들
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Korean
Etymology 1
| 드득듞듟든듡듢 듣들듥듦듧듨듩 듪듫듬듭듮듯듰 등듲듳듴듵듶듷 | |
| 듀 ← | → 듸 |
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[tɯɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[들]
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Syllable
들 • (deul)
- A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ, ㅡ, and ㄹ.
Etymology 2
First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 듫 (Yale: tulh), a contracted form of Middle Korean 드릏 (tuluh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[tɯːɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[들:]
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Noun
들 • (deul)
- meadow
Etymology 3
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean —ᄃᆞᆶ (Yale: -tolh).
Sometimes regarded as a nativized form of Middle Chinese 達 (MC dɑt̚), but this is unlikely, since Middle Korean has a final cluster which is difficult to explain phonetically as a result of borrowing. However, it may be cognate with Japanese 達 (たち, tachi), which is also a pluralizer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[tɯɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[들]
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Particle
들 • (deul)
- -s (indicating the plural of a noun)
- 사람들 ― saramdeul ― people, persons
- 기억들 ― gieokdeul ― memories
Usage notes
- Korean does not grammatically distinguish between singular and plural nouns. Thus, while 사람들 (saramdeul) means "people", 사람 (saram) can mean either "person" or "people", depending on context.
- 들 (deul) is rarely used with nouns denoting inanimate objects. It is more often used with nouns denoting animate objects (people and animals), but then only when it is semantically necessary to make a distinction between singular and plural, or to emphasize plurality.
Etymology 4
Of native Korean origin.
Verb
들 • (deul) (future determiner of 들다)
- which will spend
- which will enter