묽다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Byeogon Sinbang (辟瘟新方 / 벽온신방), 1653, as Middle Korean 믉다 (mulkta). Derived from 믈 (meul, “water”) (> modern 물 (mul)) + ㄱ (g, epenthesis) + —다 (da). Ablaut form: 맑다 (makda, “clear”). Compare 붉다 (bukda, “red”) < 불 (bul, “fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[muk̚t͈a̠]
- Phonetic Hangul[묵따]
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Adjective
묽다 • (mukda) (infinitive 묽어, sequential 묽으니)
- (of a liquid) to be watery, washy, thin, dilute
- (figuratively, of a person) to be weak, feeble
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 묽다 (mukda)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 묽 (muk) |
| Stem 2 | 묽어 (mulgeo) |
| Stem 3 | 묽으 (mulgeu) |
| Conjugation type | Consonant-stem, regular |
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 묽다 mukda | 묽어 mulgeo | 묽어요 mulgeoyo | 묽습니다 mukseumnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 묽었다 mulgeotda | 묽었어 mulgeosseo | 묽었어요 mulgeosseoyo | 묽었습니다 mulgeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 묽으냐 mulgeunya | 묽어 mulgeo | 묽어요 mulgeoyo | 묽습니까 mukseumnikka |
| Past | 묽었냐 mulgeonnya | 묽었어 mulgeosseo | 묽었어요 mulgeosseoyo | 묽었습니까 mulgeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 묽겠다 mulgetda | 묽겠어 mulgesseo | 묽겠어요 mulgesseoyo | 묽겠습니다 mulgetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 묽어 mulgeo | 묽어서 mulgeoseo | 묽으니 mulgeuni | 묽으니까 mulgeunikka | |
| Contrast | 묽지만 mukjiman | 묽은데 mulgeunde | 묽더니 mukdeoni | ||
| Conjunction | 묽고 mulgo | ||||
| Condition | 묽으면 mulgeumyeon | 묽어야 mulgeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 묽음 mulgeum | 묽기 mulgi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 묽었음 mulgeosseum | 묽었기 mulgeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 묽은 mulgeun | |||
| Future | 묽을 mulgeul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 묽으시다 mulgeusida | 묽으셔 mulgeusyeo | 묽으세요, 묽으셔요 mulgeuseyo, mulgeusyeoyo | 묽으십니다 mulgeusimnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 묽으셨다 mulgeusyeotda | 묽으셨어 mulgeusyeosseo | 묽으셨어요 mulgeusyeosseoyo | 묽으셨습니다 mulgeusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 묽으시냐 mulgeusinya | 묽으셔 mulgeusyeo | 묽으세요, 묽으셔요 mulgeuseyo, mulgeusyeoyo | 묽으십니까 mulgeusimnikka |
| Past | 묽으셨냐 mulgeusyeonnya | 묽으셨어 mulgeusyeosseo | 묽으셨어요 mulgeusyeosseoyo | 묽으셨습니까 mulgeusyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 묽으시겠다 mulgeusigetda | 묽으시겠어 mulgeusigesseo | 묽으시겠어요 mulgeusigesseoyo | 묽으시겠습니다 mulgeusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 묽으셔 mulgeusyeo | 묽으셔서 mulgeusyeoseo | 묽으시니 mulgeusini | 묽으시니까 mulgeusinikka | |
| Contrast | 묽으시지만 mulgeusijiman | 묽으신데 mulgeusinde | 묽으시더니 mulgeusideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 묽으시고 mulgeusigo | ||||
| Condition | 묽으시면 mulgeusimyeon | 묽으셔야 mulgeusyeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 묽으심 mulgeusim | 묽으시기 mulgeusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 묽으셨음 mulgeusyeosseum | 묽으셨기 mulgeusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 묽으신 mulgeusin | |||
| Future | 묽으실 mulgeusil | ||||
Derived terms
- Adjectives: 묽디묽다 (mukdimukda), 묽숙하다 (muksukhada), 묽스그레하다 (mukseugeurehada), 물긋하다 (mulgeuthada), 물그스름하다 (mulgeuseureumhada), 물그스레하다 (mulgeuseurehada), 물그레하다 (mulgeurehada)
- Verbs: 묽어지다 (mulgeojida), 묽히다 (mulkida)