 lovely; flowerlike 아름답다 beautiful 정답다 情— friendly 참답다 genuine 어른답다 like an adult See also Similar adjectival suffixes: ko -스럽다, ko -되다, ko -롭다