끓다

See also: 꿇다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 긇다〮 (Yale: kùlh-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɯɭtʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [끌타]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeulta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeulhda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŭlt'a
Yale Romanization?	kkulhta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	끓다 (kkeulta)
Causative	끓이다 (kkeurida)

끓다 • (kkeulta) (infinitive 끓어, sequential 끓으니)

1. (intransitive) to boil
2. (intransitive, figuratively, of emotions or feelings) to seethe; to smoulder

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 끓다 (kkeulta): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	끓는다 kkeulleunda	끓어 kkeureo	끓어요 kkeureoyo	끓습니다 kkeulseumnida
	Past	끓었다 kkeureotda	끓었어 kkeureosseo	끓었어요 kkeureosseoyo	끓었습니다 kkeureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	끓느냐 kkeulleunya	끓어 kkeureo	끓어요 kkeureoyo	끓습니까 kkeulseumnikka
	Past	끓었느냐 kkeureonneunya	끓었어 kkeureosseo	끓었어요 kkeureosseoyo	끓었습니까 kkeureotseumnikka
Hortative		끓자 kkeulcha	끓어 kkeureo	끓어요 kkeureoyo	끓으십시다 kkeureusipsida
Imperative		끓어라 kkeureora	끓어 kkeureo	끓어요 kkeureoyo	끓읍시오 kkeureupsio
Assertive		끓겠다 kkeulketda	끓겠어 kkeulkesseo	끓겠어요 kkeulkesseoyo	끓겠습니다 kkeulketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		끓어 kkeureo	끓어서 kkeureoseo	끓으니 kkeureuni	끓으니까 kkeureunikka
Contrast		끓지만 kkeulchiman	끓는데 kkeulleunde	끓더니 kkeulteoni
Conjunction		끓고 kkeulko
Condition		끓으면 kkeureumyeon	끓어야 kkeureoya
Motive		끓으려고 kkeureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		끓음 kkeureum	끓기 kkeulki
Past-tense verbal nouns		끓었음 kkeureosseum	끓었기 kkeureotgi
Determiners	Past	끓은 kkeureun
	Present	끓는 kkeulleun
	Future	끓을 kkeureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	끓으신다 kkeureusinda	끓으셔 kkeureusyeo	끓으세요, 끓으셔요 kkeureuseyo, kkeureusyeoyo	끓으십니다 kkeureusimnida
	Past	끓으셨다 kkeureusyeotda	끓으셨어 kkeureusyeosseo	끓으셨어요 kkeureusyeosseoyo	끓으셨습니다 kkeureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	끓으시느냐 kkeureusineunya	끓으셔 kkeureusyeo	끓으세요, 끓으셔요 kkeureuseyo, kkeureusyeoyo	끓으십니까 kkeureusimnikka
	Past	끓으셨느냐 kkeureusyeonneunya	끓으셨어 kkeureusyeosseo	끓으셨어요 kkeureusyeosseoyo	끓으셨습니까 kkeureusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		끓으시라 kkeureusira	끓으셔 kkeureusyeo	끓으세요 kkeureuseyo	끓으십시오 kkeureusipsio
Assertive		끓으시겠다 kkeureusigetda	끓으시겠어 kkeureusigesseo	끓으시겠어요 kkeureusigesseoyo	끓으시겠습니다 kkeureusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		끓으셔 kkeureusyeo	끓으셔서 kkeureusyeoseo	끓으시니 kkeureusini	끓으시니까 kkeureusinikka
Contrast		끓으시지만 kkeureusijiman	끓으시는데 kkeureusineunde	끓으시더니 kkeureusideoni
Conjunction		끓으시고 kkeureusigo
Condition		끓으시면 kkeureusimyeon	끓으셔야 kkeureusyeoya
Motive		끓으시려고 kkeureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		끓으심 kkeureusim	끓으시기 kkeureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		끓으셨음 kkeureusyeosseum	끓으셨기 kkeureusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	끓으신 kkeureusin
	Present	끓으시는 kkeureusineun
	Future	끓으실 kkeureusil

Derived terms

• 끓어오르다 (kkeureooreuda)
• 뒤끓다 (dwikkeulta)
• 들끓다 (deulkkeulta)
• 애끓다 (aekkeulta)