걷다

Korean

Etymology 1

First recorded in 1447, in the Seokbo sangjeol, as 걷다.

Pronunciation

• IPA: kəːt̚t..a
• Phonetic hangul: 걷ː따

Romanization

Revised	geotda	transliteration	geodda
McCune–Reischauer	kŏtta	Yale	kētqta

Verb

걷다 (geotda) infinitive 걸어, sequential 걸으니

1. to walk

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 걷다 (geotda)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	걷는다 (geonneunda) past: 걸었다 (georeotda)	걸어 (georeo) past: 걸었어 (georeosseo)	걸어요 (georeoyo) past: 걸었어요 (georeosseoyo)	걷습니다 (geotseumnida) past: 걸었습니다 (georeotseumnida)
interrogative	걷느냐 (geonneunya) past: 걸었느냐 (georeonneunya)	걸어 (georeo) past: 걸었어 (georeosseo)	걸어요 (georeoyo) past: 걸었어요 (georeosseoyo)	걷습니까 (geotseumnikka) past: 걸었습니까 (georeotseumnikka)
hortative	걷자 (geotja)	걸어 (georeo)	걸어요 (georeoyo)	걸읍시다 (georeupsida)
imperative	걸어라 (georeora)	걸어 (georeo)	걸어요 (georeoyo)	걸읍시오 (georeupsio)
assertive	걷겠다 (geotgetda)	걷겠어 (geotgesseo)	걷겠어요 (geotgesseoyo)	걷겠습니다 (geotgetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	걸어 (georeo)	걸어서 (georeoseo)	걸으니 (georeuni)	걸으니까 (georeunikka)
contrast	걷지만 (geotjiman)	걷는데 (geonneunde)	걷더니 (geotdeoni)	conjunction 걷고 (geotgo)
condition	걸으면 (georeumyeon)	걸어야 (georeoya)		motive 걸으려고 (georeuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걸음 (georeum)	걷기 (geotgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		걸었음 (georeosseum)	걸었기 (georeotgi)
Determiners		past 걸은 (georeun)	present 걷는 (geonneun)	future 걸을 (georeul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	걸으신다 (georeusinda) past: 걸으셨다 (georeusyeotda)	걸으셔 (georeusyeo) past: 걸으셨어 (georeusyeosseo)	걸으세요 (georeuseyo) or 걸으셔요 (georeusyeoyo) past: 걸으셨어요 (georeusyeosseoyo)	걸으십니다 (georeusimnida) past: 걸으셨습니다 (georeusyeotseumnida)
interrogative	걸으시느냐 (georeusineunya) past: 걸으셨느냐 (georeusyeonneunya)	걸으셔 (georeusyeo) past: 걸으셨어 (georeusyeosseo)	걸으세요 (georeuseyo) or 걸으셔요 (georeusyeoyo) past: 걸으셨어요 (georeusyeosseoyo)	걸으십니까 (georeusimnikka) past: 걸으셨습니까 (georeusyeotseumnikka)
imperative	걸으시라 (georeusira)	걸으셔 (georeusyeo)	걸으세요 (georeuseyo) or 걸으셔요 (georeusyeoyo)	걸으십시오 (georeusipsio)
assertive	걸으시겠다 (georeusigetda)	걸으시겠어 (georeusigesseo)	걸으시겠어요 (georeusigesseoyo)	걸으시겠습니다 (georeusigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	걸으셔 (georeusyeo)	걸으셔서 (georeusyeoseo)	걸으시니 (georeusini)	걸으시니까 (georeusinikka)
contrast	걸으시지만 (georeusijiman)	걸으시는데 (georeusineunde)	걸으시더니 (georeusideoni)	conjunction 걸으시고 (georeusigo)
condition	걸으시면 (georeusimyeon)	걸으셔야 (georeusyeoya)		motive 걸으시려고 (georeusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		걸으심 (georeusim)	걸으시기 (georeusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		걸으셨음 (georeusyeosseum)	걸으셨기 (georeusyeotgi)
Determiners		past 걸으신 (georeusin)	present 걸으시는 (georeusineun)	future 걸으실 (georeusil)

Etymology 2

First recorded in 1467, in the Moguja susimgyeol, as 걷다.

