익히다

Korean

Etymology

Causative form of 익다 (ikda, “to ripen, to be familiar with”). First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 니기다 (Yale: nikita).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [icçida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [이키다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ikhida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ighida
McCune–Reischauer?	ikhida
Yale Romanization?	ik.hita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	익다 (ikda)
Causative	익히다 (ikhida)

익히다 • (ikhida) (infinitive 익혀 or 익히어, sequential 익히니)

1. to become proficient in something; to become acquainted/familiar with something

   한글 익히기

   han'geul ikhigi

   becoming familiar with Hangeul

2. to ripen something
3. to cook something through

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 익히다 (ikhida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	익힌다 ikhinda	익혀 ikhyeo	익혀요, 익히어요 ikhyeoyo, ikhieoyo	익힙니다 ikhimnida
	Past	익혔다 ikhyeotda	익혔어 ikhyeosseo	익혔어요 ikhyeosseoyo	익혔습니다 ikhyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	익히느냐 ikhineunya	익혀 ikhyeo	익혀요, 익히어요 ikhyeoyo, ikhieoyo	익힙니까 ikhimnikka
	Past	익혔느냐 ikhyeonneunya	익혔어 ikhyeosseo	익혔어요 ikhyeosseoyo	익혔습니까 ikhyeotseumnikka
Hortative		익히자 ikhija	익혀 ikhyeo	익혀요, 익히어요 ikhyeoyo, ikhieoyo	익히십시다 ikhisipsida
Imperative		익혀라, 익히어라 ikhyeora, ikhieora	익혀 ikhyeo	익혀요, 익히어요 ikhyeoyo, ikhieoyo	익힙시오 ikhipsio
Assertive		익히겠다 ikhigetda	익히겠어 ikhigesseo	익히겠어요 ikhigesseoyo	익히겠습니다 ikhigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		익혀 ikhyeo	익혀서, 익히어서 ikhyeoseo, ikhieoseo	익히니 ikhini	익히니까 ikhinikka
Contrast		익히지만 ikhijiman	익히는데 ikhineunde	익히더니 ikhideoni
Conjunction		익히고 ikhigo
Condition		익히면 ikhimyeon	익혀야, 익히어야 ikhyeoya, ikhieoya
Motive		익히려고 ikhiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		익힘 ikhim	익히기 ikhigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		익혔음, 익히었음 ikhyeosseum, ikhieosseum	익혔기, 익히었기 ikhyeotgi, ikhieotgi
Determiners	Past	익힌 ikhin
	Present	익히는 ikhineun
	Future	익힐 ikhil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	익히신다 ikhisinda	익히셔 ikhisyeo	익히세요, 익히셔요 ikhiseyo, ikhisyeoyo	익히십니다 ikhisimnida
	Past	익히셨다 ikhisyeotda	익히셨어 ikhisyeosseo	익히셨어요 ikhisyeosseoyo	익히셨습니다 ikhisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	익히시느냐 ikhisineunya	익히셔 ikhisyeo	익히세요, 익히셔요 ikhiseyo, ikhisyeoyo	익히십니까 ikhisimnikka
	Past	익히셨느냐 ikhisyeonneunya	익히셨어 ikhisyeosseo	익히셨어요 ikhisyeosseoyo	익히셨습니까 ikhisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		익히시라 ikhisira	익히셔 ikhisyeo	익히세요 ikhiseyo	익히십시오 ikhisipsio
Assertive		익히시겠다 ikhisigetda	익히시겠어 ikhisigesseo	익히시겠어요 ikhisigesseoyo	익히시겠습니다 ikhisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		익히셔 ikhisyeo	익히셔서 ikhisyeoseo	익히시니 ikhisini	익히시니까 ikhisinikka
Contrast		익히시지만 ikhisijiman	익히시는데 ikhisineunde	익히시더니 ikhisideoni
Conjunction		익히시고 ikhisigo
Condition		익히시면 ikhisimyeon	익히셔야 ikhisyeoya
Motive		익히시려고 ikhisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		익히심 ikhisim	익히시기 ikhisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		익히셨음 ikhisyeosseum	익히셨기 ikhisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	익히신 ikhisin
	Present	익히시는 ikhisineun
	Future	익히실 ikhisil

See also

• 이기다 (igida, “to prevail”)
• 익히 (ikhi, “accustomed through repetition”)