슬프다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 슬프다 (Yale: sulphuta). From 슳 (to lament) +‎ 브 (-pu-, adjective-making suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯɭpʰɯda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [슬프다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seulpeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seulpeuda
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭlp'ŭda
Yale Romanization?	sul.phuta

Adjective

슬프다 • (seulpeuda) (infinitive 슬퍼, sequential 슬프니)

1. to be sad

   “위로 올라가야지만 그것을 볼 수 있어요”라고 그는 슬프게 말했다.

   “wiro ollagayajiman geugeoseul bol su isseoyo”rago geuneun seulpeuge malhaetda.

   “Only when we climb up can we see it,” he said sadly.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 슬프다 (seulpeuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	슬프다 seulpeuda	슬퍼 seulpeo	슬퍼요 seulpeoyo	슬픕니다 seulpeumnida
	Past	슬펐다 seulpeotda	슬펐어 seulpeosseo	슬펐어요 seulpeosseoyo	슬펐습니다 seulpeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	슬프냐 seulpeunya	슬퍼 seulpeo	슬퍼요 seulpeoyo	슬픕니까 seulpeumnikka
	Past	슬펐냐 seulpeonnya	슬펐어 seulpeosseo	슬펐어요 seulpeosseoyo	슬펐습니까 seulpeotseumnikka
Assertive		슬프겠다 seulpeugetda	슬프겠어 seulpeugesseo	슬프겠어요 seulpeugesseoyo	슬프겠습니다 seulpeugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		슬퍼 seulpeo	슬퍼서 seulpeoseo	슬프니 seulpeuni	슬프니까 seulpeunikka
Contrast		슬프지만 seulpeujiman	슬픈데 seulpeunde	슬프더니 seulpeudeoni
Conjunction		슬프고 seulpeugo
Condition		슬프면 seulpeumyeon	슬퍼야 seulpeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		슬픔 seulpeum	슬프기 seulpeugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		슬펐음 seulpeosseum	슬펐기 seulpeotgi
Determiners	Present		슬픈 seulpeun
	Future		슬플 seulpeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	슬프시다 seulpeusida	슬프셔 seulpeusyeo	슬프세요, 슬프셔요 seulpeuseyo, seulpeusyeoyo	슬프십니다 seulpeusimnida
	Past	슬프셨다 seulpeusyeotda	슬프셨어 seulpeusyeosseo	슬프셨어요 seulpeusyeosseoyo	슬프셨습니다 seulpeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	슬프시냐 seulpeusinya	슬프셔 seulpeusyeo	슬프세요, 슬프셔요 seulpeuseyo, seulpeusyeoyo	슬프십니까 seulpeusimnikka
	Past	슬프셨냐 seulpeusyeonnya	슬프셨어 seulpeusyeosseo	슬프셨어요 seulpeusyeosseoyo	슬프셨습니까 seulpeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		슬프시겠다 seulpeusigetda	슬프시겠어 seulpeusigesseo	슬프시겠어요 seulpeusigesseoyo	슬프시겠습니다 seulpeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		슬프셔 seulpeusyeo	슬프셔서 seulpeusyeoseo	슬프시니 seulpeusini	슬프시니까 seulpeusinikka
Contrast		슬프시지만 seulpeusijiman	슬프신데 seulpeusinde	슬프시더니 seulpeusideoni
Conjunction		슬프시고 seulpeusigo
Condition		슬프시면 seulpeusimyeon	슬프셔야 seulpeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		슬프심 seulpeusim	슬프시기 seulpeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		슬프셨음 seulpeusyeosseum	슬프셨기 seulpeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		슬프신 seulpeusin
	Future		슬프실 seulpeusil

Derived terms

• 슬퍼하다 (seulpeohada)
• 슬프디슬프다 (seulpeudiseulpeuda)
• 슬픈 눈 (seulpeun nun)
• 슬픔 (seulpeum)
• 슬피 (seulpi)

 

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 15 (last accessed)) “슬프다 [seulpeuda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]