물다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [물다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulda
McCune–Reischauer?	mulda
Yale Romanization?	multa

Verb

물다 • (mulda) (infinitive 물어, sequential 무니)

1. To bite, gnaw
2. To bite, sting
3. To bite, swallow (bait)
4. To bite, take hold (in the mouth)
5. To bite, mate, mesh, gear
6. To bite, mate, couple (unduly, deceptively)
7. To pay (tax, fine, penalty, etc.), compensate, make up (for the loss)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 물다 (mulda): 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	문다 munda	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	뭅니다 mumnida
	Past	물었다 mureotda	물었어 mureosseo	물었어요 mureosseoyo	물었습니다 mureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	무느냐 muneunya	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	뭅니까 mumnikka
	Past	물었느냐 mureonneunya	물었어 mureosseo	물었어요 mureosseoyo	물었습니까 mureotseumnikka
Hortative		물자 mulja	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	무십시다 musipsida
Imperative		물어라 mureora	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	뭅시오 mupsio
Assertive		물겠다 mulgetda	물겠어 mulgesseo	물겠어요 mulgesseoyo	물겠습니다 mulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		물어 mureo	물어서 mureoseo	무니 muni	무니까 munikka
Contrast		물지만 muljiman	무는데 muneunde	물더니 muldeoni
Conjunction		물고 mulgo
Condition		물면 mulmyeon	물어야 mureoya
Motive		물려고 mullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		묾 mum	물기 mulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		물었음 mureosseum	물었기 mureotgi
Determiners	Past	문 mun
	Present	무는 muneun
	Future	물 mul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	무신다 musinda	무셔 musyeo	무세요, 무셔요 museyo, musyeoyo	무십니다 musimnida
	Past	무셨다 musyeotda	무셨어 musyeosseo	무셨어요 musyeosseoyo	무셨습니다 musyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	무시느냐 musineunya	무셔 musyeo	무세요, 무셔요 museyo, musyeoyo	무십니까 musimnikka
	Past	무셨느냐 musyeonneunya	무셨어 musyeosseo	무셨어요 musyeosseoyo	무셨습니까 musyeotseumnikka
Imperative		무시라 musira	무셔 musyeo	무세요 museyo	무십시오 musipsio
Assertive		무시겠다 musigetda	무시겠어 musigesseo	무시겠어요 musigesseoyo	무시겠습니다 musigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		무셔 musyeo	무셔서 musyeoseo	무시니 musini	무시니까 musinikka
Contrast		무시지만 musijiman	무시는데 musineunde	무시더니 musideoni
Conjunction		무시고 musigo
Condition		무시면 musimyeon	무셔야 musyeoya
Motive		무시려고 musiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		무심 musim	무시기 musigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		무셨음 musyeosseum	무셨기 musyeotgi
Determiners	Past	무신 musin
	Present	무시는 musineun
	Future	무실 musil

Synonyms

• 깨물다 (kkaemulda, “to gnaw”)
• 쏘다 (ssoda, “to sting, shoot”)
• 삼키다 (samkida, “to swallow (bait)”)
• 머금다 (meogeumda, “to take hold (in the mouth)”)
• 맞물다 (manmulda, “to mate, mesh”)
• 차지하다 (chajihada, “to possess (unduly)”)
• 내다 (naeda, “to pay (tax, fine, penalty, etc.)”)

Antonyms

• 놓다 (nota, “to lay down, put down”)
• 뱉다 (baetda, “to spew, spit”)

Derived terms

Passive

• 물리다 (mullida, “to be bitten off”)

Prefixes

• 물어떼다 (mureotteda, “to bite off”)
• 물어뜯다 (mureotteutda, “to bite off”)

Suffixes

• 깨물다 (kkaemulda, “to bite hard, bite off, gnaw”)
• 맞물다 (manmulda, “to mate, mesh”)
• 다물다 (damulda, “to shut (mouth), clamp (lips)”)
• 아물다 (amulda, “to heal up (wound)”)
• 악물다 (angmulda, “to clench (teeth), compress (lips, jaws)”)

Related terms

Related terms

• 닫다 (datda, “to close, shut”)
• 벌리다 (beollida, “to open”)
• 열다 (yeolda, “to open”)

• 이 (i, “tooth”)
• 입 (ip, “mouth, lip”)
• 입술 (ipsul, “lip”)

See also

• 불다 (bulda, “to blow”)
• 빨다 (ppalda, “to suck”)
• 씹다 (ssipda, “to chew”)
• 핥다 (halda, “to lick”)