베다

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beda
McCune–Reischauer?	peda
Yale Romanization?	pēyta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 버히〮다〮 (Yale: pèh-í-tá), originally a causative of the verb 벟다〮 (pèh-tá, “to be cut”, intransitive). The word has become monomorphemic, as the source verb is now obsolete.

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	베다 (beda)
Passive	베이다 (beida)

베다 • (beda) (infinitive 베 or 베어, sequential 베니) (transitive)

1. to cut, to chop
2. to fell, to slice, to slash

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 베다 (beda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	벤다 benda	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	벱니다 bemnida
	Past	벴다 betda	벴어 besseo	벴어요 besseoyo	벴습니다 betseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	베느냐 beneunya	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	벱니까 bemnikka
	Past	벴느냐 benneunya	벴어 besseo	벴어요 besseoyo	벴습니까 betseumnikka
Hortative		베자 beja	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	베십시다 besipsida
Imperative		베라, 베어라 bera, beeora	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	벱시오 bepsio
Assertive		베겠다 begetda	베겠어 begesseo	베겠어요 begesseoyo	베겠습니다 begetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		베 be	베서, 베어서 beseo, beeoseo	베니 beni	베니까 benikka
Contrast		베지만 bejiman	베는데 beneunde	베더니 bedeoni
Conjunction		베고 bego
Condition		베면 bemyeon	베야, 베어야 beya, beeoya
Motive		베려고 beryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		벰 bem	베기 begi
Past-tense verbal nouns		벴음, 베었음 besseum, beeosseum	벴기, 베었기 betgi, beeotgi
Determiners	Past	벤 ben
	Present	베는 beneun
	Future	벨 bel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	베신다 besinda	베셔 besyeo	베세요, 베셔요 beseyo, besyeoyo	베십니다 besimnida
	Past	베셨다 besyeotda	베셨어 besyeosseo	베셨어요 besyeosseoyo	베셨습니다 besyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	베시느냐 besineunya	베셔 besyeo	베세요, 베셔요 beseyo, besyeoyo	베십니까 besimnikka
	Past	베셨느냐 besyeonneunya	베셨어 besyeosseo	베셨어요 besyeosseoyo	베셨습니까 besyeotseumnikka
Imperative		베시라 besira	베셔 besyeo	베세요 beseyo	베십시오 besipsio
Assertive		베시겠다 besigetda	베시겠어 besigesseo	베시겠어요 besigesseoyo	베시겠습니다 besigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		베셔 besyeo	베셔서 besyeoseo	베시니 besini	베시니까 besinikka
Contrast		베시지만 besijiman	베시는데 besineunde	베시더니 besideoni
Conjunction		베시고 besigo
Condition		베시면 besimyeon	베셔야 besyeoya
Motive		베시려고 besiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		베심 besim	베시기 besigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		베셨음 besyeosseum	베셨기 besyeotgi
Determiners	Past	베신 besin
	Present	베시는 besineun
	Future	베실 besil

Derived terms

• 베어물다 (beeomulda)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	베다 (beda)
Causative	베우다 (be'uda)

베다 • (beda) (infinitive 베 or 베어, sequential 베니) (transitive)

1. to pillow

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 베다 (beda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	벤다 benda	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	벱니다 bemnida
	Past	벴다 betda	벴어 besseo	벴어요 besseoyo	벴습니다 betseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	베느냐 beneunya	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	벱니까 bemnikka
	Past	벴느냐 benneunya	벴어 besseo	벴어요 besseoyo	벴습니까 betseumnikka
Hortative		베자 beja	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	베십시다 besipsida
Imperative		베라, 베어라 bera, beeora	베 be	베요, 베어요 beyo, beeoyo	벱시오 bepsio
Assertive		베겠다 begetda	베겠어 begesseo	베겠어요 begesseoyo	베겠습니다 begetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		베 be	베서, 베어서 beseo, beeoseo	베니 beni	베니까 benikka
Contrast		베지만 bejiman	베는데 beneunde	베더니 bedeoni
Conjunction		베고 bego
Condition		베면 bemyeon	베야, 베어야 beya, beeoya
Motive		베려고 beryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		벰 bem	베기 begi
Past-tense verbal nouns		벴음, 베었음 besseum, beeosseum	벴기, 베었기 betgi, beeotgi
Determiners	Past	벤 ben
	Present	베는 beneun
	Future	벨 bel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	베신다 besinda	베셔 besyeo	베세요, 베셔요 beseyo, besyeoyo	베십니다 besimnida
	Past	베셨다 besyeotda	베셨어 besyeosseo	베셨어요 besyeosseoyo	베셨습니다 besyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	베시느냐 besineunya	베셔 besyeo	베세요, 베셔요 beseyo, besyeoyo	베십니까 besimnikka
	Past	베셨느냐 besyeonneunya	베셨어 besyeosseo	베셨어요 besyeosseoyo	베셨습니까 besyeotseumnikka
Imperative		베시라 besira	베셔 besyeo	베세요 beseyo	베십시오 besipsio
Assertive		베시겠다 besigetda	베시겠어 besigesseo	베시겠어요 besigesseoyo	베시겠습니다 besigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		베셔 besyeo	베셔서 besyeoseo	베시니 besini	베시니까 besinikka
Contrast		베시지만 besijiman	베시는데 besineunde	베시더니 besideoni
Conjunction		베시고 besigo
Condition		베시면 besimyeon	베셔야 besyeoya
Motive		베시려고 besiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		베심 besim	베시기 besigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		베셨음 besyeosseum	베셨기 besyeotgi
Determiners	Past	베신 besin
	Present	베시는 besineun
	Future	베실 besil

Derived terms

• 베개 (begae)