배다

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ다 (Yale: poyta).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeda
McCune–Reischauer?	paeda
Yale Romanization?	pāyta

Verb

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. to soak into; to penetrate

   셔츠에 땀이 배어 있다.

   syeocheue ttami baeeo itda.

   My shirt is soaked through with perspiration.

2. to get used to; to get accustomed to

   그의 근면함은 이미 어린 시절부터 몸에 밴 것이다.

   geuui geunmyeonhameun imi eorin sijeolbuteo mome baen geosida.

   His diligence is a habit he had acquired since he was young.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 배다 (baeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	밴다 baenda	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁니다 baemnida
	Past	뱄다 baetda	뱄어 baesseo	뱄어요 baesseoyo	뱄습니다 baetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배느냐 baeneunya	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁니까 baemnikka
	Past	뱄느냐 baenneunya	뱄어 baesseo	뱄어요 baesseoyo	뱄습니까 baetseumnikka
Hortative		배자 baeja	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	배십시다 baesipsida
Imperative		배라, 배어라 baera, baeeora	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁시오 baepsio
Assertive		배겠다 baegetda	배겠어 baegesseo	배겠어요 baegesseoyo	배겠습니다 baegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		배 bae	배서, 배어서 baeseo, baeeoseo	배니 baeni	배니까 baenikka
Contrast		배지만 baejiman	배는데 baeneunde	배더니 baedeoni
Conjunction		배고 baego
Condition		배면 baemyeon	배야, 배어야 baeya, baeeoya
Motive		배려고 baeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뱀 baem	배기 baegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뱄음, 배었음 baesseum, baeeosseum	뱄기, 배었기 baetgi, baeeotgi
Determiners	Past	밴 baen
	Present	배는 baeneun
	Future	밸 bael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배신다 baesinda	배셔 baesyeo	배세요, 배셔요 baeseyo, baesyeoyo	배십니다 baesimnida
	Past	배셨다 baesyeotda	배셨어 baesyeosseo	배셨어요 baesyeosseoyo	배셨습니다 baesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배시느냐 baesineunya	배셔 baesyeo	배세요, 배셔요 baeseyo, baesyeoyo	배십니까 baesimnikka
	Past	배셨느냐 baesyeonneunya	배셨어 baesyeosseo	배셨어요 baesyeosseoyo	배셨습니까 baesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		배시라 baesira	배셔 baesyeo	배세요 baeseyo	배십시오 baesipsio
Assertive		배시겠다 baesigetda	배시겠어 baesigesseo	배시겠어요 baesigesseoyo	배시겠습니다 baesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		배셔 baesyeo	배셔서 baesyeoseo	배시니 baesini	배시니까 baesinikka
Contrast		배시지만 baesijiman	배시는데 baesineunde	배시더니 baesideoni
Conjunction		배시고 baesigo
Condition		배시면 baesimyeon	배셔야 baesyeoya
Motive		배시려고 baesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		배심 baesim	배시기 baesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		배셨음 baesyeosseum	배셨기 baesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	배신 baesin
	Present	배시는 baesineun
	Future	배실 baesil

Related terms

• 배이다 (baeida) (incorrect term)
• 배우다 (bae'uda, “to learn”) (causative)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ다 (Yale: poyta). Cognate with 배 (bae, “belly”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeda
McCune–Reischauer?	paeda
Yale Romanization?	pāyta

Verb

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. to conceive; to be pregnant (with a child)

   그 여자는 아이를 뱄다.

   geu yeojaneun aireul baetda.

