달다

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 달다 (Yale: talta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈta̠(ː)ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	tālta

Verb

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

Korean verb set

Base	달다 (dalda)
Causative	달이다 (darida)

1. to become hot
2. (cooking) to boil down
3. to be burning up with fever or shame
4. to feel that one's mouth or nose gets dry and hot
5. to be impatient

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 달다 (dalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	단다 danda	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니다 damnida
	Past	달았다 daratda	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니다 daratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다느냐 daneunya	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니까 damnikka
	Past	달았느냐 daranneunya	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니까 daratseumnikka
Hortative		달자 dalja	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	다십시다 dasipsida
Imperative		달아라 darara	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답시오 dapsio
Assertive		달겠다 dalgetda	달겠어 dalgesseo	달겠어요 dalgesseoyo	달겠습니다 dalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달아 dara	달아서 daraseo	다니 dani	다니까 danikka
Contrast		달지만 daljiman	다는데 daneunde	달더니 daldeoni
Conjunction		달고 dalgo
Condition		달면 dalmyeon	달아야 daraya
Motive		달려고 dallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮 dam	달기 dalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달았음 darasseum	달았기 daratgi
Determiners	Past	단 dan
	Present	다는 daneun
	Future	달 dal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	다신다 dasinda	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니다 dasimnida
	Past	다셨다 dasyeotda	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니다 dasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다시느냐 dasineunya	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니까 dasimnikka
	Past	다셨느냐 dasyeonneunya	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니까 dasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		다시라 dasira	다셔 dasyeo	다세요 daseyo	다십시오 dasipsio
Assertive		다시겠다 dasigetda	다시겠어 dasigesseo	다시겠어요 dasigesseoyo	다시겠습니다 dasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		다셔 dasyeo	다셔서 dasyeoseo	다시니 dasini	다시니까 dasinikka
Contrast		다시지만 dasijiman	다시는데 dasineunde	다시더니 dasideoni
Conjunction		다시고 dasigo
Condition		다시면 dasimyeon	다셔야 dasyeoya
Motive		다시려고 dasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		다심 dasim	다시기 dasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		다셨음 dasyeosseum	다셨기 dasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	다신 dasin
	Present	다시는 dasineun
	Future	다실 dasil

Related terms

• 달이다 (darida, “(transitive) to boil down”), compare 졸이다 (jorida), 줄이다 (jurida), 주리다 (jurida)
• 닳다 (dalta, “(intransitive) to boil down; to wear out”)

See also

• 삶다 (samda)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ다 (Yale: tolta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈta̠(ː)ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	tālta

Verb

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

1. (of a body part) to swell with cold

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 달다 (dalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	단다 danda	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니다 damnida
	Past	달았다 daratda	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니다 daratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다느냐 daneunya	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니까 damnikka
	Past	달았느냐 daranneunya	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니까 daratseumnikka
Hortative		달자 dalja	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	다십시다 dasipsida
Imperative		달아라 darara	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답시오 dapsio
Assertive		달겠다 dalgetda	달겠어 dalgesseo	달겠어요 dalgesseoyo	달겠습니다 dalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달아 dara	달아서 daraseo	다니 dani	다니까 danikka
Contrast		달지만 daljiman	다는데 daneunde	달더니 daldeoni
Conjunction		달고 dalgo
Condition		달면 dalmyeon	달아야 daraya
Motive		달려고 dallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮 dam	달기 dalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달았음 darasseum	달았기 daratgi
Determiners	Past	단 dan
	Present	다는 daneun
	Future	달 dal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	다신다 dasinda	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니다 dasimnida
	Past	다셨다 dasyeotda	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니다 dasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다시느냐 dasineunya	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니까 dasimnikka
	Past	다셨느냐 dasyeonneunya	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니까 dasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		다시라 dasira	다셔 dasyeo	다세요 daseyo	다십시오 dasipsio
Assertive		다시겠다 dasigetda	다시겠어 dasigesseo	다시겠어요 dasigesseoyo	다시겠습니다 dasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		다셔 dasyeo	다셔서 dasyeoseo	다시니 dasini	다시니까 dasinikka
Contrast		다시지만 dasijiman	다시는데 dasineunde	다시더니 dasideoni
Conjunction		다시고 dasigo
Condition		다시면 dasimyeon	다셔야 dasyeoya
Motive		다시려고 dasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		다심 dasim	다시기 dasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		다셨음 dasyeosseum	다셨기 dasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	다신 dasin
	Present	다시는 dasineun
	Future	다실 dasil

