벌겋다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 벌〮거〮ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: pélkéhòtá). Related to 붉다 (bukda).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beolgeota
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beolgeohda
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏlgŏt'a
Yale Romanization?	pēl.kehta

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	벌겋다 (beolgeota)
Yang-form	발갛다 (balgata)

Consonant set

Plain	벌겋다 (beolgeota)
Intensive	뻘겋다 (ppeolgeota)

벌겋다 • (beolgeota) (irregular, infinitive 벌게, sequential 벌거니)

1. to be red (a kind of light red with a darkish hue)

   눈이 벌겋다 ― nun-i beolgeota ― to have red eyes

   눈깔이 벌겋다 ― nunkkar-i beolgeota ― to do something in a frenzy [lit., "to have red eyes"]

   서쪽 하늘이 벌겋다.

   Seojjok haneur-i beolgeota.

   The western sky is aglow [with the setting sun].

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 벌겋다 (beolgeota): consonant-stem, ㅎ(h)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	벌겋다 beolgeota	벌게 beolge	벌게요 beolgeyo	벌겋습니다 beolgeoseumnida
	Past	벌겠다 beolgetda	벌겠어 beolgesseo	벌겠어요 beolgesseoyo	벌겠습니다 beolgetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	벌거냐 beolgeonya	벌게 beolge	벌게요 beolgeyo	벌겋습니까 beolgeoseumnikka
	Past	벌겠냐 beolgennya	벌겠어 beolgesseo	벌겠어요 beolgesseoyo	벌겠습니까 beolgetseumnikka
Assertive		벌겋겠다 beolgeoketda	벌겋겠어 beolgeokesseo	벌겋겠어요 beolgeokesseoyo	벌겋겠습니다 beolgeoketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		벌게 beolge	벌게서 beolgeseo	벌거니 beolgeoni	벌거니까 beolgeonikka
Contrast		벌겋지만 beolgeochiman	벌건데 beolgeonde	벌겋더니 beolgeoteoni
Conjunction		벌겋고 beolgeoko
Condition		벌거면 beolgeomyeon	벌게야 beolgeya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		벌검 beolgeom	벌겋기 beolgeoki
Past-tense verbal nouns		벌겠음 beolgesseum	벌겠기 beolgetgi
Determiners	Present		벌건 beolgeon
	Future		벌걸 beolgeol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	벌거시다 beolgeosida	벌거셔 beolgeosyeo	벌거세요, 벌거셔요 beolgeoseyo, beolgeosyeoyo	벌거십니다 beolgeosimnida
	Past	벌거셨다 beolgeosyeotda	벌거셨어 beolgeosyeosseo	벌거셨어요 beolgeosyeosseoyo	벌거셨습니다 beolgeosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	벌거시냐 beolgeosinya	벌거셔 beolgeosyeo	벌거세요, 벌거셔요 beolgeoseyo, beolgeosyeoyo	벌거십니까 beolgeosimnikka
	Past	벌거셨냐 beolgeosyeonnya	벌거셨어 beolgeosyeosseo	벌거셨어요 beolgeosyeosseoyo	벌거셨습니까 beolgeosyeotseumnikka
Assertive		벌거시겠다 beolgeosigetda	벌거시겠어 beolgeosigesseo	벌거시겠어요 beolgeosigesseoyo	벌거시겠습니다 beolgeosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		벌거셔 beolgeosyeo	벌거셔서 beolgeosyeoseo	벌거시니 beolgeosini	벌거시니까 beolgeosinikka
Contrast		벌거시지만 beolgeosijiman	벌거신데 beolgeosinde	벌거시더니 beolgeosideoni
Conjunction		벌거시고 beolgeosigo
Condition		벌거시면 beolgeosimyeon	벌거셔야 beolgeosyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		벌거심 beolgeosim	벌거시기 beolgeosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		벌거셨음 beolgeosyeosseum	벌거셨기 beolgeosyeotgi
Determiners	Present		벌거신 beolgeosin
	Future		벌거실 beolgeosil