다

See also: -다

(see above for suffixes and particles)

다 U+B2E4, 다 HANGUL SYLLABLE DA Composition: ㄷ + ㅏ ← 닣 [U+B2E3] Hangul Syllables 닥 → [U+B2E5]

㈐ U+3210, ㈐ PARENTHESIZED HANGUL TIKEUT A ← ㈏ [U+320F] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈑ → [U+3211]

㉰ U+3270, ㉰ CIRCLED HANGUL TIKEUT A ← ㉯ [U+326F] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉱ → [U+3271]

다닥닦닧단닩닪 닫달닭닮닯닰닱 닲닳담답닶닷닸 당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←	→ 대

Jeju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠]

Adverb

다 (da)

1. everything, all

Korean

Etymology 1

Suffix

—다 • (-da)

1. For the verb-final suffix, see the entry at 다 (-da).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 다〯 (Yale: tǎ).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	da
McCune–Reischauer?	ta
Yale Romanization?	tā

Adverb

다 • (da)

1. all, completely

   Synonym: 모두 (modu)

   청소를 다 했다. ― Cheongso-reul da haetda. ― I finished cleaning everything.

   나는 다 먹을 생각이다. ― Na-neun da meogeul saenggag-ida. ― I'm thinking of eating it all.

2. nearly, virtually

   집에 다 와 간다. ― Jib-e da wa ganda. ― I'm basically home [e.g. outside the door].

3. used to express mild surprise or sarcasm

   이런 미친 놈이 다 있네.

   Ireon michin nom-i da in-ne.

   I can't believe this bastard is so crazy.

   (literally, “There's all a crazy bastard like this.”)

4. with a verb in the past tense, used sarcastically to emphasize that the verb has not occurred

   애들이 놀자니까 잠은 다 잤다.

   Ae-deur-i nol-ja-nikka jam-eun da jatda.

   The kids are asking me to play, so that's it for my plans for a nap.

   (literally, “The kids are asking me to play, so I've slept all my sleep [when one has really not slept at all].)”)

Noun

다 • (da)

1. everything, all (only before the copulas 이다 (ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”))

   Synonym: 전부(全部) (jeonbu)

   그게 다냐? ― geuge da-nya? ― Is that all?

   성공은 인생의 다가 아니다. ― Seonggong-eun insaeng-ui da-ga anida. ― Success is not everything of life.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 多.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	da
McCune–Reischauer?	ta
Yale Romanization?	ta

Prefix

다— • (da-) (hanja 多)

1. multi-

   다목적 (多目的) ― multi-purpose

   다용도 (多用途) ― multi-purpose

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 多 for Sino-Korean compounds of 다 (多, da).

Etymology 4

다 is the third syllable in the conventional ordering of Hangul, just as C is the third letter of the Roman alphabet.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	da
McCune–Reischauer?	ta
Yale Romanization?	ta

Noun

다 • (da)

1. (music) C (musical note)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	da
McCune–Reischauer?	ta
Yale Romanization?	ta

Noun

다 • (da)

1. (speech of the royal court) scorched rice tea, sungnyung

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

다 (da)

Extended content
多: many (eumhun reading: 많을 다 (maneul da)) (MC reading: 多 (MC ta)) 茶: tea (eumhun reading: 차 다 (cha da)) (MC reading: 茶 (MC drae)) 爹: father (eumhun reading: 아비 다 (abi da)) (MC reading: 爹 (MC trjae|daX))

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎ/

Adverb

다〯 (tǎ)

1. everything, all, completely

Descendants

• Korean: 다 (da)