엷다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엷다 (Yale: yelpta).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeolbda
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏlta
Yale Romanization?	yēlpta

Adjective

엷다 • (yeolda) (infinitive 엷어, sequential 엷으니)

1. thin
2. pale (in colour)
3. superficial, shallow (person)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 엷다 (yeolda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	엷다 yeolda	엷어 yeolbeo	엷어요 yeolbeoyo	엷습니다 yeolseumnida
	Past	엷었다 yeolbeotda	엷었어 yeolbeosseo	엷었어요 yeolbeosseoyo	엷었습니다 yeolbeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	엷으냐 yeolbeunya	엷어 yeolbeo	엷어요 yeolbeoyo	엷습니까 yeolseumnikka
	Past	엷었냐 yeolbeonnya	엷었어 yeolbeosseo	엷었어요 yeolbeosseoyo	엷었습니까 yeolbeotseumnikka
Assertive		엷겠다 yeolgetda	엷겠어 yeolgesseo	엷겠어요 yeolgesseoyo	엷겠습니다 yeolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		엷어 yeolbeo	엷어서 yeolbeoseo	엷으니 yeolbeuni	엷으니까 yeolbeunikka
Contrast		엷지만 yeoljiman	엷은데 yeolbeunde	엷더니 yeoldeoni
Conjunction		엷고 yeolgo
Condition		엷으면 yeolbeumyeon	엷어야 yeolbeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		엷음 yeolbeum	엷기 yeolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		엷었음 yeolbeosseum	엷었기 yeolbeotgi
Determiners	Present		엷은 yeolbeun
	Future		엷을 yeolbeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	엷으시다 yeolbeusida	엷으셔 yeolbeusyeo	엷으세요, 엷으셔요 yeolbeuseyo, yeolbeusyeoyo	엷으십니다 yeolbeusimnida
	Past	엷으셨다 yeolbeusyeotda	엷으셨어 yeolbeusyeosseo	엷으셨어요 yeolbeusyeosseoyo	엷으셨습니다 yeolbeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	엷으시냐 yeolbeusinya	엷으셔 yeolbeusyeo	엷으세요, 엷으셔요 yeolbeuseyo, yeolbeusyeoyo	엷으십니까 yeolbeusimnikka
	Past	엷으셨냐 yeolbeusyeonnya	엷으셨어 yeolbeusyeosseo	엷으셨어요 yeolbeusyeosseoyo	엷으셨습니까 yeolbeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		엷으시겠다 yeolbeusigetda	엷으시겠어 yeolbeusigesseo	엷으시겠어요 yeolbeusigesseoyo	엷으시겠습니다 yeolbeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		엷으셔 yeolbeusyeo	엷으셔서 yeolbeusyeoseo	엷으시니 yeolbeusini	엷으시니까 yeolbeusinikka
Contrast		엷으시지만 yeolbeusijiman	엷으신데 yeolbeusinde	엷으시더니 yeolbeusideoni
Conjunction		엷으시고 yeolbeusigo
Condition		엷으시면 yeolbeusimyeon	엷으셔야 yeolbeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		엷으심 yeolbeusim	엷으시기 yeolbeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		엷으셨음 yeolbeusyeosseum	엷으셨기 yeolbeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		엷으신 yeolbeusin
	Future		엷으실 yeolbeusil

Middle Korean

Adjective

엷다 (yelpta)

1. (to be) thin

Descendants

• Jeju: 얄룹다 (yallupda)
• Korean: 얇다 (yalda)