Etymology 3

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ다 (Yale: tolta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	talta

Verb

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

1. (…에 …을) to hang, to hoist
2. (…에 …을) to attach
3. (…에 …을) to install
4. (…에 …을) to add explanation
5. (…에 …을) to name, to title
6. (…에 …을) to charge
7. (…에 …을) to put a mal on the board of yut for the first time
8. (…에 …을) to couple
9. (…을) to accompany

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 달다 (dalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	단다 danda	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니다 damnida
	Past	달았다 daratda	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니다 daratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다느냐 daneunya	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니까 damnikka
	Past	달았느냐 daranneunya	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니까 daratseumnikka
Hortative		달자 dalja	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	다십시다 dasipsida
Imperative		달아라 darara	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답시오 dapsio
Assertive		달겠다 dalgetda	달겠어 dalgesseo	달겠어요 dalgesseoyo	달겠습니다 dalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달아 dara	달아서 daraseo	다니 dani	다니까 danikka
Contrast		달지만 daljiman	다는데 daneunde	달더니 daldeoni
Conjunction		달고 dalgo
Condition		달면 dalmyeon	달아야 daraya
Motive		달려고 dallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮 dam	달기 dalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달았음 darasseum	달았기 daratgi
Determiners	Past	단 dan
	Present	다는 daneun
	Future	달 dal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	다신다 dasinda	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니다 dasimnida
	Past	다셨다 dasyeotda	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니다 dasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다시느냐 dasineunya	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니까 dasimnikka
	Past	다셨느냐 dasyeonneunya	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니까 dasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		다시라 dasira	다셔 dasyeo	다세요 daseyo	다십시오 dasipsio
Assertive		다시겠다 dasigetda	다시겠어 dasigesseo	다시겠어요 dasigesseoyo	다시겠습니다 dasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		다셔 dasyeo	다셔서 dasyeoseo	다시니 dasini	다시니까 dasinikka
Contrast		다시지만 dasijiman	다시는데 dasineunde	다시더니 dasideoni
Conjunction		다시고 dasigo
Condition		다시면 dasimyeon	다셔야 dasyeoya
Motive		다시려고 dasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		다심 dasim	다시기 dasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		다셨음 dasyeosseum	다셨기 dasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	다신 dasin
	Present	다시는 dasineun
	Future	다실 dasil

Related terms

• intransitive: 달리다 (dallida, “to hang, weigh”)

Etymology 4

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ다 (Yale: tolta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	talta

Verb

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

1. to weigh

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 달다 (dalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	단다 danda	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니다 damnida
	Past	달았다 daratda	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니다 daratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다느냐 daneunya	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니까 damnikka
	Past	달았느냐 daranneunya	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니까 daratseumnikka
Hortative		달자 dalja	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	다십시다 dasipsida
Imperative		달아라 darara	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답시오 dapsio
Assertive		달겠다 dalgetda	달겠어 dalgesseo	달겠어요 dalgesseoyo	달겠습니다 dalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달아 dara	달아서 daraseo	다니 dani	다니까 danikka
Contrast		달지만 daljiman	다는데 daneunde	달더니 daldeoni
Conjunction		달고 dalgo
Condition		달면 dalmyeon	달아야 daraya
Motive		달려고 dallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮 dam	달기 dalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달았음 darasseum	달았기 daratgi
Determiners	Past	단 dan
	Present	다는 daneun
	Future	달 dal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	다신다 dasinda	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니다 dasimnida
	Past	다셨다 dasyeotda	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니다 dasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다시느냐 dasineunya	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니까 dasimnikka
	Past	다셨느냐 dasyeonneunya	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니까 dasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		다시라 dasira	다셔 dasyeo	다세요 daseyo	다십시오 dasipsio
Assertive		다시겠다 dasigetda	다시겠어 dasigesseo	다시겠어요 dasigesseoyo	다시겠습니다 dasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		다셔 dasyeo	다셔서 dasyeoseo	다시니 dasini	다시니까 dasinikka
Contrast		다시지만 dasijiman	다시는데 dasineunde	다시더니 dasideoni
Conjunction		다시고 dasigo
Condition		다시면 dasimyeon	다셔야 dasyeoya
Motive		다시려고 dasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		다심 dasim	다시기 dasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		다셨음 dasyeosseum	다셨기 dasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	다신 dasin
	Present	다시는 dasineun
	Future	다실 dasil

Etymology 5

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ다 (Yale: tolta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	talta

Verb

달다 • (dalda)

1. to beg, to demand
2. to ask to do

Usage notes

This word is mainly used in the forms —어 달라/다오.

