달래다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɭɭɛda̠] ~ [ta̠ɭɭe̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [달래다/달레다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dallaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dallaeda
McCune–Reischauer?	tallaeda
Yale Romanization?	tallayta

Verb

달래다 • (dallaeda) (infinitive 달래 or 달래어, sequential 달래니)

1. to soothe; to comfort (the feeling or emotion of another person)

   상대방의 기분을 달래다.

   sangdaebang-ui gibun-eul dallaeda.

   to soothe the other person's emotions

2. to calm; to pacify (a child or baby)

   우는 아이를 달래다.

   uneun ai-reul dallaeda.

   to calm a crying child

3. to calm down; to drown (one's sorrow or discomfort)

   술로 슬픔을 달래다.

   sul-lo seulpeum-eul dallaeda.

   to drown one's sorrows

4. to console; to appease (a ghost or spirit)

   억울하게 죽은 이들의 영혼을 달래다.

   eogulhage jugeun i-deur-ui yeonghon-eul dallaeda.

   to console the spirits of the ones who died unjustly

5. to convince; to coax

   나는 그를 달래 여기로 오게 했다.

   na-neun geu-reul dallae yeogi-ro oge haetda.

   I convinced him to come here.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 달래다 (dallaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	달랜다 dallaenda	달래 dallae	달래요, 달래어요 dallaeyo, dallaeeoyo	달랩니다 dallaemnida
	Past	달랬다 dallaetda	달랬어 dallaesseo	달랬어요 dallaesseoyo	달랬습니다 dallaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	달래느냐 dallaeneunya	달래 dallae	달래요, 달래어요 dallaeyo, dallaeeoyo	달랩니까 dallaemnikka
	Past	달랬느냐 dallaenneunya	달랬어 dallaesseo	달랬어요 dallaesseoyo	달랬습니까 dallaetseumnikka
Hortative		달래자 dallaeja	달래 dallae	달래요, 달래어요 dallaeyo, dallaeeoyo	달래십시다 dallaesipsida
Imperative		달래라, 달래어라 dallaera, dallaeeora	달래 dallae	달래요, 달래어요 dallaeyo, dallaeeoyo	달랩시오 dallaepsio
Assertive		달래겠다 dallaegetda	달래겠어 dallaegesseo	달래겠어요 dallaegesseoyo	달래겠습니다 dallaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		달래 dallae	달래서, 달래어서 dallaeseo, dallaeeoseo	달래니 dallaeni	달래니까 dallaenikka
Contrast		달래지만 dallaejiman	달래는데 dallaeneunde	달래더니 dallaedeoni
Conjunction		달래고 dallaego
Condition		달래면 dallaemyeon	달래야, 달래어야 dallaeya, dallaeeoya
Motive		달래려고 dallaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		달램 dallaem	달래기 dallaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달랬음, 달래었음 dallaesseum, dallaeeosseum	달랬기, 달래었기 dallaetgi, dallaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	달랜 dallaen
	Present	달래는 dallaeneun
	Future	달랠 dallael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	달래신다 dallaesinda	달래셔 dallaesyeo	달래세요, 달래셔요 dallaeseyo, dallaesyeoyo	달래십니다 dallaesimnida
	Past	달래셨다 dallaesyeotda	달래셨어 dallaesyeosseo	달래셨어요 dallaesyeosseoyo	달래셨습니다 dallaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	달래시느냐 dallaesineunya	달래셔 dallaesyeo	달래세요, 달래셔요 dallaeseyo, dallaesyeoyo	달래십니까 dallaesimnikka
	Past	달래셨느냐 dallaesyeonneunya	달래셨어 dallaesyeosseo	달래셨어요 dallaesyeosseoyo	달래셨습니까 dallaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		달래시라 dallaesira	달래셔 dallaesyeo	달래세요 dallaeseyo	달래십시오 dallaesipsio
Assertive		달래시겠다 dallaesigetda	달래시겠어 dallaesigesseo	달래시겠어요 dallaesigesseoyo	달래시겠습니다 dallaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		달래셔 dallaesyeo	달래셔서 dallaesyeoseo	달래시니 dallaesini	달래시니까 dallaesinikka
Contrast		달래시지만 dallaesijiman	달래시는데 dallaesineunde	달래시더니 dallaesideoni
Conjunction		달래시고 dallaesigo
Condition		달래시면 dallaesimyeon	달래셔야 dallaesyeoya
Motive		달래시려고 dallaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		달래심 dallaesim	달래시기 dallaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		달래셨음 dallaesyeosseum	달래셨기 dallaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	달래신 dallaesin
	Present	달래시는 dallaesineun
	Future	달래실 dallaesil