밉다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 믭다 (Yale: muyp-ta), from 믜다 (Yale: muy-ta, “to hate”, whence modern 미다 (mida)) + ᄫᅳ (Yale: -Wu-, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mip̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [밉따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mibda
McCune–Reischauer?	mipta
Yale Romanization?	mipta

Adjective

밉다 • (mipda) (irregular, infinitive 미워, sequential 미우니)

1. (to be) unpleasant, hateful

Usage notes

• 밉다 (mipda) is used only when referring to people, and often carries a non-serious connotation. 싫다 (silta) can be used when disliking anything, from people, things, etc.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 밉다 (mipda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	밉다 mipda	미워 miwo	미워요 miwoyo	밉습니다 mipseumnida
	Past	미웠다 miwotda	미웠어 miwosseo	미웠어요 miwosseoyo	미웠습니다 miwotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	미우냐 miunya	미워 miwo	미워요 miwoyo	밉습니까 mipseumnikka
	Past	미웠냐 miwonnya	미웠어 miwosseo	미웠어요 miwosseoyo	미웠습니까 miwotseumnikka
Assertive		밉겠다 mipgetda	밉겠어 mipgesseo	밉겠어요 mipgesseoyo	밉겠습니다 mipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		미워 miwo	미워서 miwoseo	미우니 miuni	미우니까 miunikka
Contrast		밉지만 mipjiman	미운데 miunde	밉더니 mipdeoni
Conjunction		밉고 mipgo
Condition		미우면 miumyeon	미워야 miwoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		미움 mium	밉기 mipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		미웠음 miwosseum	미웠기 miwotgi
Determiners	Present		미운 miun
	Future		미울 miul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	미우시다 miusida	미우셔 miusyeo	미우세요, 미우셔요 miuseyo, miusyeoyo	미우십니다 miusimnida
	Past	미우셨다 miusyeotda	미우셨어 miusyeosseo	미우셨어요 miusyeosseoyo	미우셨습니다 miusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	미우시냐 miusinya	미우셔 miusyeo	미우세요, 미우셔요 miuseyo, miusyeoyo	미우십니까 miusimnikka
	Past	미우셨냐 miusyeonnya	미우셨어 miusyeosseo	미우셨어요 miusyeosseoyo	미우셨습니까 miusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		미우시겠다 miusigetda	미우시겠어 miusigesseo	미우시겠어요 miusigesseoyo	미우시겠습니다 miusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		미우셔 miusyeo	미우셔서 miusyeoseo	미우시니 miusini	미우시니까 miusinikka
Contrast		미우시지만 miusijiman	미우신데 miusinde	미우시더니 miusideoni
Conjunction		미우시고 miusigo
Condition		미우시면 miusimyeon	미우셔야 miusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		미우심 miusim	미우시기 miusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		미우셨음 miusyeosseum	미우셨기 miusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		미우신 miusin
	Future		미우실 miusil

Synonyms

• 싫다 (silta)

Derived terms

• 미워하다 (miwohada, “to hate”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 9 (last accessed)) “밉다 [mipda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]