   The woman is pregnant.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 배다 (baeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	밴다 baenda	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁니다 baemnida
	Past	뱄다 baetda	뱄어 baesseo	뱄어요 baesseoyo	뱄습니다 baetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배느냐 baeneunya	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁니까 baemnikka
	Past	뱄느냐 baenneunya	뱄어 baesseo	뱄어요 baesseoyo	뱄습니까 baetseumnikka
Hortative		배자 baeja	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	배십시다 baesipsida
Imperative		배라, 배어라 baera, baeeora	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁시오 baepsio
Assertive		배겠다 baegetda	배겠어 baegesseo	배겠어요 baegesseoyo	배겠습니다 baegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		배 bae	배서, 배어서 baeseo, baeeoseo	배니 baeni	배니까 baenikka
Contrast		배지만 baejiman	배는데 baeneunde	배더니 baedeoni
Conjunction		배고 baego
Condition		배면 baemyeon	배야, 배어야 baeya, baeeoya
Motive		배려고 baeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뱀 baem	배기 baegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뱄음, 배었음 baesseum, baeeosseum	뱄기, 배었기 baetgi, baeeotgi
Determiners	Past	밴 baen
	Present	배는 baeneun
	Future	밸 bael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배신다 baesinda	배셔 baesyeo	배세요, 배셔요 baeseyo, baesyeoyo	배십니다 baesimnida
	Past	배셨다 baesyeotda	배셨어 baesyeosseo	배셨어요 baesyeosseoyo	배셨습니다 baesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배시느냐 baesineunya	배셔 baesyeo	배세요, 배셔요 baeseyo, baesyeoyo	배십니까 baesimnikka
	Past	배셨느냐 baesyeonneunya	배셨어 baesyeosseo	배셨어요 baesyeosseoyo	배셨습니까 baesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		배시라 baesira	배셔 baesyeo	배세요 baeseyo	배십시오 baesipsio
Assertive		배시겠다 baesigetda	배시겠어 baesigesseo	배시겠어요 baesigesseoyo	배시겠습니다 baesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		배셔 baesyeo	배셔서 baesyeoseo	배시니 baesini	배시니까 baesinikka
Contrast		배시지만 baesijiman	배시는데 baesineunde	배시더니 baesideoni
Conjunction		배시고 baesigo
Condition		배시면 baesimyeon	배셔야 baesyeoya
Motive		배시려고 baesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		배심 baesim	배시기 baesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		배셨음 baesyeosseum	배셨기 baesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	배신 baesin
	Present	배시는 baesineun
	Future	배실 baesil

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡ다 (Yale: poyta).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeda
McCune–Reischauer?	paeda
Yale Romanization?	pāyta

Adjective

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. to be close together; to be compact
2. to be packed to the full; to be filled up

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 배다 (baeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배다 baeda	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁니다 baemnida
	Past	뱄다 baetda	뱄어 baesseo	뱄어요 baesseoyo	뱄습니다 baetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배냐 baenya	배 bae	배요, 배어요 baeyo, baeeoyo	뱁니까 baemnikka
	Past	뱄냐 baennya	뱄어 baesseo	뱄어요 baesseoyo	뱄습니까 baetseumnikka
Assertive		배겠다 baegetda	배겠어 baegesseo	배겠어요 baegesseoyo	배겠습니다 baegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		배 bae	배서, 배어서 baeseo, baeeoseo	배니 baeni	배니까 baenikka
Contrast		배지만 baejiman	밴데 baende	배더니 baedeoni
Conjunction		배고 baego
Condition		배면 baemyeon	배야, 배어야 baeya, baeeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뱀 baem	배기 baegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뱄음, 배었음 baesseum, baeeosseum	뱄기, 배었기 baetgi, baeeotgi
Determiners	Present		밴 baen
	Future		밸 bael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	배시다 baesida	배셔 baesyeo	배세요, 배셔요 baeseyo, baesyeoyo	배십니다 baesimnida
	Past	배셨다 baesyeotda	배셨어 baesyeosseo	배셨어요 baesyeosseoyo	배셨습니다 baesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	배시냐 baesinya	배셔 baesyeo	배세요, 배셔요 baeseyo, baesyeoyo	배십니까 baesimnikka
	Past	배셨냐 baesyeonnya	배셨어 baesyeosseo	배셨어요 baesyeosseoyo	배셨습니까 baesyeotseumnikka
Assertive		배시겠다 baesigetda	배시겠어 baesigesseo	배시겠어요 baesigesseoyo	배시겠습니다 baesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		배셔 baesyeo	배셔서 baesyeoseo	배시니 baesini	배시니까 baesinikka
Contrast		배시지만 baesijiman	배신데 baesinde	배시더니 baesideoni
Conjunction		배시고 baesigo
Condition		배시면 baesimyeon	배셔야 baesyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		배심 baesim	배시기 baesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		배셨음 baesyeosseum	배셨기 baesyeotgi
Determiners	Present		배신 baesin
	Future		배실 baesil

Etymology 4

Verb

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. Nonstandard form of 배우다 (bae'uda).