떨다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄠᅥᆯ다 (Yale: ptelta).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteolda
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŏlda
Yale Romanization?	ttēlta

Verb

떨다 • (tteolda) (infinitive 떨어, sequential 떠니)

1. to shake, to shiver

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 떨다 (tteolda): 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	떤다 tteonda	떨어 tteoreo	떨어요 tteoreoyo	떱니다 tteomnida
	Past	떨었다 tteoreotda	떨었어 tteoreosseo	떨었어요 tteoreosseoyo	떨었습니다 tteoreotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떠느냐 tteoneunya	떨어 tteoreo	떨어요 tteoreoyo	떱니까 tteomnikka
	Past	떨었느냐 tteoreonneunya	떨었어 tteoreosseo	떨었어요 tteoreosseoyo	떨었습니까 tteoreotseumnikka
Hortative		떨자 tteolja	떨어 tteoreo	떨어요 tteoreoyo	떠십시다 tteosipsida
Imperative		떨어라 tteoreora	떨어 tteoreo	떨어요 tteoreoyo	떱시오 tteopsio
Assertive		떨겠다 tteolgetda	떨겠어 tteolgesseo	떨겠어요 tteolgesseoyo	떨겠습니다 tteolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		떨어 tteoreo	떨어서 tteoreoseo	떠니 tteoni	떠니까 tteonikka
Contrast		떨지만 tteoljiman	떠는데 tteoneunde	떨더니 tteoldeoni
Conjunction		떨고 tteolgo
Condition		떨면 tteolmyeon	떨어야 tteoreoya
Motive		떨려고 tteollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		떪 tteom	떨기 tteolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떨었음 tteoreosseum	떨었기 tteoreotgi
Determiners	Past	떤 tteon
	Present	떠는 tteoneun
	Future	떨 tteol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	떠신다 tteosinda	떠셔 tteosyeo	떠세요, 떠셔요 tteoseyo, tteosyeoyo	떠십니다 tteosimnida
	Past	떠셨다 tteosyeotda	떠셨어 tteosyeosseo	떠셨어요 tteosyeosseoyo	떠셨습니다 tteosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떠시느냐 tteosineunya	떠셔 tteosyeo	떠세요, 떠셔요 tteoseyo, tteosyeoyo	떠십니까 tteosimnikka
	Past	떠셨느냐 tteosyeonneunya	떠셨어 tteosyeosseo	떠셨어요 tteosyeosseoyo	떠셨습니까 tteosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		떠시라 tteosira	떠셔 tteosyeo	떠세요 tteoseyo	떠십시오 tteosipsio
Assertive		떠시겠다 tteosigetda	떠시겠어 tteosigesseo	떠시겠어요 tteosigesseoyo	떠시겠습니다 tteosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		떠셔 tteosyeo	떠셔서 tteosyeoseo	떠시니 tteosini	떠시니까 tteosinikka
Contrast		떠시지만 tteosijiman	떠시는데 tteosineunde	떠시더니 tteosideoni
Conjunction		떠시고 tteosigo
Condition		떠시면 tteosimyeon	떠셔야 tteosyeoya
Motive		떠시려고 tteosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		떠심 tteosim	떠시기 tteosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떠셨음 tteosyeosseum	떠셨기 tteosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	떠신 tteosin
	Present	떠시는 tteosineun
	Future	떠실 tteosil

Related terms

• 떨리다 (tteollida, “to tremble”)

Derived terms

• 떨잠 (tteoljam, “kind of hairpin”)