빠지다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈp͈a̠(ː)d͡ʑida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [빠(ː)지다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppajida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppajida
McCune–Reischauer?	ppajida
Yale Romanization?	ppācita

Etymology 1

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄲᅡ〮디다〮 (Yale: spátì-tá).

Verb

빠지다 • (ppajida) (infinitive 빠져 or 빠지어, sequential 빠지니)

1. (intransitive) to fall out, to come off, to come out
2. (intransitive) to lose (weight, hair, etc.)

   머리가 빠지다 ― meori-ga ppajida ― for hair to fall out

3. (intransitive) to get off, to slip out

   샛길로 빠지다 ― saetgil-lo ppajida ― to take a sideroad

4. (intransitive or transitive) to skip (attendance), to drop out (of an appointment, meeting, etc.)

   회의를 빠지다 ― hoe'ui-reul ppajida ― to skip a meeting

5. (intransitive) to be lacking, to be missing, to be omitted

   어째서인지 명단에는 내 이름이 빠져 있었다.

   Eojjaeseo-inji myeongdan-e-neun nae ireum-i ppajeo isseotda.

   My name was missing from the list for some reason.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 빠지다 (ppajida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠진다 ppajinda	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠집니다 ppajimnida
	Past	빠졌다 ppajeotda	빠졌어 ppajeosseo	빠졌어요 ppajeosseoyo	빠졌습니다 ppajeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠지느냐 ppajineunya	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠집니까 ppajimnikka
	Past	빠졌느냐 ppajeonneunya	빠졌어 ppajeosseo	빠졌어요 ppajeosseoyo	빠졌습니까 ppajeotseumnikka
Hortative		빠지자 ppajija	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠지십시다 ppajisipsida
Imperative		빠져라, 빠지어라 ppajeora, ppajieora	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠집시오 ppajipsio
Assertive		빠지겠다 ppajigetda	빠지겠어 ppajigesseo	빠지겠어요 ppajigesseoyo	빠지겠습니다 ppajigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		빠져 ppajeo	빠져서, 빠지어서 ppajeoseo, ppajieoseo	빠지니 ppajini	빠지니까 ppajinikka
Contrast		빠지지만 ppajijiman	빠지는데 ppajineunde	빠지더니 ppajideoni
Conjunction		빠지고 ppajigo
Condition		빠지면 ppajimyeon	빠져야, 빠지어야 ppajeoya, ppajieoya
Motive		빠지려고 ppajiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		빠짐 ppajim	빠지기 ppajigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠졌음, 빠지었음 ppajeosseum, ppajieosseum	빠졌기, 빠지었기 ppajeotgi, ppajieotgi
Determiners	Past	빠진 ppajin
	Present	빠지는 ppajineun
	Future	빠질 ppajil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠지신다 ppajisinda	빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지세요, 빠지셔요 ppajiseyo, ppajisyeoyo	빠지십니다 ppajisimnida
	Past	빠지셨다 ppajisyeotda	빠지셨어 ppajisyeosseo	빠지셨어요 ppajisyeosseoyo	빠지셨습니다 ppajisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠지시느냐 ppajisineunya	빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지세요, 빠지셔요 ppajiseyo, ppajisyeoyo	빠지십니까 ppajisimnikka
	Past	빠지셨느냐 ppajisyeonneunya	빠지셨어 ppajisyeosseo	빠지셨어요 ppajisyeosseoyo	빠지셨습니까 ppajisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		빠지시라 ppajisira	빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지세요 ppajiseyo	빠지십시오 ppajisipsio
Assertive		빠지시겠다 ppajisigetda	빠지시겠어 ppajisigesseo	빠지시겠어요 ppajisigesseoyo	빠지시겠습니다 ppajisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지셔서 ppajisyeoseo	빠지시니 ppajisini	빠지시니까 ppajisinikka
Contrast		빠지시지만 ppajisijiman	빠지시는데 ppajisineunde	빠지시더니 ppajisideoni
Conjunction		빠지시고 ppajisigo
Condition		빠지시면 ppajisimyeon	빠지셔야 ppajisyeoya
Motive		빠지시려고 ppajisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		빠지심 ppajisim	빠지시기 ppajisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠지셨음 ppajisyeosseum	빠지셨기 ppajisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	빠지신 ppajisin
	Present	빠지시는 ppajisineun
	Future	빠지실 ppajisil

Etymology 2

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

Verb

빠지다 • (ppajida) (infinitive 빠져 or 빠지어, sequential 빠지니) (intransitive)

1. to fall into (especially of water), to sink

   그는 물에 빠져 익사했다.

