듣다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447.

Pronunciation

• IPA: tɯtt̤a
• Phonetic hangul: 듣따

Romanization

Revised	deutda
McCune-Reischauer	tŭtta	Yale	tut.ta

Verb

듣다 (deutda) infinitive 들어, sequential 들으니

1. to listen; to hear

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 듣다 (deutda)

Sentence-final forms
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	듣는다 (deunneunda) past: 들었다 (deureotda)	들어 (deureo) past: 들었어 (deureosseo)	들어요 (deureoyo) past: 들었어요 (deureosseoyo)	듣습니다 (deutseumnida) past: 들었습니다 (deureosseumnida)
interrogative	듣느냐 (deunneunya) past: 들었느냐 (deureonneunya)	들어 (deureo) past: 들었어 (deureosseo)	들어요 (deureoyo) past: 들었어요 (deureosseoyo)	듣습니까 (deutseumnikka) past: 들었습니까 (deureosseumnikka)
hortative	듣자 (deutja)	들어 (deureo)	들어요 (deureoyo)	들읍시다 (deureupsida)
imperative	들어라 (deureora)	들어 (deureo)	들어요 (deureoyo)	들읍시오 (deureupsio)
assertive	듣겠다 (deutgetda)	듣겠어 (deutgesseo)	듣겠어요 (deutgesseoyo)	듣겠습니다 (deutgesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	들어 (deureo)	들어서 (deureoseo)	들으니 (deureuni)	들으니까 (deureunikka)
contrast	듣지만 (deutjiman)	듣는데 (deunneunde)	듣더니 (deutdeoni)	conjunction 듣고 (deutgo)
condition	들으면 (deureumyeon)	들어야 (deureoya)		motive 들으려고 (deureuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		들음 (deureum)	듣기 (deutgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		들었음 (deureosseum)	들었기 (deureotgi)
Determiners		past 들은 (deureun)	present 듣는 (deunneun)	future 들을 (deureul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	들으신다 (deureusinda) past: 들으셨다 (deureusyeotda)	들으셔 (deureusyeo) past: 들으셨어 (deureusyeosseo)	들으세요 (deureuseyo) or 들으셔요 (deureusyeoyo) past: 들으셨어요 (deureusyeosseoyo)	들으십니다 (deureusimnida) past: 들으셨습니다 (deureusyeosseumnida)
interrogative	들으시니 (deureusini) 들으시느냐 (deureusineunya) past: 들으셨느냐 (deureusyeonneunya)	들으셔 (deureusyeo) past: 들으셨어 (deureusyeosseo)	들으세요 (deureuseyo) or 들으셔요 (deureusyeoyo) past: 들으셨어요 (deureusyeosseoyo)	들으십니까 (deureusimnikka) past: 들으셨습니까 (deureusyeosseumnikka)
imperative			들으세요 (deureuseyo) or 들으셔요 (deureusyeoyo)	들으십시오 (deureusipsio)
assertive	들으시겠다 (deureusigetda)	들으시겠어 (deureusigesseo)	들으시겠어요 (deureusigesseoyo)	들으시겠습니다 (deureusigesseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	들으셔 (deureusyeo)	들으셔서 (deureusyeoseo)	들으시니 (deureusini)	들으시니까 (deureusinikka)
contrast	들으시지만 (deureusijiman)	들으시는데 (deureusineunde)	들으시더니 (deureusideoni)	conjunction 들으시고 (deureusigo)
condition	들으시면 (deureusimyeon)	들으셔야 (deureusyeoya)		motive 들으시려고 (deureusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		들으심 (deureusim)	들으시기 (deureusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		들으셨음 (deureusyeosseum)	들으셨기 (deureusyeotgi)
Determiners		past 들으신 (deureusin)	present 들으시는 (deureusineun)	future 들으실 (deureusil)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror). "듣다 ". 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-06-07.