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웃기다

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?utgida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?usgida
McCune–Reischauer?utkida
Yale Romanization?wuskita

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 웃다 (utda)
Causative웃기다 (utgida)

웃기다 (utgida) (infinitive 웃겨 or 웃기어, sequential 웃기니)

  1. to be funny
    진짜 웃기다.
    Jinjja utgida.
    That's really funny.
  2. to make someone laugh
    나는 친구 웃기려고 애썼다.
    Naneun chin'gu-reul utgiryeogo aesseotda.
    I tried hard to make my friend laugh.
  3. to be unexpected in a negative way
    웃기네. 라고 그딴 으로 말해?
    Utgine. gyae-ga mwo-rago geuttan sig-euro malhae?
    You must be kidding me. What kind of person does he think he is, to be talking in that kind of way?

Conjugation

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