벌거벗다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Jeongsok eonhae (正俗諺解 / 정속언해 (of 李源周敎授本 / 이원주 교수본)), 1518, as Middle Korean 벌거밧다 (Yale: pelkepasta). Possibly a compound of 벌기— (beolgi-, “to open, to crack open, to tear away”) and 벗— (beot-, “to remove, to take off”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɭɡʌ̹bʌ̹t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [벌거벋따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beolgeobeotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beolgeobeosda
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏlgŏbŏtta
Yale Romanization?	pel.kepesta

Verb

벌거벗다 • (beolgeobeotda) (infinitive 벌거벗어, sequential 벌거벗으니)

1. to strip oneself of all the clothes; to strip oneself naked; to undress completely

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 벌거벗다 (beolgeobeotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	벌거벗는다 beolgeobeonneunda	벌거벗어 beolgeobeoseo	벌거벗어요 beolgeobeoseoyo	벌거벗습니다 beolgeobeotseumnida
	Past	벌거벗었다 beolgeobeoseotda	벌거벗었어 beolgeobeoseosseo	벌거벗었어요 beolgeobeoseosseoyo	벌거벗었습니다 beolgeobeoseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	벌거벗느냐 beolgeobeonneunya	벌거벗어 beolgeobeoseo	벌거벗어요 beolgeobeoseoyo	벌거벗습니까 beolgeobeotseumnikka
	Past	벌거벗었느냐 beolgeobeoseonneunya	벌거벗었어 beolgeobeoseosseo	벌거벗었어요 beolgeobeoseosseoyo	벌거벗었습니까 beolgeobeoseotseumnikka
Hortative		벌거벗자 beolgeobeotja	벌거벗어 beolgeobeoseo	벌거벗어요 beolgeobeoseoyo	벌거벗으십시다 beolgeobeoseusipsida
Imperative		벌거벗어라 beolgeobeoseora	벌거벗어 beolgeobeoseo	벌거벗어요 beolgeobeoseoyo	벌거벗읍시오 beolgeobeoseupsio
Assertive		벌거벗겠다 beolgeobeotgetda	벌거벗겠어 beolgeobeotgesseo	벌거벗겠어요 beolgeobeotgesseoyo	벌거벗겠습니다 beolgeobeotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		벌거벗어 beolgeobeoseo	벌거벗어서 beolgeobeoseoseo	벌거벗으니 beolgeobeoseuni	벌거벗으니까 beolgeobeoseunikka
Contrast		벌거벗지만 beolgeobeotjiman	벌거벗는데 beolgeobeonneunde	벌거벗더니 beolgeobeotdeoni
Conjunction		벌거벗고 beolgeobeotgo
Condition		벌거벗으면 beolgeobeoseumyeon	벌거벗어야 beolgeobeoseoya
Motive		벌거벗으려고 beolgeobeoseuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		벌거벗음 beolgeobeoseum	벌거벗기 beolgeobeotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		벌거벗었음 beolgeobeoseosseum	벌거벗었기 beolgeobeoseotgi
Determiners	Past	벌거벗은 beolgeobeoseun
	Present	벌거벗는 beolgeobeonneun
	Future	벌거벗을 beolgeobeoseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	벌거벗으신다 beolgeobeoseusinda	벌거벗으셔 beolgeobeoseusyeo	벌거벗으세요, 벌거벗으셔요 beolgeobeoseuseyo, beolgeobeoseusyeoyo	벌거벗으십니다 beolgeobeoseusimnida
	Past	벌거벗으셨다 beolgeobeoseusyeotda	벌거벗으셨어 beolgeobeoseusyeosseo	벌거벗으셨어요 beolgeobeoseusyeosseoyo	벌거벗으셨습니다 beolgeobeoseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	벌거벗으시느냐 beolgeobeoseusineunya	벌거벗으셔 beolgeobeoseusyeo	벌거벗으세요, 벌거벗으셔요 beolgeobeoseuseyo, beolgeobeoseusyeoyo	벌거벗으십니까 beolgeobeoseusimnikka
	Past	벌거벗으셨느냐 beolgeobeoseusyeonneunya	벌거벗으셨어 beolgeobeoseusyeosseo	벌거벗으셨어요 beolgeobeoseusyeosseoyo	벌거벗으셨습니까 beolgeobeoseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		벌거벗으시라 beolgeobeoseusira	벌거벗으셔 beolgeobeoseusyeo	벌거벗으세요 beolgeobeoseuseyo	벌거벗으십시오 beolgeobeoseusipsio
Assertive		벌거벗으시겠다 beolgeobeoseusigetda	벌거벗으시겠어 beolgeobeoseusigesseo	벌거벗으시겠어요 beolgeobeoseusigesseoyo	벌거벗으시겠습니다 beolgeobeoseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		벌거벗으셔 beolgeobeoseusyeo	벌거벗으셔서 beolgeobeoseusyeoseo	벌거벗으시니 beolgeobeoseusini	벌거벗으시니까 beolgeobeoseusinikka
Contrast		벌거벗으시지만 beolgeobeoseusijiman	벌거벗으시는데 beolgeobeoseusineunde	벌거벗으시더니 beolgeobeoseusideoni
Conjunction		벌거벗으시고 beolgeobeoseusigo
Condition		벌거벗으시면 beolgeobeoseusimyeon	벌거벗으셔야 beolgeobeoseusyeoya
Motive		벌거벗으시려고 beolgeobeoseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		벌거벗으심 beolgeobeoseusim	벌거벗으시기 beolgeobeoseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		벌거벗으셨음 beolgeobeoseusyeosseum	벌거벗으셨기 beolgeobeoseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	벌거벗으신 beolgeobeoseusin
	Present	벌거벗으시는 beolgeobeoseusineun
	Future	벌거벗으실 beolgeobeoseusil

Related terms

• Tensified form: 뻘거벗다 (ppeolgeobeotda, “to strip oneself naked”)
• Ablaut form: 발가벗다 (balgabeotda, “to strip oneself naked”)
• Causative form: 벌거벗기다 (beolgeobeotgida, “to strip someone naked; to strip a person bare”)