떼다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄠᅥ히다 (Yale: ptehita).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteda
McCune–Reischauer?	tteda
Yale Romanization?	ttēyta

Verb

떼다 • (tteda) (infinitive 떼 or 떼어, sequential 떼니)

1. to detach, to remove, to take off
2. to separate
3. to unseal
4. to wean
5. to deduct
6. to reserve, to spare, to set aside

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 떼다 (tteda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뗀다 ttenda	떼 tte	떼요, 떼어요 tteyo, tteeoyo	뗍니다 ttemnida
	Past	뗐다 ttetda	뗐어 ttesseo	뗐어요 ttesseoyo	뗐습니다 ttetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떼느냐 tteneunya	떼 tte	떼요, 떼어요 tteyo, tteeoyo	뗍니까 ttemnikka
	Past	뗐느냐 ttenneunya	뗐어 ttesseo	뗐어요 ttesseoyo	뗐습니까 ttetseumnikka
Hortative		떼자 tteja	떼 tte	떼요, 떼어요 tteyo, tteeoyo	떼십시다 ttesipsida
Imperative		떼라, 떼어라 ttera, tteeora	떼 tte	떼요, 떼어요 tteyo, tteeoyo	뗍시오 ttepsio
Assertive		떼겠다 ttegetda	떼겠어 ttegesseo	떼겠어요 ttegesseoyo	떼겠습니다 ttegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		떼 tte	떼서, 떼어서 tteseo, tteeoseo	떼니 tteni	떼니까 ttenikka
Contrast		떼지만 ttejiman	떼는데 tteneunde	떼더니 ttedeoni
Conjunction		떼고 ttego
Condition		떼면 ttemyeon	떼야, 떼어야 tteya, tteeoya
Motive		떼려고 tteryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뗌 ttem	떼기 ttegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뗐음, 떼었음 ttesseum, tteeosseum	뗐기, 떼었기 ttetgi, tteeotgi
Determiners	Past	뗀 tten
	Present	떼는 tteneun
	Future	뗄 ttel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	떼신다 ttesinda	떼셔 ttesyeo	떼세요, 떼셔요 tteseyo, ttesyeoyo	떼십니다 ttesimnida
	Past	떼셨다 ttesyeotda	떼셨어 ttesyeosseo	떼셨어요 ttesyeosseoyo	떼셨습니다 ttesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떼시느냐 ttesineunya	떼셔 ttesyeo	떼세요, 떼셔요 tteseyo, ttesyeoyo	떼십니까 ttesimnikka
	Past	떼셨느냐 ttesyeonneunya	떼셨어 ttesyeosseo	떼셨어요 ttesyeosseoyo	떼셨습니까 ttesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		떼시라 ttesira	떼셔 ttesyeo	떼세요 tteseyo	떼십시오 ttesipsio
Assertive		떼시겠다 ttesigetda	떼시겠어 ttesigesseo	떼시겠어요 ttesigesseoyo	떼시겠습니다 ttesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		떼셔 ttesyeo	떼셔서 ttesyeoseo	떼시니 ttesini	떼시니까 ttesinikka
Contrast		떼시지만 ttesijiman	떼시는데 ttesineunde	떼시더니 ttesideoni
Conjunction		떼시고 ttesigo
Condition		떼시면 ttesimyeon	떼셔야 ttesyeoya
Motive		떼시려고 ttesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		떼심 ttesim	떼시기 ttesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떼셨음 ttesyeosseum	떼셨기 ttesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	떼신 ttesin
	Present	떼시는 ttesineun
	Future	떼실 ttesil

Synonyms

• 뜯다 (tteutda)

Derived terms

• 물어떼다 (mureotteda, “to bite off”)
• 잡아떼다 (jabatteda, “to split; deny (suspicion)”)
• 떼어먹다 (tteeomeokda, “to embezzle, evade (payment)”)
• 떼어내다 (tteeonaeda, “to split off, tear off”)