더

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [더]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deo
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏ
Yale Romanization?	te

Etymology 1

더덕덖덗던덙덚 덛덜덝덞덟덠덡 덢덣덤덥덦덧덨 덩덪덫덬덭덮덯
댸 ←	→ 데

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 더 • (deo)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ and ㅓ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

더 • (deo)

1. more; to a greater extent; -er

   이 그림이 색이 더 밝아요.

   i geurim-i saeg-i deo balgayo.

   This picture is brighter in color.

Etymology 3

Presumably cognate with the past continuous tense participle marker -던 (-deon, “-deon”).

Suffix

—더 • (--deo-)

1. a past tense marker, suggesting that the speaker knows it from one's own experience.

   어제 기분 좋아 보이더라. 무슨 좋은 일 있어?

   eoje gibun joa boideora. museun jo'eun il isseo?

   You looked happy yesterday—did something nice happen?

Usage notes

The suffix 더 (deo) is directly appended to the stem of a verb, an adjective, or 이다 (ida, “to be”), or the suffix 시 (-si-, honorific), 었 (-eoss-, past tense), or 겠 (-gess-, future tense). Only certain suffixes, including -라 (-ra), -냐 (-nya), -니 (-ni), -구나 (-guna), and -구려 (-guryeo), follow 더 (deo).

Antonyms

• 덜 (deol, “less”)

See also

• -리- (-ri-): a future tense marker