Etymology 6

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	talta

Verb

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

1. (prison slang) Alternative form of 얻다 (eotda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 달다 (dalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	단다 danda	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니다 damnida
	Past	달았다 daratda	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니다 daratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다느냐 daneunya	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니까 damnikka
	Past	달았느냐 daranneunya	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니까 daratseumnikka
Hortative		달자 dalja	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	다십시다 dasipsida
Imperative		달아라 darara	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답시오 dapsio
Assertive		달겠다 dalgetda	달겠어 dalgesseo	달겠어요 dalgesseoyo	달겠습니다 dalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달아 dara	달아서 daraseo	다니 dani	다니까 danikka
Contrast		달지만 daljiman	다는데 daneunde	달더니 daldeoni
Conjunction		달고 dalgo
Condition		달면 dalmyeon	달아야 daraya
Motive		달려고 dallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮 dam	달기 dalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달았음 darasseum	달았기 daratgi
Determiners	Past	단 dan
	Present	다는 daneun
	Future	달 dal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	다신다 dasinda	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니다 dasimnida
	Past	다셨다 dasyeotda	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니다 dasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다시느냐 dasineunya	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니까 dasimnikka
	Past	다셨느냐 dasyeonneunya	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니까 dasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		다시라 dasira	다셔 dasyeo	다세요 daseyo	다십시오 dasipsio
Assertive		다시겠다 dasigetda	다시겠어 dasigesseo	다시겠어요 dasigesseoyo	다시겠습니다 dasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		다셔 dasyeo	다셔서 dasyeoseo	다시니 dasini	다시니까 dasinikka
Contrast		다시지만 dasijiman	다시는데 dasineunde	다시더니 dasideoni
Conjunction		다시고 dasigo
Condition		다시면 dasimyeon	다셔야 dasyeoya
Motive		다시려고 dasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		다심 dasim	다시기 dasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		다셨음 dasyeosseum	다셨기 dasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	다신 dasin
	Present	다시는 dasineun
	Future	다실 dasil

Etymology 7

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ다 (Yale: tolta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	talta

Adjective

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

1. to be sweet
2. to be delicious
3. to feel good
4. to deserve

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 달다 (dalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	달다 dalda	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니다 damnida
	Past	달았다 daratda	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니다 daratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다냐 danya	달아 dara	달아요 darayo	답니까 damnikka
	Past	달았냐 darannya	달았어 darasseo	달았어요 darasseoyo	달았습니까 daratseumnikka
Assertive		달겠다 dalgetda	달겠어 dalgesseo	달겠어요 dalgesseoyo	달겠습니다 dalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달아 dara	달아서 daraseo	다니 dani	다니까 danikka
Contrast		달지만 daljiman	단데 dande	달더니 daldeoni
Conjunction		달고 dalgo
Condition		달면 dalmyeon	달아야 daraya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮 dam	달기 dalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달았음 darasseum	달았기 daratgi
Determiners	Present		단 dan
	Future		달 dal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	다시다 dasida	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니다 dasimnida
	Past	다셨다 dasyeotda	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니다 dasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	다시냐 dasinya	다셔 dasyeo	다세요, 다셔요 daseyo, dasyeoyo	다십니까 dasimnikka
	Past	다셨냐 dasyeonnya	다셨어 dasyeosseo	다셨어요 dasyeosseoyo	다셨습니까 dasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		다시겠다 dasigetda	다시겠어 dasigesseo	다시겠어요 dasigesseoyo	다시겠습니다 dasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		다셔 dasyeo	다셔서 dasyeoseo	다시니 dasini	다시니까 dasinikka
Contrast		다시지만 dasijiman	다신데 dasinde	다시더니 dasideoni
Conjunction		다시고 dasigo
Condition		다시면 dasimyeon	다셔야 dasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		다심 dasim	다시기 dasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		다셨음 dasyeosseum	다셨기 dasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		다신 dasin
	Future		다실 dasil

Antonyms

• 쓰다 (sseuda, “to be bitter”)

See also

Basic tastes in Korean (layout · text)
달다 (dalda)	시다 (sida)	짜다 (jjada)	쓰다 (sseuda)	맵다 (maepda)	감치다 (gamchida)

Etymology 8

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalda
McCune–Reischauer?	talda
Yale Romanization?	talta

Adjective

달다 • (dalda) (infinitive 달아, sequential 다니)

1. (North Chungcheong) Synonym of 배다 (baeda)