쎄다

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 씨다 (ssida)

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 세다 (seda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s͈e̞da̠/

Adjective

쎄다 (sseda)

1. (to be) strong

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseda
McCune–Reischauer?	sseda
Yale Romanization?	ssēyta

Adjective

쎄다 • (sseda) (infinitive 쎄 or 쎄어, sequential 쎄니)

1. Colloquial form of 세다 (seda, “to be strong”)

Usage notes

This is more common in spoken Korean (including Seoul and dialects) than the prescriptive 세다 (seda).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 쎄다 (sseda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쎄다 sseda	쎄 sse	쎄요, 쎄어요 sseyo, sseeoyo	쎕니다 ssemnida
	Past	쎘다 ssetda	쎘어 ssesseo	쎘어요 ssesseoyo	쎘습니다 ssetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쎄냐 ssenya	쎄 sse	쎄요, 쎄어요 sseyo, sseeoyo	쎕니까 ssemnikka
	Past	쎘냐 ssennya	쎘어 ssesseo	쎘어요 ssesseoyo	쎘습니까 ssetseumnikka
Assertive		쎄겠다 ssegetda	쎄겠어 ssegesseo	쎄겠어요 ssegesseoyo	쎄겠습니다 ssegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쎄 sse	쎄서, 쎄어서 sseseo, sseeoseo	쎄니 sseni	쎄니까 ssenikka
Contrast		쎄지만 ssejiman	쎈데 ssende	쎄더니 ssedeoni
Conjunction		쎄고 ssego
Condition		쎄면 ssemyeon	쎄야, 쎄어야 sseya, sseeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쎔 ssem	쎄기 ssegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쎘음, 쎄었음 ssesseum, sseeosseum	쎘기, 쎄었기 ssetgi, sseeotgi
Determiners	Present		쎈 ssen
	Future		쎌 ssel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쎄시다 ssesida	쎄셔 ssesyeo	쎄세요, 쎄셔요 sseseyo, ssesyeoyo	쎄십니다 ssesimnida
	Past	쎄셨다 ssesyeotda	쎄셨어 ssesyeosseo	쎄셨어요 ssesyeosseoyo	쎄셨습니다 ssesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쎄시냐 ssesinya	쎄셔 ssesyeo	쎄세요, 쎄셔요 sseseyo, ssesyeoyo	쎄십니까 ssesimnikka
	Past	쎄셨냐 ssesyeonnya	쎄셨어 ssesyeosseo	쎄셨어요 ssesyeosseoyo	쎄셨습니까 ssesyeotseumnikka
Assertive		쎄시겠다 ssesigetda	쎄시겠어 ssesigesseo	쎄시겠어요 ssesigesseoyo	쎄시겠습니다 ssesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쎄셔 ssesyeo	쎄셔서 ssesyeoseo	쎄시니 ssesini	쎄시니까 ssesinikka
Contrast		쎄시지만 ssesijiman	쎄신데 ssesinde	쎄시더니 ssesideoni
Conjunction		쎄시고 ssesigo
Condition		쎄시면 ssesimyeon	쎄셔야 ssesyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쎄심 ssesim	쎄시기 ssesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쎄셨음 ssesyeosseum	쎄셨기 ssesyeotgi
Determiners	Present		쎄신 ssesin
	Future		쎄실 ssesil