먹히다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 머키〮다〮 (Yale: mèkhí-tá). This contrasts greatly with 먹이다 (meogida).

Equivalent to 먹 (meok-, “to eat”) + 히 (-hi-, passive suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms)..

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹cçida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [머키다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meokhida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meoghida
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏkhida
Yale Romanization?	mek.hita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	먹다 (meokda)
Causative	먹이다 (meogida)
Passive	먹히다 (meokhida)

먹히다 • (meokhida) (infinitive 먹혀 or 먹히어, sequential 먹히니) (intransitive)

1. passive of 먹다 (meokda):
   1. to be eaten

      개구리가 뱀에게 먹혔다. ― Gaeguri-ga baem-ege meokhyeotda. ― A frog was eaten by the snake.

   2. (of money) to be required

      Synonyms: 먹다 (meokda), 들다 (deulda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 먹히다 (meokhida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	먹힌다 meokhinda	먹혀 meokhyeo	먹혀요, 먹히어요 meokhyeoyo, meokhieoyo	먹힙니다 meokhimnida
	Past	먹혔다 meokhyeotda	먹혔어 meokhyeosseo	먹혔어요 meokhyeosseoyo	먹혔습니다 meokhyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	먹히느냐 meokhineunya	먹혀 meokhyeo	먹혀요, 먹히어요 meokhyeoyo, meokhieoyo	먹힙니까 meokhimnikka
	Past	먹혔느냐 meokhyeonneunya	먹혔어 meokhyeosseo	먹혔어요 meokhyeosseoyo	먹혔습니까 meokhyeotseumnikka
Hortative		먹히자 meokhija	먹혀 meokhyeo	먹혀요, 먹히어요 meokhyeoyo, meokhieoyo	먹히십시다 meokhisipsida
Imperative		먹혀라, 먹히어라 meokhyeora, meokhieora	먹혀 meokhyeo	먹혀요, 먹히어요 meokhyeoyo, meokhieoyo	먹힙시오 meokhipsio
Assertive		먹히겠다 meokhigetda	먹히겠어 meokhigesseo	먹히겠어요 meokhigesseoyo	먹히겠습니다 meokhigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		먹혀 meokhyeo	먹혀서, 먹히어서 meokhyeoseo, meokhieoseo	먹히니 meokhini	먹히니까 meokhinikka
Contrast		먹히지만 meokhijiman	먹히는데 meokhineunde	먹히더니 meokhideoni
Conjunction		먹히고 meokhigo
Condition		먹히면 meokhimyeon	먹혀야, 먹히어야 meokhyeoya, meokhieoya
Motive		먹히려고 meokhiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		먹힘 meokhim	먹히기 meokhigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹혔음, 먹히었음 meokhyeosseum, meokhieosseum	먹혔기, 먹히었기 meokhyeotgi, meokhieotgi
Determiners	Past	먹힌 meokhin
	Present	먹히는 meokhineun
	Future	먹힐 meokhil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	먹히신다 meokhisinda	먹히셔 meokhisyeo	먹히세요, 먹히셔요 meokhiseyo, meokhisyeoyo	먹히십니다 meokhisimnida
	Past	먹히셨다 meokhisyeotda	먹히셨어 meokhisyeosseo	먹히셨어요 meokhisyeosseoyo	먹히셨습니다 meokhisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	먹히시느냐 meokhisineunya	먹히셔 meokhisyeo	먹히세요, 먹히셔요 meokhiseyo, meokhisyeoyo	먹히십니까 meokhisimnikka
	Past	먹히셨느냐 meokhisyeonneunya	먹히셨어 meokhisyeosseo	먹히셨어요 meokhisyeosseoyo	먹히셨습니까 meokhisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		먹히시라 meokhisira	먹히셔 meokhisyeo	먹히세요 meokhiseyo	먹히십시오 meokhisipsio
Assertive		먹히시겠다 meokhisigetda	먹히시겠어 meokhisigesseo	먹히시겠어요 meokhisigesseoyo	먹히시겠습니다 meokhisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		먹히셔 meokhisyeo	먹히셔서 meokhisyeoseo	먹히시니 meokhisini	먹히시니까 meokhisinikka
Contrast		먹히시지만 meokhisijiman	먹히시는데 meokhisineunde	먹히시더니 meokhisideoni
Conjunction		먹히시고 meokhisigo
Condition		먹히시면 meokhisimyeon	먹히셔야 meokhisyeoya
Motive		먹히시려고 meokhisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		먹히심 meokhisim	먹히시기 meokhisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹히셨음 meokhisyeosseum	먹히셨기 meokhisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	먹히신 meokhisin
	Present	먹히시는 meokhisineun
	Future	먹히실 meokhisil