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TOPIK 6adjective

정숙하다

jeongsukada [정수카다]

정숙해요 · 정숙했어요 · 정숙한 (+noun)

quiet, silent, hushed

Example

시험장 안에서는 정숙해야 합니다.

You must stay quiet inside the exam hall.

Word parts

정 quiet숙 solemn

Literally 'quiet and solemn'. A homonym means 'chaste, virtuous'.

Good to know

Signs reading 정숙 mean 'Quiet, please' in libraries, hospitals and exam halls. Pronounced [정수카다].