젖다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 젖다〮 (Yale: cèctá).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚t͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [젇따]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeotda |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeojda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏtta |
| Yale Romanization? | cecta |
Verb
젖다 • (jeotda) (infinitive 젖어, sequential 젖으니)
- (intransitive) to become wet, to become drenched, to become damp (of absorbing surfaces such as skin, fabric, etc; not of metal)
- 물풍선을 맞아서 옷이 젖었어.
- Mulpungseon-eul majaseo os-i jeojeosseo.
- I was hit by a water balloon, so my clothes are wet.
- 운동선수가 땀에 젖었다.
- Undongseonsu-ga ttam-e jeojeotda.
- The athlete is soaked in sweat.
- Synonym: 묻다 (mutda)
- (figuratively, intransitive) to become immersed (in an emotion or atmosphere)
- 애수에 젖다 ― aesu-e jeotda ― to be immersed in melancholy
- 어릴 적 사진을 보고 향수에 젖다 ― eoril jeok sajin-eul bogo hyangsu-e jeotda ― to be immersed in reminiscence of one's hometown after seeing pictures from one's childhood
- Synonym: 잠기다 (jamgida)
- (figuratively, intransitive) to be stuck (in an undesirable habit or custom)
- 구습에 젖다 ― guseub-e jeotda ― to be stuck in outdated habits
- Synonym: 잠기다 (jamgida)
- (poetic, figuratively, intransitive) to take on hues of a color (especially of the sky or ocean)
- 2011, “하얀 모래, 푸른 숲, 붉은 바다 ‘색깔 다른 산책’… 안면도 노을길 트레킹”, in Kukmin Ilbo:
- 노을에 젖은 바다는 여인의 입술보다 붉다.
- No'eur-e jeojeun bada-neun yeoin-ui ipsulboda bukda.
- The sea, colored by the setting sun, is redder than a woman's lips.
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- (dated, figuratively, intransitive) to be familiar (to a sensory organ)
- 귀에 젖은 노래 ― gwi-e jeojeun norae ― a song familiar to the ear
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 젖다 (jeotda): consonant-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 젖는다 jeonneunda | 젖어 jeojeo | 젖어요 jeojeoyo | 젖습니다 jeotseumnida |
| Past | 젖었다 jeojeotda | 젖었어 jeojeosseo | 젖었어요 jeojeosseoyo | 젖었습니다 jeojeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 젖느냐 jeonneunya | 젖어 jeojeo | 젖어요 jeojeoyo | 젖습니까 jeotseumnikka |
| Past | 젖었느냐 jeojeonneunya | 젖었어 jeojeosseo | 젖었어요 jeojeosseoyo | 젖었습니까 jeojeotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 젖자 jeotja | 젖어 jeojeo | 젖어요 jeojeoyo | 젖읍시다 jeojeupsida | |
| Imperative | 젖어라 jeojeora | 젖어 jeojeo | 젖어요 jeojeoyo | 젖읍시오 jeojeupsio | |
| Assertive | 젖겠다 jeotgetda | 젖겠어 jeotgesseo | 젖겠어요 jeotgesseoyo | 젖겠습니다 jeotgetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 젖어 jeojeo | 젖어서 jeojeoseo | 젖으니 jeojeuni | 젖으니까 jeojeunikka | |
| Contrast | 젖지만 jeotjiman | 젖는데 jeonneunde | 젖더니 jeotdeoni | ||
| Conjunction | 젖고 jeotgo | ||||
| Condition | 젖으면 jeojeumyeon | 젖어야 jeojeoya | |||
| Motive | 젖으려고 jeojeuryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 젖음 jeojeum | 젖기 jeotgi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 젖었음 jeojeosseum | 젖었기 jeojeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 젖은 jeojeun | |||
| Present | 젖는 jeonneun | ||||
| Future | 젖을 jeojeul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 젖으신다 jeojeusinda | 젖으셔 jeojeusyeo | 젖으세요, 젖으셔요 jeojeuseyo, jeojeusyeoyo | 젖으십니다 jeojeusimnida |
| Past | 젖으셨다 jeojeusyeotda | 젖으셨어 jeojeusyeosseo | 젖으셨어요 jeojeusyeosseoyo | 젖으셨습니다 jeojeusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 젖으시느냐 jeojeusineunya | 젖으셔 jeojeusyeo | 젖으세요, 젖으셔요 jeojeuseyo, jeojeusyeoyo | 젖으십니까 jeojeusimnikka |
| Past | 젖으셨느냐 jeojeusyeonneunya | 젖으셨어 jeojeusyeosseo | 젖으셨어요 jeojeusyeosseoyo | 젖으셨습니까 jeojeusyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 젖으시라 jeojeusira | 젖으셔 jeojeusyeo | 젖으세요 jeojeuseyo | 젖으십시오 jeojeusipsio | |
| Assertive | 젖으시겠다 jeojeusigetda | 젖으시겠어 jeojeusigesseo | 젖으시겠어요 jeojeusigesseoyo | 젖으시겠습니다 jeojeusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 젖으셔 jeojeusyeo | 젖으셔서 jeojeusyeoseo | 젖으시니 jeojeusini | 젖으시니까 jeojeusinikka | |
| Contrast | 젖으시지만 jeojeusijiman | 젖으시는데 jeojeusineunde | 젖으시더니 jeojeusideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 젖으시고 jeojeusigo | ||||
| Condition | 젖으시면 jeojeusimyeon | 젖으셔야 jeojeusyeoya | |||
| Motive | 젖으시려고 jeojeusiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 젖으심 jeojeusim | 젖으시기 jeojeusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 젖으셨음 jeojeusyeosseum | 젖으셨기 jeojeusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 젖으신 jeojeusin | |||
| Present | 젖으시는 jeojeusineun | ||||
| Future | 젖으실 jeojeusil | ||||
Related terms
- 적시다 (jeoksida, “to cause to become wet”)
See also
- 잠기다 (jamgida, “to sink”)
- 축축하다 (chukchukhada, “to be damp”)