꿇다

See also: 끓다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: skwúl-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈uɭtʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [꿀타]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkulta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkulhda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkult'a
Yale Romanization?	kkwulhta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	꿇다 (kkulta)
Causative	꿇리다 (kkullida)
Passive	꿇리다 (kkullida)

꿇다 • (kkulta) (infinitive 꿇어, sequential 꿇으니)

1. (transitive) to kneel

   무릎을 꿇다 ― mureup-eul kkulta ― to bend one's knees; to surrender

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 꿇다 (kkulta): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	꿇는다 kkulleunda	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어요 kkureoyo	꿇습니다 kkulseumnida
	Past	꿇었다 kkureotda	꿇었어 kkureosseo	꿇었어요 kkureosseoyo	꿇었습니다 kkureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	꿇느냐 kkulleunya	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어요 kkureoyo	꿇습니까 kkulseumnikka
	Past	꿇었느냐 kkureonneunya	꿇었어 kkureosseo	꿇었어요 kkureosseoyo	꿇었습니까 kkureotseumnikka
Hortative		꿇자 kkulcha	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어요 kkureoyo	꿇으십시다 kkureusipsida
Imperative		꿇어라 kkureora	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어요 kkureoyo	꿇읍시오 kkureupsio
Assertive		꿇겠다 kkulketda	꿇겠어 kkulkesseo	꿇겠어요 kkulkesseoyo	꿇겠습니다 kkulketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		꿇어 kkureo	꿇어서 kkureoseo	꿇으니 kkureuni	꿇으니까 kkureunikka
Contrast		꿇지만 kkulchiman	꿇는데 kkulleunde	꿇더니 kkulteoni
Conjunction		꿇고 kkulko
Condition		꿇으면 kkureumyeon	꿇어야 kkureoya
Motive		꿇으려고 kkureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		꿇음 kkureum	꿇기 kkulki
Past-tense verbal nouns		꿇었음 kkureosseum	꿇었기 kkureotgi
Determiners	Past	꿇은 kkureun
	Present	꿇는 kkulleun
	Future	꿇을 kkureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	꿇으신다 kkureusinda	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo	꿇으세요, 꿇으셔요 kkureuseyo, kkureusyeoyo	꿇으십니다 kkureusimnida
	Past	꿇으셨다 kkureusyeotda	꿇으셨어 kkureusyeosseo	꿇으셨어요 kkureusyeosseoyo	꿇으셨습니다 kkureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	꿇으시느냐 kkureusineunya	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo	꿇으세요, 꿇으셔요 kkureuseyo, kkureusyeoyo	꿇으십니까 kkureusimnikka
	Past	꿇으셨느냐 kkureusyeonneunya	꿇으셨어 kkureusyeosseo	꿇으셨어요 kkureusyeosseoyo	꿇으셨습니까 kkureusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		꿇으시라 kkureusira	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo	꿇으세요 kkureuseyo	꿇으십시오 kkureusipsio
Assertive		꿇으시겠다 kkureusigetda	꿇으시겠어 kkureusigesseo	꿇으시겠어요 kkureusigesseoyo	꿇으시겠습니다 kkureusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		꿇으셔 kkureusyeo	꿇으셔서 kkureusyeoseo	꿇으시니 kkureusini	꿇으시니까 kkureusinikka
Contrast		꿇으시지만 kkureusijiman	꿇으시는데 kkureusineunde	꿇으시더니 kkureusideoni
Conjunction		꿇으시고 kkureusigo
Condition		꿇으시면 kkureusimyeon	꿇으셔야 kkureusyeoya
Motive		꿇으시려고 kkureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		꿇으심 kkureusim	꿇으시기 kkureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		꿇으셨음 kkureusyeosseum	꿇으셨기 kkureusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	꿇으신 kkureusin
	Present	꿇으시는 kkureusineun
	Future	꿇으실 kkureusil

Derived terms

• 꿇어앉다 (kkureoanda, “to sit on the knees”)