눕다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nupda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nubda
McCune–Reischauer?	nupta
Yale Romanization?	nwūpta

Verb

눕다 • (nupda) (irregular, infinitive 누워, sequential 누우니)

1. to lie down (on the back)

   나는 침대에 누워 베개와 이불을 덮었다.

   naneun chimdaee nuwo begaewa ibureul deopeotda.

   I lay on the bed, put my head on the pillow, and covered myself with a quilt.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 눕다 (nupda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	눕는다 numneunda	누워 nuwo	누워요 nuwoyo	눕습니다 nupseumnida
	Past	누웠다 nuwotda	누웠어 nuwosseo	누웠어요 nuwosseoyo	누웠습니다 nuwotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	눕느냐 numneunya	누워 nuwo	누워요 nuwoyo	눕습니까 nupseumnikka
	Past	누웠느냐 nuwonneunya	누웠어 nuwosseo	누웠어요 nuwosseoyo	누웠습니까 nuwotseumnikka
Hortative		눕자 nupja	누워 nuwo	누워요 nuwoyo	누우십시다 nuusipsida
Imperative		누워라 nuwora	누워 nuwo	누워요 nuwoyo	눕읍시오 nubeupsio
Assertive		눕겠다 nupgetda	눕겠어 nupgesseo	눕겠어요 nupgesseoyo	눕겠습니다 nupgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		누워 nuwo	누워서 nuwoseo	누우니 nuuni	누우니까 nuunikka
Contrast		눕지만 nupjiman	눕는데 numneunde	눕더니 nupdeoni
Conjunction		눕고 nupgo
Condition		누우면 nuumyeon	누워야 nuwoya
Motive		누우려고 nuuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		누움 nuum	눕기 nupgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		누웠음 nuwosseum	누웠기 nuwotgi
Determiners	Past	누운 nuun
	Present	눕는 numneun
	Future	누울 nuul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	누우신다 nuusinda	누우셔 nuusyeo	누우세요, 누우셔요 nuuseyo, nuusyeoyo	누우십니다 nuusimnida
	Past	누우셨다 nuusyeotda	누우셨어 nuusyeosseo	누우셨어요 nuusyeosseoyo	누우셨습니다 nuusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	누우시느냐 nuusineunya	누우셔 nuusyeo	누우세요, 누우셔요 nuuseyo, nuusyeoyo	누우십니까 nuusimnikka
	Past	누우셨느냐 nuusyeonneunya	누우셨어 nuusyeosseo	누우셨어요 nuusyeosseoyo	누우셨습니까 nuusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		누우시라 nuusira	누우셔 nuusyeo	누우세요 nuuseyo	누우십시오 nuusipsio
Assertive		누우시겠다 nuusigetda	누우시겠어 nuusigesseo	누우시겠어요 nuusigesseoyo	누우시겠습니다 nuusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		누우셔 nuusyeo	누우셔서 nuusyeoseo	누우시니 nuusini	누우시니까 nuusinikka
Contrast		누우시지만 nuusijiman	누우시는데 nuusineunde	누우시더니 nuusideoni
Conjunction		누우시고 nuusigo
Condition		누우시면 nuusimyeon	누우셔야 nuusyeoya
Motive		누우시려고 nuusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		누우심 nuusim	누우시기 nuusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		누우셨음 nuusyeosseum	누우셨기 nuusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	누우신 nuusin
	Present	누우시는 nuusineun
	Future	누우실 nuusil

Antonyms

• 엎드리다 (eopdeurida, “to lie down (on the belly)”)
• 굽슬다 (gupseulda, “to lie down (on the belly)”) (obsolete)

Derived terms

• 눕히다 (nuphida)
• 누이다 (nu'ida)
• 뉘다 (nwida)

See also

• 굽다 (gupda, “to bake, roast, develop; (Yut) to lay, put A upon B; (obsolete) to curve, bend”)
• 낳다 (nata, “to bear, give birth”)
• 넣다 (neota, “to put in, include, insert”)
• 놓다 (nota, “to lay, put”)
• 두다 (duda, “to lay, put”)