씹다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 십다 (Yale: sipta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕ͈ip̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [씹따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssibda
McCune–Reischauer?	ssipta
Yale Romanization?	ssipta

Verb

씹다 • (ssipda) (infinitive 씹어, sequential 씹으니)

1. (transitive) to chew, to chew on

   이가 없는 노인은 씹을 수 없다.

   i-ga eomneun noin-eun ssibeul su eopda.

   An old person without teeth cannot chew.

2. (figurative, transitive) to chew on, to ruminate on
3. (figurative, transitive) to wallow in (something negative)

   고독을 씹으며 살았다.

   godog-eul ssibeumyeo saratda.

   I lived wallowing in solitude.

4. (slang, transitive) to shit-talk, to speak badly of

   왜 니네들이 뒤에서 날 씹냐?

   wae nine-deur-i dwi-eseo nal ssimnya?

   Why are you shit-talking me behind my back?

5. (slang, transitive) to ignore, to ghost

   전 남친한테서 연락 오길래 그냥 씹었어.

   jeon namchinhanteseo yeollak ogillae geunyang ssibeosseo.

   My ex-boyfriend contacted me, so I just ghosted him.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 씹다 (ssipda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	씹는다 ssimneunda	씹어 ssibeo	씹어요 ssibeoyo	씹습니다 ssipseumnida
	Past	씹었다 ssibeotda	씹었어 ssibeosseo	씹었어요 ssibeosseoyo	씹었습니다 ssibeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	씹느냐 ssimneunya	씹어 ssibeo	씹어요 ssibeoyo	씹습니까 ssipseumnikka
	Past	씹었느냐 ssibeonneunya	씹었어 ssibeosseo	씹었어요 ssibeosseoyo	씹었습니까 ssibeotseumnikka
Hortative		씹자 ssipja	씹어 ssibeo	씹어요 ssibeoyo	씹으십시다 ssibeusipsida
Imperative		씹어라 ssibeora	씹어 ssibeo	씹어요 ssibeoyo	씹읍시오 ssibeupsio
Assertive		씹겠다 ssipgetda	씹겠어 ssipgesseo	씹겠어요 ssipgesseoyo	씹겠습니다 ssipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		씹어 ssibeo	씹어서 ssibeoseo	씹으니 ssibeuni	씹으니까 ssibeunikka
Contrast		씹지만 ssipjiman	씹는데 ssimneunde	씹더니 ssipdeoni
Conjunction		씹고 ssipgo
Condition		씹으면 ssibeumyeon	씹어야 ssibeoya
Motive		씹으려고 ssibeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		씹음 ssibeum	씹기 ssipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		씹었음 ssibeosseum	씹었기 ssibeotgi
Determiners	Past	씹은 ssibeun
	Present	씹는 ssimneun
	Future	씹을 ssibeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	씹으신다 ssibeusinda	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo	씹으세요, 씹으셔요 ssibeuseyo, ssibeusyeoyo	씹으십니다 ssibeusimnida
	Past	씹으셨다 ssibeusyeotda	씹으셨어 ssibeusyeosseo	씹으셨어요 ssibeusyeosseoyo	씹으셨습니다 ssibeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	씹으시느냐 ssibeusineunya	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo	씹으세요, 씹으셔요 ssibeuseyo, ssibeusyeoyo	씹으십니까 ssibeusimnikka
	Past	씹으셨느냐 ssibeusyeonneunya	씹으셨어 ssibeusyeosseo	씹으셨어요 ssibeusyeosseoyo	씹으셨습니까 ssibeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		씹으시라 ssibeusira	씹으셔 ssibeusyeo	씹으세요 ssibeuseyo	씹으십시오 ssibeusipsio
Assertive		씹으시겠다 ssibeusigetda	씹으시겠어 ssibeusigesseo	씹으시겠어요 ssibeusigesseoyo	씹으시겠습니다 ssibeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		씹으셔 ssibeusyeo	씹으셔서 ssibeusyeoseo	씹으시니 ssibeusini	씹으시니까 ssibeusinikka
Contrast		씹으시지만 ssibeusijiman	씹으시는데 ssibeusineunde	씹으시더니 ssibeusideoni
Conjunction		씹으시고 ssibeusigo
Condition		씹으시면 ssibeusimyeon	씹으셔야 ssibeusyeoya
Motive		씹으시려고 ssibeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		씹으심 ssibeusim	씹으시기 ssibeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		씹으셨음 ssibeusyeosseum	씹으셨기 ssibeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	씹으신 ssibeusin
	Present	씹으시는 ssibeusineun
	Future	씹으실 ssibeusil

Derived terms

• (general)
  • 감씹다 (gamssipda, “to chew deliciously”)
  • 곱씹다 (gopssipda, “to chew continuously; to ruminate for a long time”)
  • 내씹다 (naessipda, “to chew angrily; to talk angrily”)
  • 되씹다 (doessipda, “to chew again; to reflect”)
  • 헛씹다 (heotssipda, “to make chewing motions without food”)
• (from "ignore" sense)
  • 읽씹 (ikssip, “leaving a text or message on read, and not reply”)
  • 안읽씹 (anikssip, “intentionally leaving a text or message on unread”)