먹이다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 머기〮다〮 (Yale: mèkí-tá).

먹 (meok-, “to eat”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ɡida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [머기다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meogida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meog'ida
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏgida
Yale Romanization?	mek.ita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	먹다 (meokda)
Causative	먹이다 (meogida)
Passive	먹히다 (meokhida)

먹이다 • (meogida) (infinitive 먹여 or 먹이어, sequential 먹이니)

1. (transitive) causative of 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”):
   1. to make someone eat, to feed

      밥을 먹이다 ― bab-eul meogida ― to feed

   2. to shock, to scare
   3. to cause to suffer (e.g. abuse, criticism, scolding, telling off), to scold
   4. (colloquial) to bribe, to pay off
   5. (sports) to score (a goal against the opposing team)
   6. (vulgar) to hit, to kick, to beat

      한 방 먹이다 ― han bang meogida ― to strike a blow

   7. to cause to spread (e.g. oil through paper), to starch clothes
   8. to put in a machine (e.g. raw ingredients, grass, sheaf of rice)
2. to raise, to take care of, to feed (livestock)

   소를 먹이는 일 ― so-reul meogi-neun il ― taking care of a cow

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 먹이다 (meogida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	먹인다 meoginda	먹여 meogyeo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo	먹입니다 meogimnida
	Past	먹였다 meogyeotda	먹였어 meogyeosseo	먹였어요 meogyeosseoyo	먹였습니다 meogyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	먹이느냐 meogineunya	먹여 meogyeo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo	먹입니까 meogimnikka
	Past	먹였느냐 meogyeonneunya	먹였어 meogyeosseo	먹였어요 meogyeosseoyo	먹였습니까 meogyeotseumnikka
Hortative		먹이자 meogija	먹여 meogyeo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo	먹이십시다 meogisipsida
Imperative		먹여라, 먹이어라 meogyeora, meogieora	먹여 meogyeo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo	먹입시오 meogipsio
Assertive		먹이겠다 meogigetda	먹이겠어 meogigesseo	먹이겠어요 meogigesseoyo	먹이겠습니다 meogigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		먹여 meogyeo	먹여서, 먹이어서 meogyeoseo, meogieoseo	먹이니 meogini	먹이니까 meoginikka
Contrast		먹이지만 meogijiman	먹이는데 meogineunde	먹이더니 meogideoni
Conjunction		먹이고 meogigo
Condition		먹이면 meogimyeon	먹여야, 먹이어야 meogyeoya, meogieoya
Motive		먹이려고 meogiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		먹임 meogim	먹이기 meogigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹였음, 먹이었음 meogyeosseum, meogieosseum	먹였기, 먹이었기 meogyeotgi, meogieotgi
Determiners	Past	먹인 meogin
	Present	먹이는 meogineun
	Future	먹일 meogil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	먹이신다 meogisinda	먹이셔 meogisyeo	먹이세요, 먹이셔요 meogiseyo, meogisyeoyo	먹이십니다 meogisimnida
	Past	먹이셨다 meogisyeotda	먹이셨어 meogisyeosseo	먹이셨어요 meogisyeosseoyo	먹이셨습니다 meogisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	먹이시느냐 meogisineunya	먹이셔 meogisyeo	먹이세요, 먹이셔요 meogiseyo, meogisyeoyo	먹이십니까 meogisimnikka
	Past	먹이셨느냐 meogisyeonneunya	먹이셨어 meogisyeosseo	먹이셨어요 meogisyeosseoyo	먹이셨습니까 meogisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		먹이시라 meogisira	먹이셔 meogisyeo	먹이세요 meogiseyo	먹이십시오 meogisipsio
Assertive		먹이시겠다 meogisigetda	먹이시겠어 meogisigesseo	먹이시겠어요 meogisigesseoyo	먹이시겠습니다 meogisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		먹이셔 meogisyeo	먹이셔서 meogisyeoseo	먹이시니 meogisini	먹이시니까 meogisinikka
Contrast		먹이시지만 meogisijiman	먹이시는데 meogisineunde	먹이시더니 meogisideoni
Conjunction		먹이시고 meogisigo
Condition		먹이시면 meogisimyeon	먹이셔야 meogisyeoya
Motive		먹이시려고 meogisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		먹이심 meogisim	먹이시기 meogisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹이셨음 meogisyeosseum	먹이셨기 meogisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	먹이신 meogisin
	Present	먹이시는 meogisineun
	Future	먹이실 meogisil