Pronunciation

• IPA: kʌt̚t..a
• Phonetic hangul: 걷따

Romanization

Revised	geotda	transliteration	geodda
McCune–Reischauer	kŏtta	Yale	ketqta

Verb

걷다 (geotda) infinitive 걷어, sequential 걷으니

1. to fold up (sheets); to roll up (sleeves)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 걷다 (geotda)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	걷는다 (geonneunda) past: 걷었다 (geodeotda)	걷어 (geodeo) past: 걷었어 (geodeosseo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo) past: 걷었어요 (geodeosseoyo)	걷습니다 (geotseumnida) past: 걷었습니다 (geodeotseumnida)
interrogative	걷느냐 (geonneunya) past: 걷었느냐 (geodeonneunya)	걷어 (geodeo) past: 걷었어 (geodeosseo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo) past: 걷었어요 (geodeosseoyo)	걷습니까 (geotseumnikka) past: 걷었습니까 (geodeotseumnikka)
hortative	걷자 (geotja)	걷어 (geodeo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo)	걷읍시다 (geodeupsida)
imperative	걷어라 (geodeora)	걷어 (geodeo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo)	걷읍시오 (geodeupsio)
assertive	걷겠다 (geotgetda)	걷겠어 (geotgesseo)	걷겠어요 (geotgesseoyo)	걷겠습니다 (geotgetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	걷어 (geodeo)	걷어서 (geodeoseo)	걷으니 (geodeuni)	걷으니까 (geodeunikka)
contrast	걷지만 (geotjiman)	걷는데 (geonneunde)	걷더니 (geotdeoni)	conjunction 걷고 (geotgo)
condition	걷으면 (geodeumyeon)	걷어야 (geodeoya)		motive 걷으려고 (geodeuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걷음 (geodeum)	걷기 (geotgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		걷었음 (geodeosseum)	걷었기 (geodeotgi)
Determiners		past 걷은 (geodeun)	present 걷는 (geonneun)	future 걷을 (geodeul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	걷으신다 (geodeusinda) past: 걷으셨다 (geodeusyeotda)	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo) past: 걷으셨어 (geodeusyeosseo)	걷으세요 (geodeuseyo) or 걷으셔요 (geodeusyeoyo) past: 걷으셨어요 (geodeusyeosseoyo)	걷으십니다 (geodeusimnida) past: 걷으셨습니다 (geodeusyeotseumnida)
interrogative	걷으시느냐 (geodeusineunya) past: 걷으셨느냐 (geodeusyeonneunya)	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo) past: 걷으셨어 (geodeusyeosseo)	걷으세요 (geodeuseyo) or 걷으셔요 (geodeusyeoyo) past: 걷으셨어요 (geodeusyeosseoyo)	걷으십니까 (geodeusimnikka) past: 걷으셨습니까 (geodeusyeotseumnikka)
imperative	걷으시라 (geodeusira)	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo)	걷으세요 (geodeuseyo) or 걷으셔요 (geodeusyeoyo)	걷으십시오 (geodeusipsio)
assertive	걷으시겠다 (geodeusigetda)	걷으시겠어 (geodeusigesseo)	걷으시겠어요 (geodeusigesseoyo)	걷으시겠습니다 (geodeusigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo)	걷으셔서 (geodeusyeoseo)	걷으시니 (geodeusini)	걷으시니까 (geodeusinikka)
contrast	걷으시지만 (geodeusijiman)	걷으시는데 (geodeusineunde)	걷으시더니 (geodeusideoni)	conjunction 걷으시고 (geodeusigo)
condition	걷으시면 (geodeusimyeon)	걷으셔야 (geodeusyeoya)		motive 걷으시려고 (geodeusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		걷으심 (geodeusim)	걷으시기 (geodeusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		걷으셨음 (geodeusyeosseum)	걷으셨기 (geodeusyeotgi)
Determiners		past 걷으신 (geodeusin)	present 걷으시는 (geodeusineun)	future 걷으실 (geodeusil)

Etymology 3

First recorded in the Neungeomgyeong eonhae, 1461, as 걷다. Formed as a contraction of 거두다 (geoduda).

