통통하다

Korean

Etymology

통통 (tongtong, “shortly, corpulently, swollenly”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰo̞ŋtʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [통통하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tongtonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tongtonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ongt'onghada
Yale Romanization?	thongthonghata

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	퉁퉁하다 (tungtunghada)
Yang-form	통통하다 (tongtonghada)

통통하다 • (tongtonghada) (infinitive 통통해 or 통통하여, sequential 통통하니)

1. short and fat

   내 강아지가 네 고양이보다 통통하다.

   Nae gang'aji-ga ne goyang'i-boda tongtonghada.

   My dog is fatter than your cat.

2. swollen, plump, chubby, round

   볼이 통통하다 ― bor-i tongtonghada ― chubby cheeks

   통통한 젖가슴 ― tongtonghan jeotgaseum ― full breasts

   그의 얼굴에서는 소년 같은 통통함이 사라지고 없었다.

   Geu-ui eolgur-eseo-neun sonyeon gateun tongtongham-i sarajigo eopseotda.

   His face had lost its boyish roundness.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 통통하다 (tongtonghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	통통하다 tongtonghada	통통해 tongtonghae	통통해요 tongtonghaeyo	통통합니다 tongtonghamnida
	Past	통통했다 tongtonghaetda	통통했어 tongtonghaesseo	통통했어요 tongtonghaesseoyo	통통했습니다 tongtonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	통통하냐 tongtonghanya	통통해 tongtonghae	통통해요 tongtonghaeyo	통통합니까 tongtonghamnikka
	Past	통통했냐 tongtonghaennya	통통했어 tongtonghaesseo	통통했어요 tongtonghaesseoyo	통통했습니까 tongtonghaetseumnikka
Assertive		통통하겠다 tongtonghagetda	통통하겠어 tongtonghagesseo	통통하겠어요 tongtonghagesseoyo	통통하겠습니다 tongtonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		통통해 tongtonghae	통통해서, 통통하여서 tongtonghaeseo, tongtonghayeoseo	통통하니 tongtonghani	통통하니까 tongtonghanikka
Contrast		통통하지만 tongtonghajiman	통통한데 tongtonghande	통통하더니 tongtonghadeoni
Conjunction		통통하고 tongtonghago
Condition		통통하면 tongtonghamyeon	통통해야, 통통하여야 tongtonghaeya, tongtonghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		통통함 tongtongham	통통하기 tongtonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		통통했음, 통통하였음 tongtonghaesseum, tongtonghayeosseum	통통했기, 통통하였기 tongtonghaetgi, tongtonghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		통통한 tongtonghan
	Future		통통할 tongtonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	통통하시다 tongtonghasida	통통하셔 tongtonghasyeo	통통하세요, 통통하셔요 tongtonghaseyo, tongtonghasyeoyo	통통하십니다 tongtonghasimnida
	Past	통통하셨다 tongtonghasyeotda	통통하셨어 tongtonghasyeosseo	통통하셨어요 tongtonghasyeosseoyo	통통하셨습니다 tongtonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	통통하시냐 tongtonghasinya	통통하셔 tongtonghasyeo	통통하세요, 통통하셔요 tongtonghaseyo, tongtonghasyeoyo	통통하십니까 tongtonghasimnikka
	Past	통통하셨냐 tongtonghasyeonnya	통통하셨어 tongtonghasyeosseo	통통하셨어요 tongtonghasyeosseoyo	통통하셨습니까 tongtonghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		통통하시겠다 tongtonghasigetda	통통하시겠어 tongtonghasigesseo	통통하시겠어요 tongtonghasigesseoyo	통통하시겠습니다 tongtonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		통통하셔 tongtonghasyeo	통통하셔서 tongtonghasyeoseo	통통하시니 tongtonghasini	통통하시니까 tongtonghasinikka
Contrast		통통하시지만 tongtonghasijiman	통통하신데 tongtonghasinde	통통하시더니 tongtonghasideoni
Conjunction		통통하시고 tongtonghasigo
Condition		통통하시면 tongtonghasimyeon	통통하셔야 tongtonghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		통통하심 tongtonghasim	통통하시기 tongtonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		통통하셨음 tongtonghasyeosseum	통통하셨기 tongtonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		통통하신 tongtonghasin
	Future		통통하실 tongtonghasil

Related terms

• 뚱뚱하다 (ttungttunghada, “fat”)
• 똥똥하다 (ttongttonghada, “plump”)