들다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɯɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [들다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deulda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭlda
Yale Romanization?	tulta

Verb

들다 • (deulda) (infinitive 들어, sequential 드니)

1. (inside from outside) to come in; to get in; to enter
2. (light or water) to come in; to get in; to enter
3. to move to; to get in; to stay
4. to get on; to take (a certain road.)
5. (to a place to sleep) to get into
6. to cost; be spent; be used; be poured; be invested (money, effort, etc.)

   지하철을 타는 데 천원이 들었다.

   jihacheor-eul taneun de cheonwon-i deureotda.

   It cost [me] a thousand Won to ride the subway.

   Note that the subject is the cost, not the spending entity.

7. (color, flavor, or moisture) to get in; to permeate; to saturate with
8. to reach; be in; to come in

   계약서에 들어 있습니다.

   gyeyakseo'e deureo itseumnida.

   It's in the contract.

9. to enter, to infiltrate, be drawn to; be attracted to

   마음에 들다 ― ma'eume deulda ― to like, to be likeable (literally, to enter one’s heart/one’s mind)

10. to join an organization
11. (auxiliary verb) to actively strive to do
12. to stop raining

    날이 들었다.

    nar-i deureotda.

    It stopped raining.

13. to grow older; to age

    나이가 들면 지혜가 생긴다.

    nai-ga deulmyeon jihye-ga saengginda.

    With aging comes wisdom.

14. to hold; to carry
15. to raise; to lift

    선생님이 정답을 아는 학생을 부탁하셔서 손을 들었다.

    seonsaengnim-i jeongdab-eul aneun haksaeng-eul butakhasyeoseo son-eul deureotda.

    The teacher asked for a student who knows the answer, so (I) raised (my) hand.

16. (honorific) to eat; to drink

    맛있게 드세요

    masitge deuseyo

    Bon appetit (literally, eat tastefully)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 들다 (deulda): 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	든다 deunda	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듭니다 deumnida
	Past	들었다 deureotda	들었어 deureosseo	들었어요 deureosseoyo	들었습니다 deureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	드느냐 deuneunya	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듭니까 deumnikka
	Past	들었느냐 deureonneunya	들었어 deureosseo	들었어요 deureosseoyo	들었습니까 deureotseumnikka
Hortative		들자 deulja	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	드십시다 deusipsida
Imperative		들어라 deureora	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듭시오 deupsio
Assertive		들겠다 deulgetda	들겠어 deulgesseo	들겠어요 deulgesseoyo	들겠습니다 deulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		들어 deureo	들어서 deureoseo	드니 deuni	드니까 deunikka
Contrast		들지만 deuljiman	드는데 deuneunde	들더니 deuldeoni
Conjunction		들고 deulgo
Condition		들면 deulmyeon	들어야 deureoya
Motive		들려고 deullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		듦 deum	들기 deulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들었음 deureosseum	들었기 deureotgi
Determiners	Past	든 deun
	Present	드는 deuneun
	Future	들 deul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	드신다 deusinda	드셔 deusyeo	드세요, 드셔요 deuseyo, deusyeoyo	드십니다 deusimnida
	Past	드셨다 deusyeotda	드셨어 deusyeosseo	드셨어요 deusyeosseoyo	드셨습니다 deusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	드시느냐 deusineunya	드셔 deusyeo	드세요, 드셔요 deuseyo, deusyeoyo	드십니까 deusimnikka
	Past	드셨느냐 deusyeonneunya	드셨어 deusyeosseo	드셨어요 deusyeosseoyo	드셨습니까 deusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		드시라 deusira	드셔 deusyeo	드세요 deuseyo	드십시오 deusipsio
Assertive		드시겠다 deusigetda	드시겠어 deusigesseo	드시겠어요 deusigesseoyo	드시겠습니다 deusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		드셔 deusyeo	드셔서 deusyeoseo	드시니 deusini	드시니까 deusinikka
Contrast		드시지만 deusijiman	드시는데 deusineunde	드시더니 deusideoni
Conjunction		드시고 deusigo
Condition		드시면 deusimyeon	드셔야 deusyeoya
Motive		드시려고 deusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		드심 deusim	드시기 deusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		드셨음 deusyeosseum	드셨기 deusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	드신 deusin
	Present	드시는 deusineun
	Future	드실 deusil

    Selected forms of the verb 드시다 (deusida): vowel-stem, 시(si)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	드신다 deusinda	드셔 deusyeo	드세요, 드셔요 deuseyo, deusyeoyo	드십니다 deusimnida
	Past	드셨다 deusyeotda	드셨어 deusyeosseo	드셨어요 deusyeosseoyo	드셨습니다 deusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	드시느냐 deusineunya	드셔 deusyeo	드세요, 드셔요 deuseyo, deusyeoyo	드십니까 deusimnikka
	Past	드셨느냐 deusyeonneunya	드셨어 deusyeosseo	드셨어요 deusyeosseoyo	드셨습니까 deusyeotseumnikka
Imperative				드세요, 드셔요 deuseyo, deusyeoyo	드십시오 deusipsio
Assertive		드시겠다 deusigetda	드시겠어 deusigesseo	드시겠어요 deusigesseoyo	드시겠습니다 deusigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		드셔 deusyeo	드셔서 deusyeoseo	드시니 deusini	드시니까 deusinikka
Contrast		드시지만 deusijiman	드시는데 deusineunde	드시더니 deusideoni
Conjunction		드시고 deusigo
Condition		드시면 deusimyeon	드셔야 deusyeoya
Motive		드시려고 deusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		드심 deusim	드시기 deusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		드셨음 deusyeosseum	드셨기 deusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	드신 deusin
	Present	드시는 deusineun
	Future	드실 deusil

This verb is in honorific form.

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