삶다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salmda
McCune–Reischauer?	samta
Yale Romanization?	sālmta

• Homophone: 삼다 (samda) (verb senses)

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	삶다 (samda)
Passive	삶기다 (samgida)

삶다 • (samda) (infinitive 삶아, sequential 삶으니) (transitive)

1. to boil; to cook (in boiling water)

   삶은 계란 ― salmeun gyeran ― boiled egg

2. to coax, to buy/win over (a person)
3. to harrow (a field)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 삶다 (samda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	삶는다 samneunda	삶아 salma	삶아요 salmayo	삶습니다 samseumnida
	Past	삶았다 salmatda	삶았어 salmasseo	삶았어요 salmasseoyo	삶았습니다 salmatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	삶느냐 samneunya	삶아 salma	삶아요 salmayo	삶습니까 samseumnikka
	Past	삶았느냐 salmanneunya	삶았어 salmasseo	삶았어요 salmasseoyo	삶았습니까 salmatseumnikka
Hortative		삶자 samja	삶아 salma	삶아요 salmayo	삶으십시다 salmeusipsida
Imperative		삶아라 salmara	삶아 salma	삶아요 salmayo	삶읍시오 salmeupsio
Assertive		삶겠다 samgetda	삶겠어 samgesseo	삶겠어요 samgesseoyo	삶겠습니다 samgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		삶아 salma	삶아서 salmaseo	삶으니 salmeuni	삶으니까 salmeunikka
Contrast		삶지만 samjiman	삶는데 samneunde	삶더니 samdeoni
Conjunction		삶고 samgo
Condition		삶으면 salmeumyeon	삶아야 salmaya
Motive		삶으려고 salmeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		삶음 salmeum	삶기 samgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		삶았음 salmasseum	삶았기 salmatgi
Determiners	Past	삶은 salmeun
	Present	삶는 samneun
	Future	삶을 salmeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	삶으신다 salmeusinda	삶으셔 salmeusyeo	삶으세요, 삶으셔요 salmeuseyo, salmeusyeoyo	삶으십니다 salmeusimnida
	Past	삶으셨다 salmeusyeotda	삶으셨어 salmeusyeosseo	삶으셨어요 salmeusyeosseoyo	삶으셨습니다 salmeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	삶으시느냐 salmeusineunya	삶으셔 salmeusyeo	삶으세요, 삶으셔요 salmeuseyo, salmeusyeoyo	삶으십니까 salmeusimnikka
	Past	삶으셨느냐 salmeusyeonneunya	삶으셨어 salmeusyeosseo	삶으셨어요 salmeusyeosseoyo	삶으셨습니까 salmeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		삶으시라 salmeusira	삶으셔 salmeusyeo	삶으세요 salmeuseyo	삶으십시오 salmeusipsio
Assertive		삶으시겠다 salmeusigetda	삶으시겠어 salmeusigesseo	삶으시겠어요 salmeusigesseoyo	삶으시겠습니다 salmeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		삶으셔 salmeusyeo	삶으셔서 salmeusyeoseo	삶으시니 salmeusini	삶으시니까 salmeusinikka
Contrast		삶으시지만 salmeusijiman	삶으시는데 salmeusineunde	삶으시더니 salmeusideoni
Conjunction		삶으시고 salmeusigo
Condition		삶으시면 salmeusimyeon	삶으셔야 salmeusyeoya
Motive		삶으시려고 salmeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		삶으심 salmeusim	삶으시기 salmeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		삶으셨음 salmeusyeosseum	삶으셨기 salmeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	삶으신 salmeusin
	Present	삶으시는 salmeusineun
	Future	삶으실 salmeusil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 곱삶다 (gopsamda)
• 데삶다 (desamda)
• 뒤삶다 (dwisamda)
• 설삶다 (seolsamda)
• 찌삶다 (jjisamda)