자다
jada
to sleep
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
자
ㅈjinitial+ㅏamedial
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 저는 보통 열한 시에 자요.I usually sleep at eleven.
- 어제 잘 잤어요?Did you sleep well yesterday?
Collocations
잠을 자다잘 자다낮잠을 자다
Mnemonic
jada "to sleep" has stem ja-, so ja- + -a-yo simply stays ja-yo (identical vowels merge). The honorific "to sleep" is the separate suppletive verb jumusida, used for elders.
Quick check
What is the honorific verb for "to sleep"?