짚다

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 딮다 (Yale: tiphta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕip̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [집따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jipda
McCune–Reischauer?	chipta
Yale Romanization?	ciphta

Verb

짚다 • (jipda) (infinitive 짚어, sequential 짚으니)

1. To rely, rest (on a cane, stick, etc.)

   땅 짚고 헤엄치기

   ttang jipgo heeomchigi

   as easy or safe as swimming (with the arms) resting on the ground

2. To dip (a dipstick to stand on the bottom)
3. To point (at something specific as (if) with a finger)
4. To touch, feel (at some body part to examine the temperature, pulses, etc.)
5. To guess, estimate (relying on, or starting from, some baseline)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 짚다 (jipda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짚는다 jimneunda	짚어 jipeo	짚어요 jipeoyo	짚습니다 jipseumnida
	Past	짚었다 jipeotda	짚었어 jipeosseo	짚었어요 jipeosseoyo	짚었습니다 jipeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짚느냐 jimneunya	짚어 jipeo	짚어요 jipeoyo	짚습니까 jipseumnikka
	Past	짚었느냐 jipeonneunya	짚었어 jipeosseo	짚었어요 jipeosseoyo	짚었습니까 jipeotseumnikka
Hortative		짚자 jipja	짚어 jipeo	짚어요 jipeoyo	짚으십시다 jipeusipsida
Imperative		짚어라 jipeora	짚어 jipeo	짚어요 jipeoyo	짚읍시오 jipeupsio
Assertive		짚겠다 jipgetda	짚겠어 jipgesseo	짚겠어요 jipgesseoyo	짚겠습니다 jipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		짚어 jipeo	짚어서 jipeoseo	짚으니 jipeuni	짚으니까 jipeunikka
Contrast		짚지만 jipjiman	짚는데 jimneunde	짚더니 jipdeoni
Conjunction		짚고 jipgo
Condition		짚으면 jipeumyeon	짚어야 jipeoya
Motive		짚으려고 jipeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		짚음 jipeum	짚기 jipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짚었음 jipeosseum	짚었기 jipeotgi
Determiners	Past	짚은 jipeun
	Present	짚는 jimneun
	Future	짚을 jipeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짚으신다 jipeusinda	짚으셔 jipeusyeo	짚으세요, 짚으셔요 jipeuseyo, jipeusyeoyo	짚으십니다 jipeusimnida
	Past	짚으셨다 jipeusyeotda	짚으셨어 jipeusyeosseo	짚으셨어요 jipeusyeosseoyo	짚으셨습니다 jipeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짚으시느냐 jipeusineunya	짚으셔 jipeusyeo	짚으세요, 짚으셔요 jipeuseyo, jipeusyeoyo	짚으십니까 jipeusimnikka
	Past	짚으셨느냐 jipeusyeonneunya	짚으셨어 jipeusyeosseo	짚으셨어요 jipeusyeosseoyo	짚으셨습니까 jipeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		짚으시라 jipeusira	짚으셔 jipeusyeo	짚으세요 jipeuseyo	짚으십시오 jipeusipsio
Assertive		짚으시겠다 jipeusigetda	짚으시겠어 jipeusigesseo	짚으시겠어요 jipeusigesseoyo	짚으시겠습니다 jipeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		짚으셔 jipeusyeo	짚으셔서 jipeusyeoseo	짚으시니 jipeusini	짚으시니까 jipeusinikka
Contrast		짚으시지만 jipeusijiman	짚으시는데 jipeusineunde	짚으시더니 jipeusideoni
Conjunction		짚으시고 jipeusigo
Condition		짚으시면 jipeusimyeon	짚으셔야 jipeusyeoya
Motive		짚으시려고 jipeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		짚으심 jipeusim	짚으시기 jipeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		짚으셨음 jipeusyeosseum	짚으셨기 jipeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	짚으신 jipeusin
	Present	짚으시는 jipeusineun
	Future	짚으실 jipeusil

Derived terms

• 짚이다 (jipida, “to be estimated”)

Etymology 2

Palatalized form of 깊다 (gipda). See 길 (gil) for more information regarding the palatalization of /ki-/ in certain Korean dialects.

Adjective

짚다 • (jipda) (infinitive 짚어, sequential 짚으니)

1. (Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hamgyong, Russia) Dialectal form of 깊다 (gipda, “to be deep, profound”).
   • 2015 May 3, 이종호 [ijongho], “6개월 된 송아지를 잡아먹은 메기 [6gaewol doen song'ajireul jabameogeun megi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 강원도 양구군 방산면 [gang'wondo yanggugun bangsanmyeon]:

     근데 그거 (뿌리) 하나가 다 (연못) 들어간다고 그랬으니까 짚죠.

     Geunde geugeo (ppuri) hana-ga da (yeonmot) deureoganda-go geuraess-eunikka jipjo.

     But because the root had gotten into the pond, it went deeper.