여쭈다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엳ᄌᆞᆸ다 (Yale: yetcopta).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeojjuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeo'jjuda
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏtchuda
Yale Romanization?	yē.ccwuta

Verb

여쭈다 • (yeojjuda) (infinitive 여쭈어 or 여쭤, sequential 여쭈니)

1. (humble, honorific) humble form of 묻다 (mutda); to ask; to enquire

   여쭤봐도 될까요?

   yeojjwobwado doelkkayo?

   Can I ask you something?

2. (humble, honorific) to greet or speak to an elder

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 여쭈다 (yeojjuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	여쭌다 yeojjunda	여쭈어 yeojjueo	여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo	여쭙니다 yeojjumnida
	Past	여쭈었다 yeojjueotda	여쭈었어 yeojjueosseo	여쭈었어요 yeojjueosseoyo	여쭈었습니다 yeojjueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	여쭈느냐 yeojjuneunya	여쭈어 yeojjueo	여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo	여쭙니까 yeojjumnikka
	Past	여쭈었느냐 yeojjueonneunya	여쭈었어 yeojjueosseo	여쭈었어요 yeojjueosseoyo	여쭈었습니까 yeojjueotseumnikka
Hortative		여쭈자 yeojjuja	여쭈어 yeojjueo	여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo	여쭈십시다 yeojjusipsida
Imperative		여쭈어라, 여쭤라 yeojjueora, yeojjwora	여쭈어 yeojjueo	여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo	여쭙시오 yeojjupsio
Assertive		여쭈겠다 yeojjugetda	여쭈겠어 yeojjugesseo	여쭈겠어요 yeojjugesseoyo	여쭈겠습니다 yeojjugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		여쭈어 yeojjueo	여쭈어서, 여쭤서 yeojjueoseo, yeojjwoseo	여쭈니 yeojjuni	여쭈니까 yeojjunikka
Contrast		여쭈지만 yeojjujiman	여쭈는데 yeojjuneunde	여쭈더니 yeojjudeoni
Conjunction		여쭈고 yeojjugo
Condition		여쭈면 yeojjumyeon	여쭈어야, 여쭤야 yeojjueoya, yeojjwoya
Motive		여쭈려고 yeojjuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		여쭘 yeojjum	여쭈기 yeojjugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		여쭈었음, 여쭸음 yeojjueosseum, yeojjwosseum	여쭈었기, 여쭸기 yeojjueotgi, yeojjwotgi
Determiners	Past	여쭌 yeojjun
	Present	여쭈는 yeojjuneun
	Future	여쭐 yeojjul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	여쭈신다 yeojjusinda	여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo	여쭈세요, 여쭈셔요 yeojjuseyo, yeojjusyeoyo	여쭈십니다 yeojjusimnida
	Past	여쭈셨다 yeojjusyeotda	여쭈셨어 yeojjusyeosseo	여쭈셨어요 yeojjusyeosseoyo	여쭈셨습니다 yeojjusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	여쭈시느냐 yeojjusineunya	여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo	여쭈세요, 여쭈셔요 yeojjuseyo, yeojjusyeoyo	여쭈십니까 yeojjusimnikka
	Past	여쭈셨느냐 yeojjusyeonneunya	여쭈셨어 yeojjusyeosseo	여쭈셨어요 yeojjusyeosseoyo	여쭈셨습니까 yeojjusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		여쭈시라 yeojjusira	여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo	여쭈세요 yeojjuseyo	여쭈십시오 yeojjusipsio
Assertive		여쭈시겠다 yeojjusigetda	여쭈시겠어 yeojjusigesseo	여쭈시겠어요 yeojjusigesseoyo	여쭈시겠습니다 yeojjusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo	여쭈셔서 yeojjusyeoseo	여쭈시니 yeojjusini	여쭈시니까 yeojjusinikka
Contrast		여쭈시지만 yeojjusijiman	여쭈시는데 yeojjusineunde	여쭈시더니 yeojjusideoni
Conjunction		여쭈시고 yeojjusigo
Condition		여쭈시면 yeojjusimyeon	여쭈셔야 yeojjusyeoya
Motive		여쭈시려고 yeojjusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		여쭈심 yeojjusim	여쭈시기 yeojjusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		여쭈셨음 yeojjusyeosseum	여쭈셨기 yeojjusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	여쭈신 yeojjusin
	Present	여쭈시는 yeojjusineun
	Future	여쭈실 yeojjusil