"집이 좁습니다."

Translation: The house is small.

[nsynthesia]

when do you use 작 and when do you use 좁

[j3nny8675309]

작 for small in size, including height. 좁 also means small but more specifically narrow. When trying to differentiate, think of buying pants. The length is too short, so 작습니다. The legs are cut too narrow, so they are 좁습니다.

[TayW863339]

Thank you

[jplaxco]

If I'm not mistaken, 좁 means narrow, and 작 means small.

[Al-Asmawi]

Duolingo accepts "집이 춥습니다" "The house is cold", "집이 낮습니다" "The house is low" as correct answers. it doesn't even tell you there is a typo or that you have a mistake. many other qustions have the same problem. choose any wrong adjective of the multiple choices and it will still pass as a correct answer. I have to go to the discussion of each question to see if my answer is actually correct. this should be fixed.

[J7jx10]

it does not anymore (June 21)

[richydatson]

Wait. I thought small was supposed to be 작습니다, while 좁습니다 is narrow??

[tnW73]

They also admit "The house is cramped." as an answer!

[BTSforlife111]

Yes i know i have a small house just leave me alone ok

[SKYRYD3R]

Shotgun shack

[JMcBrown2]

How can you hear the difference between 춥 and 좁 especially when it's spoken fast(normal)?

[LiKenun]

In English, you hear /o/ in the southern hemisphere but not the northern hemisphere, except as a diphthong as in ⟨no⟩ (/noʊ/) in North American English. North American ⟨o⟩ sounds tend to be lower* (/ɔ/) and so the difference from /u/ (which is higher*) is more exaggerated than in Korean.

If you have no trouble hearing it in French and German though…

• /ㅗ/ (/o/)
  • French ⟨haut⟩
  • French ⟨hôtel⟩
  • French ⟨bureau⟩
  • German ⟨Moral⟩
  • German ⟨Boot⟩
• /ㅜ/ (/u/)
  • French ⟨coup⟩
  • German ⟨kulant⟩
  • German ⟨Hut⟩

Both German and French contrast /ɔ/, /o/, and /u/ in the rounded back* vowel space. So if you can manage those, then it shouldn’t be a problem in Korean which has /o/ and /u/ as the only rounded back* vowels. (North Korean, however, does have /ɔ/, and it’s represented by ⟨ㅓ⟩!)

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* High vowels refer to those at the top of the chart. Low vowels refer to those at the bottom of the chart. (High and low are also “close” and “open.”) Front and back vowels are labeled in the chart below. And rounding distinction is described in the chart as well.

[KyleDelane6]

You might even say the house is chibi

[tinkeringwhimsy]

So does 저는 촙습가 좁습니다. Mean I am cold and small except with bad grammar?

[iman785627]

Nope that would be 저는 춥고 작습니다. 좁다 Is narrow

[skywalker735]

Wait, there is a particle -고?

[Christianryanvl]

고 = and

[BTXSKZ]

perfect for jimin

[Lloyd199420]

My mnemonic: A part-time job is short/small in time duration. (I can't think of anything else)

[DvdMrn]

Wait, is narrow the same as cold?

[charmantMode]

좁다 is narrow.
춥다 is cold.

[Ur_hope]

Narrow = 좁다
Cold = 춥다

[ghostTiger1]

No cold, is 춥다

[sanjaythap7]

These are different... 춥 and 좁

[Tyana201280]

Narrow is 좁다 and cold is 춥다, if i'm not mistaken

[kwnyr]

춥 = cold
좁 = narrow

[kwnyr]

춥 = cold
좁 = narrow

[Amyy27]

I was confused with the same thing. Actually 좁 is narrow/small whereas 춥 is cold

[Crestial]

아니. Cold is 춥 and small is 줍 ㅊ vs ㅈ

[MichaelaRo567259]

Cold is 춥습니다

[Sam983052]

Narrow is 좁다 while cold is 춥다

[Bella_H_02]

If i were to drop the formality would it be 집이좁습요?

[mhin1]

No. The verb is 좁다. This verb is regular and has the polite conjugation of 좁아요.

[Jahanvi653316]

Chubsinmida was for cold can anyone help meee

[mhin1]

좁다 (romanized as "jop-da) means small or narrow.

춥다 (romanized as "chup-da") means cold in temperature.

[CharlaKloss]

Why 집이 좁아요 was wrong?

[JoanBalaho]

작습니다 is small in size while the 좁습니다 is small in space...that's what I think...correct me if im wrong

[DediIrawan769348]

NOOOOOO! I SKIPPED ITTTTT