배우다

Korean

Alternative forms

• ᄇᆡ호다 (baehoda) — Early Modern

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ호〮다〮 (Yale: pòyhwó-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛuda̠] ~ [pe̞uda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [배우다/베우다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bae'uda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bae'uda
McCune–Reischauer?	paeuda
Yale Romanization?	paywuta

Verb

배우다 • (bae'uda) (infinitive 배워, sequential 배우니) (transitive)

1. to learn (of)

   배운 사람 ― bae'un saram ― learned person; person of letters

   운전을 배우다 ― unjeon-eul bae'uda ― to learn to drive

   매일 새로운 것을 배우다

   maeil saeroun geos-eul bae'uda

   to learn something new every day

   석존께서는 중생의 생로병사를 배우신 후 출가를 결심하셨습니다.

   Seokjon-kkeseo-neun jungsaeng-ui saengnobyeongsa-reul bae'usin hu chulga-reul gyeolsimhasyeotseumnida.

   The honored Shakyamuni [Buddha] decided to leave his family upon learning of how the sentient beings were born, aged, fell ill, and died.

2. (dialect, nonstandard) to teach

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 배우다 (bae'uda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배운다 bae'unda	배워 baewo	배워요 baewoyo	배웁니다 bae'umnida
	Past	배웠다 baewotda	배웠어 baewosseo	배웠어요 baewosseoyo	배웠습니다 baewotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배우느냐 bae'uneunya	배워 baewo	배워요 baewoyo	배웁니까 bae'umnikka
	Past	배웠느냐 baewonneunya	배웠어 baewosseo	배웠어요 baewosseoyo	배웠습니까 baewotseumnikka
Hortative		배우자 bae'uja	배워 baewo	배워요 baewoyo	배우십시다 bae'usipsida
Imperative		배워라 baewora	배워 baewo	배워요 baewoyo	배웁시오 bae'upsio
Assertive		배우겠다 bae'ugetda	배우겠어 bae'ugesseo	배우겠어요 bae'ugesseoyo	배우겠습니다 bae'ugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		배워 baewo	배워서 baewoseo	배우니 bae'uni	배우니까 bae'unikka
Contrast		배우지만 bae'ujiman	배우는데 bae'uneunde	배우더니 bae'udeoni
Conjunction		배우고 bae'ugo
Condition		배우면 bae'umyeon	배워야 baewoya
Motive		배우려고 bae'uryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		배움 bae'um	배우기 bae'ugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		배웠음 baewosseum	배웠기 baewotgi
Determiners	Past	배운 bae'un
	Present	배우는 bae'uneun
	Future	배울 bae'ul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배우신다 bae'usinda	배우셔 bae'usyeo	배우세요, 배우셔요 bae'useyo, bae'usyeoyo	배우십니다 bae'usimnida
	Past	배우셨다 bae'usyeotda	배우셨어 bae'usyeosseo	배우셨어요 bae'usyeosseoyo	배우셨습니다 bae'usyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배우시느냐 bae'usineunya	배우셔 bae'usyeo	배우세요, 배우셔요 bae'useyo, bae'usyeoyo	배우십니까 bae'usimnikka
	Past	배우셨느냐 bae'usyeonneunya	배우셨어 bae'usyeosseo	배우셨어요 bae'usyeosseoyo	배우셨습니까 bae'usyeotseumnikka
Imperative		배우시라 bae'usira	배우셔 bae'usyeo	배우세요 bae'useyo	배우십시오 bae'usipsio
Assertive		배우시겠다 bae'usigetda	배우시겠어 bae'usigesseo	배우시겠어요 bae'usigesseoyo	배우시겠습니다 bae'usigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		배우셔 bae'usyeo	배우셔서 bae'usyeoseo	배우시니 bae'usini	배우시니까 bae'usinikka
Contrast		배우시지만 bae'usijiman	배우시는데 bae'usineunde	배우시더니 bae'usideoni
Conjunction		배우시고 bae'usigo
Condition		배우시면 bae'usimyeon	배우셔야 bae'usyeoya
Motive		배우시려고 bae'usiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		배우심 bae'usim	배우시기 bae'usigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		배우셨음 bae'usyeosseum	배우셨기 bae'usyeotgi
Determiners	Past	배우신 bae'usin
	Present	배우시는 bae'usineun
	Future	배우실 bae'usil

Derived terms

• 배움 (bae'um)
• 배움터 (bae'umteo)
• 배움길 (bae'umgil)
• 배워주다 (baewojuda)