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싱겁다

singgeopda [싱겁따]

싱거워요 · 싱거웠어요 · 싱거운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

bland, not salty enough

Example

국이 좀 싱거우면 소금을 넣으세요.

If the soup is a little bland, add salt.

Word parts

Also describes people: 싱거운 사람 tells silly, flat jokes.

Good to know

싱겁다 means not salty enough, not 'tasteless'; its opposite is 짜다 'salty'.