멀다

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meolda
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏlda
Yale Romanization?	mēlta

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

멀다 • (meolda) (infinitive 멀어, sequential 머니)

1. to be far

   Antonym: 가깝다 (gakkapda, “to be close”)

   집에서 학교까지 멀어요? ― Jib-eseo hakgyo-kkaji meoreoyo? ― Is it far from (your) home to school?

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Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 멀다 (meolda): 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	멀다 meolda	멀어 meoreo	멀어요 meoreoyo	멉니다 meomnida
	Past	멀었다 meoreotda	멀었어 meoreosseo	멀었어요 meoreosseoyo	멀었습니다 meoreotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	머냐 meonya	멀어 meoreo	멀어요 meoreoyo	멉니까 meomnikka
	Past	멀었냐 meoreonnya	멀었어 meoreosseo	멀었어요 meoreosseoyo	멀었습니까 meoreotseumnikka
Assertive		멀겠다 meolgetda	멀겠어 meolgesseo	멀겠어요 meolgesseoyo	멀겠습니다 meolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멀어 meoreo	멀어서 meoreoseo	머니 meoni	머니까 meonikka
Contrast		멀지만 meoljiman	먼데 meonde	멀더니 meoldeoni
Conjunction		멀고 meolgo
Condition		멀면 meolmyeon	멀어야 meoreoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멂 meom	멀기 meolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멀었음 meoreosseum	멀었기 meoreotgi
Determiners	Present		먼 meon
	Future		멀 meol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	머시다 meosida	머셔 meosyeo	머세요, 머셔요 meoseyo, meosyeoyo	머십니다 meosimnida
	Past	머셨다 meosyeotda	머셨어 meosyeosseo	머셨어요 meosyeosseoyo	머셨습니다 meosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	머시냐 meosinya	머셔 meosyeo	머세요, 머셔요 meoseyo, meosyeoyo	머십니까 meosimnikka
	Past	머셨냐 meosyeonnya	머셨어 meosyeosseo	머셨어요 meosyeosseoyo	머셨습니까 meosyeotseumnikka
Assertive		머시겠다 meosigetda	머시겠어 meosigesseo	머시겠어요 meosigesseoyo	머시겠습니다 meosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		머셔 meosyeo	머셔서 meosyeoseo	머시니 meosini	머시니까 meosinikka
Contrast		머시지만 meosijiman	머신데 meosinde	머시더니 meosideoni
Conjunction		머시고 meosigo
Condition		머시면 meosimyeon	머셔야 meosyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		머심 meosim	머시기 meosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		머셨음 meosyeosseum	머셨기 meosyeotgi
Determiners	Present		머신 meosin
	Future		머실 meosil

Derived terms

• 머나멀다 (meonameolda)

 

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 멀〯다〮 (Yale: měl-tá).

Verb

멀다 • (meolda) (infinitive 멀어, sequential 머니) (intransitive)

1. to go blind

   제가 사고로 눈이 멀었습니다.

   Je-ga sago-ro nun-i meoreotseumnida.

   I lost my eyesight in an accident

2. to go deaf

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 멀다 (meolda): 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	먼다 meonda	멀어 meoreo	멀어요 meoreoyo	멉니다 meomnida
	Past	멀었다 meoreotda	멀었어 meoreosseo	멀었어요 meoreosseoyo	멀었습니다 meoreotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	머느냐 meoneunya	멀어 meoreo	멀어요 meoreoyo	멉니까 meomnikka
	Past	멀었느냐 meoreonneunya	멀었어 meoreosseo	멀었어요 meoreosseoyo	멀었습니까 meoreotseumnikka
Hortative		멀자 meolja	멀어 meoreo	멀어요 meoreoyo	머십시다 meosipsida
Imperative		멀어라 meoreora	멀어 meoreo	멀어요 meoreoyo	멉시오 meopsio
Assertive		멀겠다 meolgetda	멀겠어 meolgesseo	멀겠어요 meolgesseoyo	멀겠습니다 meolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멀어 meoreo	멀어서 meoreoseo	머니 meoni	머니까 meonikka
Contrast		멀지만 meoljiman	머는데 meoneunde	멀더니 meoldeoni
Conjunction		멀고 meolgo
Condition		멀면 meolmyeon	멀어야 meoreoya
Motive		멀려고 meollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멂 meom	멀기 meolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멀었음 meoreosseum	멀었기 meoreotgi
Determiners	Past	먼 meon
	Present	머는 meoneun
	Future	멀 meol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	머신다 meosinda	머셔 meosyeo	머세요, 머셔요 meoseyo, meosyeoyo	머십니다 meosimnida
	Past	머셨다 meosyeotda	머셨어 meosyeosseo	머셨어요 meosyeosseoyo	머셨습니다 meosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	머시느냐 meosineunya	머셔 meosyeo	머세요, 머셔요 meoseyo, meosyeoyo	머십니까 meosimnikka
	Past	머셨느냐 meosyeonneunya	머셨어 meosyeosseo	머셨어요 meosyeosseoyo	머셨습니까 meosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		머시라 meosira	머셔 meosyeo	머세요 meoseyo	머십시오 meosipsio
Assertive		머시겠다 meosigetda	머시겠어 meosigesseo	머시겠어요 meosigesseoyo	머시겠습니다 meosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		머셔 meosyeo	머셔서 meosyeoseo	머시니 meosini	머시니까 meosinikka
Contrast		머시지만 meosijiman	머시는데 meosineunde	머시더니 meosideoni
Conjunction		머시고 meosigo
Condition		머시면 meosimyeon	머셔야 meosyeoya
Motive		머시려고 meosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		머심 meosim	머시기 meosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		머셨음 meosyeosseum	머셨기 meosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	머신 meosin
	Present	머시는 meosineun
	Future	머실 meosil

Derived terms

• 눈멀다 (nunmeolda)