흩다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯt̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [흗따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heutda
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭtta
Yale Romanization?	huthta

Verb

흩다 • (heutda) (infinitive 흩어, sequential 흩으니)

1. to scatter, spread, strew, disperse, disseminate

   엔트로피 법칙에 따르면, 모든 것은 자꾸 흩어진다.

   enteuropi beopchig-e ttareumyeon, modeun geos-eun jakku heuteojinda.

   According to the law of entropy, everything is getting more and more scattered.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 흩다 (heutda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	흩는다 heunneunda	흩어 heuteo	흩어요 heuteoyo	흩습니다 heutseumnida
	Past	흩었다 heuteotda	흩었어 heuteosseo	흩었어요 heuteosseoyo	흩었습니다 heuteotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	흩느냐 heunneunya	흩어 heuteo	흩어요 heuteoyo	흩습니까 heutseumnikka
	Past	흩었느냐 heuteonneunya	흩었어 heuteosseo	흩었어요 heuteosseoyo	흩었습니까 heuteotseumnikka
Hortative		흩자 heutja	흩어 heuteo	흩어요 heuteoyo	흩으십시다 heuteusipsida
Imperative		흩어라 heuteora	흩어 heuteo	흩어요 heuteoyo	흩읍시오 heuteupsio
Assertive		흩겠다 heutgetda	흩겠어 heutgesseo	흩겠어요 heutgesseoyo	흩겠습니다 heutgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		흩어 heuteo	흩어서 heuteoseo	흩으니 heuteuni	흩으니까 heuteunikka
Contrast		흩지만 heutjiman	흩는데 heunneunde	흩더니 heutdeoni
Conjunction		흩고 heutgo
Condition		흩으면 heuteumyeon	흩어야 heuteoya
Motive		흩으려고 heuteuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		흩음 heuteum	흩기 heutgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		흩었음 heuteosseum	흩었기 heuteotgi
Determiners	Past	흩은 heuteun
	Present	흩는 heunneun
	Future	흩을 heuteul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	흩으신다 heuteusinda	흩으셔 heuteusyeo	흩으세요, 흩으셔요 heuteuseyo, heuteusyeoyo	흩으십니다 heuteusimnida
	Past	흩으셨다 heuteusyeotda	흩으셨어 heuteusyeosseo	흩으셨어요 heuteusyeosseoyo	흩으셨습니다 heuteusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	흩으시느냐 heuteusineunya	흩으셔 heuteusyeo	흩으세요, 흩으셔요 heuteuseyo, heuteusyeoyo	흩으십니까 heuteusimnikka
	Past	흩으셨느냐 heuteusyeonneunya	흩으셨어 heuteusyeosseo	흩으셨어요 heuteusyeosseoyo	흩으셨습니까 heuteusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		흩으시라 heuteusira	흩으셔 heuteusyeo	흩으세요 heuteuseyo	흩으십시오 heuteusipsio
Assertive		흩으시겠다 heuteusigetda	흩으시겠어 heuteusigesseo	흩으시겠어요 heuteusigesseoyo	흩으시겠습니다 heuteusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		흩으셔 heuteusyeo	흩으셔서 heuteusyeoseo	흩으시니 heuteusini	흩으시니까 heuteusinikka
Contrast		흩으시지만 heuteusijiman	흩으시는데 heuteusineunde	흩으시더니 heuteusideoni
Conjunction		흩으시고 heuteusigo
Condition		흩으시면 heuteusimyeon	흩으셔야 heuteusyeoya
Motive		흩으시려고 heuteusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		흩으심 heuteusim	흩으시기 heuteusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		흩으셨음 heuteusyeosseum	흩으셨기 heuteusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	흩으신 heuteusin
	Present	흩으시는 heuteusineun
	Future	흩으실 heuteusil

Synonyms

• 뿌리다 (ppurida, “to spray, to disperse”)
• 퍼뜨리다 (peotteurida, “to spread”)
• 펴다 (pyeoda, “to spread”)

Antonyms

• 모으다 (mo'euda, “to gather”)
• 뭉치다 (mungchida, “to gather together”)

Derived terms

• 흩이다 (heuchida, “to be scattered”)
• 흐트러지다 (heuteureojida, “to become disordered”)
• 흩뜨리다 (heuttteurida, “to strew”)
• 흩뿌리다 (heutppurida, “to spray”)
• 흩어지다 (heuteojida, “to become strewn”)

See also

• 거름 (georeum, “fertiliser”)
• 돈 (don, “money”)
• 물 (mul, “water”)
• 씨앗 (ssiat, “seed”)