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TOPIK 3adjective

가늘다

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가늘어요 · 가늘었어요 · 가는 (+noun) (ㄹ drops)

thin, slender, fine

Example

그 사람은 손가락이 길고 가늘어요.

That person's fingers are long and slender.

Word parts

For thin long things (threads, fingers); flat thin things use 얇다.

Good to know

The modifier 가는 looks like 가는 from 가다 'going'; context tells you which.