Pronunciation

• IPA: kʌt̚t..a
• Phonetic hangul: 걷따

Romanization

Revised	geotda	transliteration	geodda
McCune–Reischauer	kŏtta	Yale	ketqta

Verb

걷다 (geotda) infinitive 걷어, sequential 걷으니

1. to gather; to earn; to harvest

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 걷다 (geotda)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	걷는다 (geonneunda) past: 걷었다 (geodeotda)	걷어 (geodeo) past: 걷었어 (geodeosseo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo) past: 걷었어요 (geodeosseoyo)	걷습니다 (geotseumnida) past: 걷었습니다 (geodeotseumnida)
interrogative	걷느냐 (geonneunya) past: 걷었느냐 (geodeonneunya)	걷어 (geodeo) past: 걷었어 (geodeosseo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo) past: 걷었어요 (geodeosseoyo)	걷습니까 (geotseumnikka) past: 걷었습니까 (geodeotseumnikka)
hortative	걷자 (geotja)	걷어 (geodeo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo)	걷읍시다 (geodeupsida)
imperative	걷어라 (geodeora)	걷어 (geodeo)	걷어요 (geodeoyo)	걷읍시오 (geodeupsio)
assertive	걷겠다 (geotgetda)	걷겠어 (geotgesseo)	걷겠어요 (geotgesseoyo)	걷겠습니다 (geotgetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	걷어 (geodeo)	걷어서 (geodeoseo)	걷으니 (geodeuni)	걷으니까 (geodeunikka)
contrast	걷지만 (geotjiman)	걷는데 (geonneunde)	걷더니 (geotdeoni)	conjunction 걷고 (geotgo)
condition	걷으면 (geodeumyeon)	걷어야 (geodeoya)		motive 걷으려고 (geodeuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걷음 (geodeum)	걷기 (geotgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		걷었음 (geodeosseum)	걷었기 (geodeotgi)
Determiners		past 걷은 (geodeun)	present 걷는 (geonneun)	future 걷을 (geodeul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	걷으신다 (geodeusinda) past: 걷으셨다 (geodeusyeotda)	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo) past: 걷으셨어 (geodeusyeosseo)	걷으세요 (geodeuseyo) or 걷으셔요 (geodeusyeoyo) past: 걷으셨어요 (geodeusyeosseoyo)	걷으십니다 (geodeusimnida) past: 걷으셨습니다 (geodeusyeotseumnida)
interrogative	걷으시느냐 (geodeusineunya) past: 걷으셨느냐 (geodeusyeonneunya)	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo) past: 걷으셨어 (geodeusyeosseo)	걷으세요 (geodeuseyo) or 걷으셔요 (geodeusyeoyo) past: 걷으셨어요 (geodeusyeosseoyo)	걷으십니까 (geodeusimnikka) past: 걷으셨습니까 (geodeusyeotseumnikka)
imperative	걷으시라 (geodeusira)	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo)	걷으세요 (geodeuseyo) or 걷으셔요 (geodeusyeoyo)	걷으십시오 (geodeusipsio)
assertive	걷으시겠다 (geodeusigetda)	걷으시겠어 (geodeusigesseo)	걷으시겠어요 (geodeusigesseoyo)	걷으시겠습니다 (geodeusigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	걷으셔 (geodeusyeo)	걷으셔서 (geodeusyeoseo)	걷으시니 (geodeusini)	걷으시니까 (geodeusinikka)
contrast	걷으시지만 (geodeusijiman)	걷으시는데 (geodeusineunde)	걷으시더니 (geodeusideoni)	conjunction 걷으시고 (geodeusigo)
condition	걷으시면 (geodeusimyeon)	걷으셔야 (geodeusyeoya)		motive 걷으시려고 (geodeusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		걷으심 (geodeusim)	걷으시기 (geodeusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		걷으셨음 (geodeusyeosseum)	걷으셨기 (geodeusyeotgi)
Determiners		past 걷으신 (geodeusin)	present 걷으시는 (geodeusineun)	future 걷으실 (geodeusil)