깨물다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean ᄞᅢ믈다 (Yale: pkaymulta). Equivalent to 깨— (kkae-, “to break, to crush”) + 물— (mul-, “to bite, to gnaw”) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɛmuɭda̠] ~ [k͈e̞muɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [깨물다/께물다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkaemulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkaemulda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkaemulda
Yale Romanization?	kkaymulta

Verb

깨물다 • (kkaemulda) (infinitive 깨물어, sequential 깨무니)

1. to chew, to bite hard, to gnaw

   혀를 깨물다 ― hyeoreul kkaemulda ― to bite one's tongue

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 깨물다 (kkaemulda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	깨문다 kkaemunda	깨물어 kkaemureo	깨물어요 kkaemureoyo	깨뭅니다 kkaemumnida
	Past	깨물었다 kkaemureotda	깨물었어 kkaemureosseo	깨물었어요 kkaemureosseoyo	깨물었습니다 kkaemureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	깨무느냐 kkaemuneunya	깨물어 kkaemureo	깨물어요 kkaemureoyo	깨뭅니까 kkaemumnikka
	Past	깨물었느냐 kkaemureonneunya	깨물었어 kkaemureosseo	깨물었어요 kkaemureosseoyo	깨물었습니까 kkaemureotseumnikka
Hortative		깨물자 kkaemulja	깨물어 kkaemureo	깨물어요 kkaemureoyo	깨무십시다 kkaemusipsida
Imperative		깨물어라 kkaemureora	깨물어 kkaemureo	깨물어요 kkaemureoyo	깨뭅시오 kkaemupsio
Assertive		깨물겠다 kkaemulgetda	깨물겠어 kkaemulgesseo	깨물겠어요 kkaemulgesseoyo	깨물겠습니다 kkaemulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		깨물어 kkaemureo	깨물어서 kkaemureoseo	깨무니 kkaemuni	깨무니까 kkaemunikka
Contrast		깨물지만 kkaemuljiman	깨무는데 kkaemuneunde	깨물더니 kkaemuldeoni
Conjunction		깨물고 kkaemulgo
Condition		깨물면 kkaemulmyeon	깨물어야 kkaemureoya
Motive		깨물려고 kkaemullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		깨묾 kkaemum	깨물기 kkaemulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		깨물었음 kkaemureosseum	깨물었기 kkaemureotgi
Determiners	Past	깨문 kkaemun
	Present	깨무는 kkaemuneun
	Future	깨물 kkaemul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	깨무신다 kkaemusinda	깨무셔 kkaemusyeo	깨무세요, 깨무셔요 kkaemuseyo, kkaemusyeoyo	깨무십니다 kkaemusimnida
	Past	깨무셨다 kkaemusyeotda	깨무셨어 kkaemusyeosseo	깨무셨어요 kkaemusyeosseoyo	깨무셨습니다 kkaemusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	깨무시느냐 kkaemusineunya	깨무셔 kkaemusyeo	깨무세요, 깨무셔요 kkaemuseyo, kkaemusyeoyo	깨무십니까 kkaemusimnikka
	Past	깨무셨느냐 kkaemusyeonneunya	깨무셨어 kkaemusyeosseo	깨무셨어요 kkaemusyeosseoyo	깨무셨습니까 kkaemusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		깨무시라 kkaemusira	깨무셔 kkaemusyeo	깨무세요 kkaemuseyo	깨무십시오 kkaemusipsio
Assertive		깨무시겠다 kkaemusigetda	깨무시겠어 kkaemusigesseo	깨무시겠어요 kkaemusigesseoyo	깨무시겠습니다 kkaemusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		깨무셔 kkaemusyeo	깨무셔서 kkaemusyeoseo	깨무시니 kkaemusini	깨무시니까 kkaemusinikka
Contrast		깨무시지만 kkaemusijiman	깨무시는데 kkaemusineunde	깨무시더니 kkaemusideoni
Conjunction		깨무시고 kkaemusigo
Condition		깨무시면 kkaemusimyeon	깨무셔야 kkaemusyeoya
Motive		깨무시려고 kkaemusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		깨무심 kkaemusim	깨무시기 kkaemusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		깨무셨음 kkaemusyeosseum	깨무셨기 kkaemusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	깨무신 kkaemusin
	Present	깨무시는 kkaemusineun
	Future	깨무실 kkaemusil

Synonyms

• 씹— (ssip-, “to chew”)

Related terms

• 물어떼다 (mureotteda, “to bite off”)
• 물어뜯다 (mureotteutda, “to bite off”)