개다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)다/게(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaeda
McCune–Reischauer?	kaeda
Yale Romanization?	kāyta

Etymology 1

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

Verb

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive 개 or 개어, sequential 개니)

1. (intransitive, of the weather) to clear, to clear up, to fair up
2. (intransitive, figuratively, of mood) to brighten

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 개다 (gaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	갠다 gaenda	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭니다 gaemnida
	Past	갰다 gaetda	갰어 gaesseo	갰어요 gaesseoyo	갰습니다 gaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개느냐 gaeneunya	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭니까 gaemnikka
	Past	갰느냐 gaenneunya	갰어 gaesseo	갰어요 gaesseoyo	갰습니까 gaetseumnikka
Hortative		개자 gaeja	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	개십시다 gaesipsida
Imperative		개라, 개어라 gaera, gaeeora	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭시오 gaepsio
Assertive		개겠다 gaegetda	개겠어 gaegesseo	개겠어요 gaegesseoyo	개겠습니다 gaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		개 gae	개서, 개어서 gaeseo, gaeeoseo	개니 gaeni	개니까 gaenikka
Contrast		개지만 gaejiman	개는데 gaeneunde	개더니 gaedeoni
Conjunction		개고 gaego
Condition		개면 gaemyeon	개야, 개어야 gaeya, gaeeoya
Motive		개려고 gaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		갬 gaem	개기 gaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		갰음, 개었음 gaesseum, gaeeosseum	갰기, 개었기 gaetgi, gaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	갠 gaen
	Present	개는 gaeneun
	Future	갤 gael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	개신다 gaesinda	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요, 개셔요 gaeseyo, gaesyeoyo	개십니다 gaesimnida
	Past	개셨다 gaesyeotda	개셨어 gaesyeosseo	개셨어요 gaesyeosseoyo	개셨습니다 gaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개시느냐 gaesineunya	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요, 개셔요 gaeseyo, gaesyeoyo	개십니까 gaesimnikka
	Past	개셨느냐 gaesyeonneunya	개셨어 gaesyeosseo	개셨어요 gaesyeosseoyo	개셨습니까 gaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		개시라 gaesira	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요 gaeseyo	개십시오 gaesipsio
Assertive		개시겠다 gaesigetda	개시겠어 gaesigesseo	개시겠어요 gaesigesseoyo	개시겠습니다 gaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		개셔 gaesyeo	개셔서 gaesyeoseo	개시니 gaesini	개시니까 gaesinikka
Contrast		개시지만 gaesijiman	개시는데 gaesineunde	개시더니 gaesideoni
Conjunction		개시고 gaesigo
Condition		개시면 gaesimyeon	개셔야 gaesyeoya
Motive		개시려고 gaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		개심 gaesim	개시기 gaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		개셨음 gaesyeosseum	개셨기 gaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	개신 gaesin
	Present	개시는 gaesineun
	Future	개실 gaesil

Alternative forms

• 개이다 (gaeida) (non-standard)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 벗개다 (beotgaeda)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 가히〮다〮 (Yale: kàhí-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	개다 (gaeda)
Passive	개이다 (gaeida)

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive 개 or 개어, sequential 개니)

1. (transitive) to fold, to fold up (clothes, blanket, etc.)

