높이다

Korean

Etymology

Causative form of 높다 (nopda, “to be high”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞pʰida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [노피다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nopida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nop'ida
McCune–Reischauer?	nop'ida
Yale Romanization?	noph.ita

Verb

높이다 • (nopida) (infinitive 높여 or 높이어, sequential 높이니)

1. To raise or elevate.
2. To address respectfully.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 높이다 (nopida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	높인다 nopinda	높여 nopyeo	높여요, 높이어요 nopyeoyo, nopieoyo	높입니다 nopimnida
	Past	높였다 nopyeotda	높였어 nopyeosseo	높였어요 nopyeosseoyo	높였습니다 nopyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	높이느냐 nopineunya	높여 nopyeo	높여요, 높이어요 nopyeoyo, nopieoyo	높입니까 nopimnikka
	Past	높였느냐 nopyeonneunya	높였어 nopyeosseo	높였어요 nopyeosseoyo	높였습니까 nopyeotseumnikka
Hortative		높이자 nopija	높여 nopyeo	높여요, 높이어요 nopyeoyo, nopieoyo	높이십시다 nopisipsida
Imperative		높여라, 높이어라 nopyeora, nopieora	높여 nopyeo	높여요, 높이어요 nopyeoyo, nopieoyo	높입시오 nopipsio
Assertive		높이겠다 nopigetda	높이겠어 nopigesseo	높이겠어요 nopigesseoyo	높이겠습니다 nopigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		높여 nopyeo	높여서, 높이어서 nopyeoseo, nopieoseo	높이니 nopini	높이니까 nopinikka
Contrast		높이지만 nopijiman	높이는데 nopineunde	높이더니 nopideoni
Conjunction		높이고 nopigo
Condition		높이면 nopimyeon	높여야, 높이어야 nopyeoya, nopieoya
Motive		높이려고 nopiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		높임 nopim	높이기 nopigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		높였음, 높이었음 nopyeosseum, nopieosseum	높였기, 높이었기 nopyeotgi, nopieotgi
Determiners	Past	높인 nopin
	Present	높이는 nopineun
	Future	높일 nopil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	높이신다 nopisinda	높이셔 nopisyeo	높이세요, 높이셔요 nopiseyo, nopisyeoyo	높이십니다 nopisimnida
	Past	높이셨다 nopisyeotda	높이셨어 nopisyeosseo	높이셨어요 nopisyeosseoyo	높이셨습니다 nopisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	높이시느냐 nopisineunya	높이셔 nopisyeo	높이세요, 높이셔요 nopiseyo, nopisyeoyo	높이십니까 nopisimnikka
	Past	높이셨느냐 nopisyeonneunya	높이셨어 nopisyeosseo	높이셨어요 nopisyeosseoyo	높이셨습니까 nopisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		높이시라 nopisira	높이셔 nopisyeo	높이세요 nopiseyo	높이십시오 nopisipsio
Assertive		높이시겠다 nopisigetda	높이시겠어 nopisigesseo	높이시겠어요 nopisigesseoyo	높이시겠습니다 nopisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		높이셔 nopisyeo	높이셔서 nopisyeoseo	높이시니 nopisini	높이시니까 nopisinikka
Contrast		높이시지만 nopisijiman	높이시는데 nopisineunde	높이시더니 nopisideoni
Conjunction		높이시고 nopisigo
Condition		높이시면 nopisimyeon	높이셔야 nopisyeoya
Motive		높이시려고 nopisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		높이심 nopisim	높이시기 nopisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		높이셨음 nopisyeosseum	높이셨기 nopisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	높이신 nopisin
	Present	높이시는 nopisineun
	Future	높이실 nopisil

Derived terms

• 높임말 (nopimmal, “respectful or honorific speech”)