걸다

걸다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [걸(ː)다]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geolda
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏlda
Yale Romanization?	kēlta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 걸〯다〮 (Yale: kěl-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	걸다 (geolda)
Passive	걸리다 (geollida)

걸다 • (geolda) (infinitive 걸어, sequential 거니) (transitive)

1. to hang, to suspend

   전화를 걸다

   jeonhwareul geolda

   to telephone

   거울을 벽에 걸다 ― geour-eul byeog-e geolda ― to hang a mirror on a wall

2. to bet, to wager

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 걸다 (geolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	건다 geonda	걸어 georeo	걸어요 georeoyo	겁니다 geomnida
	Past	걸었다 georeotda	걸었어 georeosseo	걸었어요 georeosseoyo	걸었습니다 georeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거느냐 geoneunya	걸어 georeo	걸어요 georeoyo	겁니까 geomnikka
	Past	걸었느냐 georeonneunya	걸었어 georeosseo	걸었어요 georeosseoyo	걸었습니까 georeotseumnikka
Hortative		걸자 geolja	걸어 georeo	걸어요 georeoyo	겁시다 geopsida
Imperative		걸어라 georeora	걸어 georeo	걸어요 georeoyo	겁시오 geopsio
Assertive		걸겠다 geolgetda	걸겠어 geolgesseo	걸겠어요 geolgesseoyo	걸겠습니다 geolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		걸어 georeo	걸어서 georeoseo	거니 geoni	거니까 geonikka
Contrast		걸지만 geoljiman	거는데 geoneunde	걸더니 geoldeoni
Conjunction		걸고 geolgo
Condition		걸면 geolmyeon	걸어야 georeoya
Motive		걸려고 geollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걺 geom	걸기 geolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		걸었음 georeosseum	걸었기 georeotgi
Determiners	Past	건 geon
	Present	거는 geoneun
	Future	걸 geol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거신다 geosinda	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니다 geosimnida
	Past	거셨다 geosyeotda	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니다 geosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거시느냐 geosineunya	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니까 geosimnikka
	Past	거셨느냐 geosyeonneunya	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니까 geosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거시라 geosira	거셔 geosyeo	거세요 geoseyo	거십시오 geosipsio
Assertive		거시겠다 geosigetda	거시겠어 geosigesseo	거시겠어요 geosigesseoyo	거시겠습니다 geosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거셔 geosyeo	거셔서 geosyeoseo	거시니 geosini	거시니까 geosinikka
Contrast		거시지만 geosijiman	거시는데 geosineunde	거시더니 geosideoni
Conjunction		거시고 geosigo
Condition		거시면 geosimyeon	거셔야 geosyeoya
Motive		거시려고 geosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거심 geosim	거시기 geosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거셨음 geosyeosseum	거셨기 geosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거신 geosin
	Present	거시는 geosineun
	Future	거실 geosil

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 걸〯다〮 (Yale: kěl-tá).

Adjective

Korean verb set

Base	걸다 (geolda)
Causative	걸우다 (georuda)

걸다 • (geolda) (infinitive 걸어, sequential 거니)

1. (of soil) to be rich, to be fertile

   Synonym: 비옥(肥沃)하다 (biokhada)

   건 논밭 ― geon nonbat ― fertile fields

2. (of a liquid) to be thick

   Antonym: 묽다 (mukda)

   건 국물 ― geon gungmul ― thick broth

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 걸다 (geolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	걸다 geolda	걸어 georeo	걸어요 georeoyo	겁니다 geomnida
	Past	걸었다 georeotda	걸었어 georeosseo	걸었어요 georeosseoyo	걸었습니다 georeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거냐 geonya	걸어 georeo	걸어요 georeoyo	겁니까 geomnikka
	Past	걸었냐 georeonnya	걸었어 georeosseo	걸었어요 georeosseoyo	걸었습니까 georeotseumnikka
Assertive		걸겠다 geolgetda	걸겠어 geolgesseo	걸겠어요 geolgesseoyo	걸겠습니다 geolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		걸어 georeo	걸어서 georeoseo	거니 geoni	거니까 geonikka
Contrast		걸지만 geoljiman	건데 geonde	걸더니 geoldeoni
Conjunction		걸고 geolgo
Condition		걸면 geolmyeon	걸어야 georeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걺 geom	걸기 geolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		걸었음 georeosseum	걸었기 georeotgi
Determiners	Present		건 geon
	Future		걸 geol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거시다 geosida	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니다 geosimnida
	Past	거셨다 geosyeotda	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니다 geosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거시냐 geosinya	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니까 geosimnikka
	Past	거셨냐 geosyeonnya	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니까 geosyeotseumnikka
Assertive		거시겠다 geosigetda	거시겠어 geosigesseo	거시겠어요 geosigesseoyo	거시겠습니다 geosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거셔 geosyeo	거셔서 geosyeoseo	거시니 geosini	거시니까 geosinikka
Contrast		거시지만 geosijiman	거신데 geosinde	거시더니 geosideoni
Conjunction		거시고 geosigo
Condition		거시면 geosimyeon	거셔야 geosyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거심 geosim	거시기 geosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거셨음 geosyeosseum	거셨기 geosyeotgi
Determiners	Present		거신 geosin
	Future		거실 geosil