   Synonym: 개키다 (gaekida)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 개다 (gaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	갠다 gaenda	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭니다 gaemnida
	Past	갰다 gaetda	갰어 gaesseo	갰어요 gaesseoyo	갰습니다 gaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개느냐 gaeneunya	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭니까 gaemnikka
	Past	갰느냐 gaenneunya	갰어 gaesseo	갰어요 gaesseoyo	갰습니까 gaetseumnikka
Hortative		개자 gaeja	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	개십시다 gaesipsida
Imperative		개라, 개어라 gaera, gaeeora	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭시오 gaepsio
Assertive		개겠다 gaegetda	개겠어 gaegesseo	개겠어요 gaegesseoyo	개겠습니다 gaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		개 gae	개서, 개어서 gaeseo, gaeeoseo	개니 gaeni	개니까 gaenikka
Contrast		개지만 gaejiman	개는데 gaeneunde	개더니 gaedeoni
Conjunction		개고 gaego
Condition		개면 gaemyeon	개야, 개어야 gaeya, gaeeoya
Motive		개려고 gaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		갬 gaem	개기 gaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		갰음, 개었음 gaesseum, gaeeosseum	갰기, 개었기 gaetgi, gaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	갠 gaen
	Present	개는 gaeneun
	Future	갤 gael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	개신다 gaesinda	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요, 개셔요 gaeseyo, gaesyeoyo	개십니다 gaesimnida
	Past	개셨다 gaesyeotda	개셨어 gaesyeosseo	개셨어요 gaesyeosseoyo	개셨습니다 gaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개시느냐 gaesineunya	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요, 개셔요 gaeseyo, gaesyeoyo	개십니까 gaesimnikka
	Past	개셨느냐 gaesyeonneunya	개셨어 gaesyeosseo	개셨어요 gaesyeosseoyo	개셨습니까 gaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		개시라 gaesira	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요 gaeseyo	개십시오 gaesipsio
Assertive		개시겠다 gaesigetda	개시겠어 gaesigesseo	개시겠어요 gaesigesseoyo	개시겠습니다 gaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		개셔 gaesyeo	개셔서 gaesyeoseo	개시니 gaesini	개시니까 gaesinikka
Contrast		개시지만 gaesijiman	개시는데 gaesineunde	개시더니 gaesideoni
Conjunction		개시고 gaesigo
Condition		개시면 gaesimyeon	개셔야 gaesyeoya
Motive		개시려고 gaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		개심 gaesim	개시기 gaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		개셨음 gaesyeosseum	개셨기 gaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	개신 gaesin
	Present	개시는 gaesineun
	Future	개실 gaesil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 접개다 (jeopgaeda)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆡ다 (Yale: koy-ta).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	개다 (gaeda)
Passive	개이다 (gaeida)

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive 개 or 개어, sequential 개니)

1. (transitive) to mix, to knead

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 개다 (gaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	갠다 gaenda	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭니다 gaemnida
	Past	갰다 gaetda	갰어 gaesseo	갰어요 gaesseoyo	갰습니다 gaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개느냐 gaeneunya	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭니까 gaemnikka
	Past	갰느냐 gaenneunya	갰어 gaesseo	갰어요 gaesseoyo	갰습니까 gaetseumnikka
Hortative		개자 gaeja	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	개십시다 gaesipsida
Imperative		개라, 개어라 gaera, gaeeora	개 gae	개요, 개어요 gaeyo, gaeeoyo	갭시오 gaepsio
Assertive		개겠다 gaegetda	개겠어 gaegesseo	개겠어요 gaegesseoyo	개겠습니다 gaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		개 gae	개서, 개어서 gaeseo, gaeeoseo	개니 gaeni	개니까 gaenikka
Contrast		개지만 gaejiman	개는데 gaeneunde	개더니 gaedeoni
Conjunction		개고 gaego
Condition		개면 gaemyeon	개야, 개어야 gaeya, gaeeoya
Motive		개려고 gaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		갬 gaem	개기 gaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		갰음, 개었음 gaesseum, gaeeosseum	갰기, 개었기 gaetgi, gaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	갠 gaen
	Present	개는 gaeneun
	Future	갤 gael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	개신다 gaesinda	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요, 개셔요 gaeseyo, gaesyeoyo	개십니다 gaesimnida
	Past	개셨다 gaesyeotda	개셨어 gaesyeosseo	개셨어요 gaesyeosseoyo	개셨습니다 gaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	개시느냐 gaesineunya	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요, 개셔요 gaeseyo, gaesyeoyo	개십니까 gaesimnikka
	Past	개셨느냐 gaesyeonneunya	개셨어 gaesyeosseo	개셨어요 gaesyeosseoyo	개셨습니까 gaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		개시라 gaesira	개셔 gaesyeo	개세요 gaeseyo	개십시오 gaesipsio
Assertive		개시겠다 gaesigetda	개시겠어 gaesigesseo	개시겠어요 gaesigesseoyo	개시겠습니다 gaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		개셔 gaesyeo	개셔서 gaesyeoseo	개시니 gaesini	개시니까 gaesinikka
Contrast		개시지만 gaesijiman	개시는데 gaesineunde	개시더니 gaesideoni
Conjunction		개시고 gaesigo
Condition		개시면 gaesimyeon	개셔야 gaesyeoya
Motive		개시려고 gaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		개심 gaesim	개시기 gaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		개셨음 gaesyeosseum	개셨기 gaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	개신 gaesin
	Present	개시는 gaesineun
	Future	개실 gaesil