누다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 누다〮 (Yale: nwù-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [누다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nuda
McCune–Reischauer?	nuda
Yale Romanization?	nwuta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	누다 (nuda)
Causative	누이다 (nu'ida)

누다 • (nuda) (infinitive 누어 or 눠, sequential 누니)

1. (transitive) to excrete; to poop, to pee

   Synonym: 싸다 (ssada)

Usage notes

• Less colloquial than 싸다 (ssada).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 누다 (nuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	눈다 nunda	누어 nueo	누어요, 눠요 nueoyo, nwoyo	눕니다 numnida
	Past	누었다 nueotda	누었어 nueosseo	누었어요 nueosseoyo	누었습니다 nueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	누느냐 nuneunya	누어 nueo	누어요, 눠요 nueoyo, nwoyo	눕니까 numnikka
	Past	누었느냐 nueonneunya	누었어 nueosseo	누었어요 nueosseoyo	누었습니까 nueotseumnikka
Hortative		누자 nuja	누어 nueo	누어요, 눠요 nueoyo, nwoyo	누십시다 nusipsida
Imperative		누어라, 눠라 nueora, nwora	누어 nueo	누어요, 눠요 nueoyo, nwoyo	눕시오 nupsio
Assertive		누겠다 nugetda	누겠어 nugesseo	누겠어요 nugesseoyo	누겠습니다 nugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		누어 nueo	누어서, 눠서 nueoseo, nwoseo	누니 nuni	누니까 nunikka
Contrast		누지만 nujiman	누는데 nuneunde	누더니 nudeoni
Conjunction		누고 nugo
Condition		누면 numyeon	누어야, 눠야 nueoya, nwoya
Motive		누려고 nuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		눔 num	누기 nugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		누었음, 눴음 nueosseum, nwosseum	누었기, 눴기 nueotgi, nwotgi
Determiners	Past	눈 nun
	Present	누는 nuneun
	Future	눌 nul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	누신다 nusinda	누셔 nusyeo	누세요, 누셔요 nuseyo, nusyeoyo	누십니다 nusimnida
	Past	누셨다 nusyeotda	누셨어 nusyeosseo	누셨어요 nusyeosseoyo	누셨습니다 nusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	누시느냐 nusineunya	누셔 nusyeo	누세요, 누셔요 nuseyo, nusyeoyo	누십니까 nusimnikka
	Past	누셨느냐 nusyeonneunya	누셨어 nusyeosseo	누셨어요 nusyeosseoyo	누셨습니까 nusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		누시라 nusira	누셔 nusyeo	누세요 nuseyo	누십시오 nusipsio
Assertive		누시겠다 nusigetda	누시겠어 nusigesseo	누시겠어요 nusigesseoyo	누시겠습니다 nusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		누셔 nusyeo	누셔서 nusyeoseo	누시니 nusini	누시니까 nusinikka
Contrast		누시지만 nusijiman	누시는데 nusineunde	누시더니 nusideoni
Conjunction		누시고 nusigo
Condition		누시면 nusimyeon	누셔야 nusyeoya
Motive		누시려고 nusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		누심 nusim	누시기 nusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		누셨음 nusyeosseum	누셨기 nusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	누신 nusin
	Present	누시는 nusineun
	Future	누실 nusil