긷다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gidda
McCune–Reischauer?	kitta
Yale Romanization?	kīt.ta

Verb

긷다 • (gitda) (irregular, infinitive 길어, sequential 길으니)

1. (transitive) to draw (water from a well or spring) using a bucket or other tools

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 긷다 (gitda): consonant-stem, ㄷ(d)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	긷는다 ginneunda	길어 gireo	길어요 gireoyo	긷습니다 gitseumnida
	Past	길었다 gireotda	길었어 gireosseo	길었어요 gireosseoyo	길었습니다 gireotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	긷느냐 ginneunya	길어 gireo	길어요 gireoyo	긷습니까 gitseumnikka
	Past	길었느냐 gireonneunya	길었어 gireosseo	길었어요 gireosseoyo	길었습니까 gireotseumnikka
Hortative		긷자 gitja	길어 gireo	길어요 gireoyo	길으십시다 gireusipsida
Imperative		길어라 gireora	길어 gireo	길어요 gireoyo	길읍시오 gireupsio
Assertive		긷겠다 gitgetda	긷겠어 gitgesseo	긷겠어요 gitgesseoyo	긷겠습니다 gitgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		길어 gireo	길어서 gireoseo	길으니 gireuni	길으니까 gireunikka
Contrast		긷지만 gitjiman	긷는데 ginneunde	긷더니 gitdeoni
Conjunction		긷고 gitgo
Condition		길으면 gireumyeon	길어야 gireoya
Motive		길으려고 gireuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		길음 gireum	긷기 gitgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		길었음 gireosseum	길었기 gireotgi
Determiners	Past	길은 gireun
	Present	긷는 ginneun
	Future	길을 gireul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	길으신다 gireusinda	길으셔 gireusyeo	길으세요, 길으셔요 gireuseyo, gireusyeoyo	길으십니다 gireusimnida
	Past	길으셨다 gireusyeotda	길으셨어 gireusyeosseo	길으셨어요 gireusyeosseoyo	길으셨습니다 gireusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	길으시느냐 gireusineunya	길으셔 gireusyeo	길으세요, 길으셔요 gireuseyo, gireusyeoyo	길으십니까 gireusimnikka
	Past	길으셨느냐 gireusyeonneunya	길으셨어 gireusyeosseo	길으셨어요 gireusyeosseoyo	길으셨습니까 gireusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		길으시라 gireusira	길으셔 gireusyeo	길으세요 gireuseyo	길으십시오 gireusipsio
Assertive		길으시겠다 gireusigetda	길으시겠어 gireusigesseo	길으시겠어요 gireusigesseoyo	길으시겠습니다 gireusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		길으셔 gireusyeo	길으셔서 gireusyeoseo	길으시니 gireusini	길으시니까 gireusinikka
Contrast		길으시지만 gireusijiman	길으시는데 gireusineunde	길으시더니 gireusideoni
Conjunction		길으시고 gireusigo
Condition		길으시면 gireusimyeon	길으셔야 gireusyeoya
Motive		길으시려고 gireusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		길으심 gireusim	길으시기 gireusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		길으셨음 gireusyeosseum	길으셨기 gireusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	길으신 gireusin
	Present	길으시는 gireusineun
	Future	길으실 gireusil