비싸다
bissada
to be expensive
Part of speech · descriptive verb (adjective)
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
비
ㅂbinitial+ㅣimedial
싸
ㅆssinitial+ㅏamedial
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 이 가방은 너무 비싸요.This bag is too expensive.
- 서울은 집값이 비싸요.Housing is expensive in Seoul.
Collocations
값이 비싸다비싼 가방너무 비싸다
Mnemonic
bissada "to be expensive" pairs directly with ssada "to be cheap" — note that ssada hides inside bi-ssada. The thing whose price is high takes the subject marker, as price is the subject: gabang-i bissa-yo.
Quick check
What is the opposite of bissada?