배고프다

Korean

Etymology

배 (bae, “stomach, belly”) + 고프다 (gopeuda, “hungry”). First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ골ᄑᆞ다 (Yale: poykwolphota).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛɡo̞pʰɯda̠] ~ [pe̞ɡo̞pʰɯda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [배고프다/베고프다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegopeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegopeuda
McCune–Reischauer?	paegop'ŭda
Yale Romanization?	payko.phuta

Adjective

배고프다 • (baegopeuda) (infinitive 배고파, sequential 배고프니)

1. (to be) hungry
   • 난 배고파 지네, 넌 어때?

     nan baegopa jine, neon eottae?

     I'm getting hungry; how about you?

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 배고프다 (baegopeuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배고프다 baegopeuda	배고파 baegopa	배고파요 baegopayo	배고픕니다 baegopeumnida
	Past	배고팠다 baegopatda	배고팠어 baegopasseo	배고팠어요 baegopasseoyo	배고팠습니다 baegopatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배고프냐 baegopeunya	배고파 baegopa	배고파요 baegopayo	배고픕니까 baegopeumnikka
	Past	배고팠냐 baegopannya	배고팠어 baegopasseo	배고팠어요 baegopasseoyo	배고팠습니까 baegopatseumnikka
Assertive		배고프겠다 baegopeugetda	배고프겠어 baegopeugesseo	배고프겠어요 baegopeugesseoyo	배고프겠습니다 baegopeugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		배고파 baegopa	배고파서 baegopaseo	배고프니 baegopeuni	배고프니까 baegopeunikka
Contrast		배고프지만 baegopeujiman	배고픈데 baegopeunde	배고프더니 baegopeudeoni
Conjunction		배고프고 baegopeugo
Condition		배고프면 baegopeumyeon	배고파야 baegopaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		배고픔 baegopeum	배고프기 baegopeugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		배고팠음 baegopasseum	배고팠기 baegopatgi
Determiners	Present		배고픈 baegopeun
	Future		배고플 baegopeul

honorific: 시장하시다 (sijanghasida)

See also

• 굶주리다 (gumjurida)