빠르다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈a̠ɾɯda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [빠르다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppareuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppaleuda
McCune–Reischauer?	pparŭda
Yale Romanization?	ppaluta

Adjective

빠르다 • (ppareuda) (infinitive 빨라, sequential 빠르니)

1. to be fast, quick, soon, early

   Antonym: 느리다 (neurida, “to be slow”)

   시간이 빠르지 않아요?

   sigan-i ppareuji anayo?

   Time flies, doesn't it?

   빠른 시일 내에 ― ppareun siil naee ― as soon as possible

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 빠르다 (ppareuda): vowel-stem, 르(reu)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠르다 ppareuda	빨라 ppalla	빨라요 ppallayo	빠릅니다 ppareumnida
	Past	빨랐다 ppallatda	빨랐어 ppallasseo	빨랐어요 ppallasseoyo	빨랐습니다 ppallatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠르냐 ppareunya	빨라 ppalla	빨라요 ppallayo	빠릅니까 ppareumnikka
	Past	빨랐냐 ppallannya	빨랐어 ppallasseo	빨랐어요 ppallasseoyo	빨랐습니까 ppallatseumnikka
Assertive		빠르겠다 ppareugetda	빠르겠어 ppareugesseo	빠르겠어요 ppareugesseoyo	빠르겠습니다 ppareugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		빨라 ppalla	빨라서 ppallaseo	빠르니 ppareuni	빠르니까 ppareunikka
Contrast		빠르지만 ppareujiman	빠른데 ppareunde	빠르더니 ppareudeoni
Conjunction		빠르고 ppareugo
Condition		빠르면 ppareumyeon	빨라야 ppallaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		빠름 ppareum	빠르기 ppareugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빨랐음 ppallasseum	빨랐기 ppallatgi
Determiners	Present		빠른 ppareun
	Future		빠를 ppareul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠르시다 ppareusida	빠르셔 ppareusyeo	빠르세요, 빠르셔요 ppareuseyo, ppareusyeoyo	빠르십니다 ppareusimnida
	Past	빠르셨다 ppareusyeotda	빠르셨어 ppareusyeosseo	빠르셨어요 ppareusyeosseoyo	빠르셨습니다 ppareusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠르시냐 ppareusinya	빠르셔 ppareusyeo	빠르세요, 빠르셔요 ppareuseyo, ppareusyeoyo	빠르십니까 ppareusimnikka
	Past	빠르셨냐 ppareusyeonnya	빠르셨어 ppareusyeosseo	빠르셨어요 ppareusyeosseoyo	빠르셨습니까 ppareusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		빠르시겠다 ppareusigetda	빠르시겠어 ppareusigesseo	빠르시겠어요 ppareusigesseoyo	빠르시겠습니다 ppareusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		빠르셔 ppareusyeo	빠르셔서 ppareusyeoseo	빠르시니 ppareusini	빠르시니까 ppareusinikka
Contrast		빠르시지만 ppareusijiman	빠르신데 ppareusinde	빠르시더니 ppareusideoni
Conjunction		빠르시고 ppareusigo
Condition		빠르시면 ppareusimyeon	빠르셔야 ppareusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		빠르심 ppareusim	빠르시기 ppareusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠르셨음 ppareusyeosseum	빠르셨기 ppareusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		빠르신 ppareusin
	Future		빠르실 ppareusil

Derived terms

• 빠른 생일(生日) (ppareun saeng'il)
• 빨리 (ppalli)
• 약삭빠르다 (yaksakppareuda)
• 재빠르다 (jaeppareuda)