   Geu-neun mur-e ppajeo iksahaetda.

   He fell into the water and drowned.

2. to get into (a situation)

   Synonym: 처(處)하다 (cheohada)

   곤경에 빠지다 ― gon'gyeong-e ppajida ― to get into a difficult situation

3. (figuratively) to lapse or sink into a state (e.g. love, drunkenness)

   사랑에 빠지다 ― sarang-e ppajida ― to fall in love

4. (figuratively) to wallow in...; to indulge in (thinking)

   Synonym: 잠기다 (jamgida)

   절망에 빠지다 ― jeolmang-e ppajida ― to wallow in despair

5. (figuratively) to be addicted to, to be hooked to/on

   도박에 빠지다 ― dobag-e ppajida ― to be addicted to gambling

6. (auxiliary, after the infinitive) to be severe; Usually with the implication of displeasure or disapproval

   넌 너무 순해 빠졌어, 세상 물정을 잘 모르네.

   Neon neomu sunhae ppajeosseo, sesang muljeong-eul jal moreune.

   You're too naïve. You know little of the ways of the world.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 빠지다 (ppajida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠진다 ppajinda	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠집니다 ppajimnida
	Past	빠졌다 ppajeotda	빠졌어 ppajeosseo	빠졌어요 ppajeosseoyo	빠졌습니다 ppajeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠지느냐 ppajineunya	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠집니까 ppajimnikka
	Past	빠졌느냐 ppajeonneunya	빠졌어 ppajeosseo	빠졌어요 ppajeosseoyo	빠졌습니까 ppajeotseumnikka
Hortative		빠지자 ppajija	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠지십시다 ppajisipsida
Imperative		빠져라, 빠지어라 ppajeora, ppajieora	빠져 ppajeo	빠져요, 빠지어요 ppajeoyo, ppajieoyo	빠집시오 ppajipsio
Assertive		빠지겠다 ppajigetda	빠지겠어 ppajigesseo	빠지겠어요 ppajigesseoyo	빠지겠습니다 ppajigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		빠져 ppajeo	빠져서, 빠지어서 ppajeoseo, ppajieoseo	빠지니 ppajini	빠지니까 ppajinikka
Contrast		빠지지만 ppajijiman	빠지는데 ppajineunde	빠지더니 ppajideoni
Conjunction		빠지고 ppajigo
Condition		빠지면 ppajimyeon	빠져야, 빠지어야 ppajeoya, ppajieoya
Motive		빠지려고 ppajiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		빠짐 ppajim	빠지기 ppajigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠졌음, 빠지었음 ppajeosseum, ppajieosseum	빠졌기, 빠지었기 ppajeotgi, ppajieotgi
Determiners	Past	빠진 ppajin
	Present	빠지는 ppajineun
	Future	빠질 ppajil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠지신다 ppajisinda	빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지세요, 빠지셔요 ppajiseyo, ppajisyeoyo	빠지십니다 ppajisimnida
	Past	빠지셨다 ppajisyeotda	빠지셨어 ppajisyeosseo	빠지셨어요 ppajisyeosseoyo	빠지셨습니다 ppajisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠지시느냐 ppajisineunya	빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지세요, 빠지셔요 ppajiseyo, ppajisyeoyo	빠지십니까 ppajisimnikka
	Past	빠지셨느냐 ppajisyeonneunya	빠지셨어 ppajisyeosseo	빠지셨어요 ppajisyeosseoyo	빠지셨습니까 ppajisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		빠지시라 ppajisira	빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지세요 ppajiseyo	빠지십시오 ppajisipsio
Assertive		빠지시겠다 ppajisigetda	빠지시겠어 ppajisigesseo	빠지시겠어요 ppajisigesseoyo	빠지시겠습니다 ppajisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		빠지셔 ppajisyeo	빠지셔서 ppajisyeoseo	빠지시니 ppajisini	빠지시니까 ppajisinikka
Contrast		빠지시지만 ppajisijiman	빠지시는데 ppajisineunde	빠지시더니 ppajisideoni
Conjunction		빠지시고 ppajisigo
Condition		빠지시면 ppajisimyeon	빠지셔야 ppajisyeoya
Motive		빠지시려고 ppajisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		빠지심 ppajisim	빠지시기 ppajisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠지셨음 ppajisyeosseum	빠지셨기 ppajisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	빠지신 ppajisin
	Present	빠지시는 ppajisineun
	Future	빠지실 ppajisil