줄다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 졸〯다〮 (Yale: cwǒl-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?julda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?julda
McCune–Reischauer?chulda
Yale Romanization?cwūlta

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 줄다 (julda)
Causative줄이다 (jurida)

줄다 (julda) (infinitive 줄어, sequential 주니)

  1. (intransitive) to decrease, to shrink
    Antonym: 늘다 (neulda)
    1982 이래, 그것 250미터 만큼 줄었다.
    Cheon'gubaekpalsibinyeon iraero, geugeos-eun ibaegosimmiteo mankeum jureotda.
    Since 1982, it has shrunk by 250 meters.
    2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

Conjugation

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