쓰다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ɯda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쓰다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseuda
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŭda
Yale Romanization?	ssuta

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá), 스〮다〮 (Yale: sú-tá).

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	쓰다 (sseuda)
Causative	씌우다 (ssuiuda)
Passive	쓰이다 (sseu'ida)

쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니) (transitive)

1. to wear, to put on (a hat, helmet, etc., on one's head; a mask, pair of glasses, etc.)

   Synonym: 착용(着用)하다 (chagyonghada)

   모자를 쓰다

   moja-reul sseuda

   to wear a hat

   안경을 쓰다

   an'gyeong-eul sseuda

   to put on glasses

2. to put up, to hold (an umbrella over one's head)

   우산을 쓰다

   usan-eul sseuda

   to put up an umbrella

   양산을 쓰다

   yangsan-eul sseuda

   to put up a parasol

3. to be accused of, to be suspected of (an offence)

   Antonym: 벗다 (beotda)

   혐의를 쓰다

   hyeomui-reul sseuda

   to be suspected of an offence

   누명을 쓰다

   numyeong-eul sseuda

   to be falsely accused

4. to be covered (with dust, powder, etc.)

   청소를 했더니 온몸에 먼지를 썼다.

   Cheongso-reul haetdeoni onmom-e meonji-reul sseotda.

   After cleaning, [my] body was covered with dust.

   광부들은 온통 석탄 가루를 썼다.

   Gwangbu-deur-eun ontong seoktan garu-reul sseotda.

   The mineworkers were covered with coal dust.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 쓰다 (sseuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓴다 sseunda	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니다 sseumnida
	Past	썼다 sseotda	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니다 sseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰느냐 sseuneunya	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니까 sseumnikka
	Past	썼느냐 sseonneunya	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니까 sseotseumnikka
Hortative		쓰자 sseuja	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	쓰십시다 sseusipsida
Imperative		써라 sseora	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁시오 sseupsio
Assertive		쓰겠다 sseugetda	쓰겠어 sseugesseo	쓰겠어요 sseugesseoyo	쓰겠습니다 sseugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		써 sseo	써서 sseoseo	쓰니 sseuni	쓰니까 sseunikka
Contrast		쓰지만 sseujiman	쓰는데 sseuneunde	쓰더니 sseudeoni
Conjunction		쓰고 sseugo
Condition		쓰면 sseumyeon	써야 sseoya
Motive		쓰려고 sseuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		씀 sseum	쓰기 sseugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		썼음 sseosseum	썼기 sseotgi
Determiners	Past	쓴 sseun
	Present	쓰는 sseuneun
	Future	쓸 sseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰신다 sseusinda	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니다 sseusimnida
	Past	쓰셨다 sseusyeotda	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니다 sseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰시느냐 sseusineunya	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니까 sseusimnikka
	Past	쓰셨느냐 sseusyeonneunya	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니까 sseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쓰시라 sseusira	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요 sseuseyo	쓰십시오 sseusipsio
Assertive		쓰시겠다 sseusigetda	쓰시겠어 sseusigesseo	쓰시겠어요 sseusigesseoyo	쓰시겠습니다 sseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰셔서 sseusyeoseo	쓰시니 sseusini	쓰시니까 sseusinikka
Contrast		쓰시지만 sseusijiman	쓰시는데 sseusineunde	쓰시더니 sseusideoni
Conjunction		쓰시고 sseusigo
Condition		쓰시면 sseusimyeon	쓰셔야 sseusyeoya
Motive		쓰시려고 sseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰심 sseusim	쓰시기 sseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰셨음 sseusyeosseum	쓰셨기 sseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰신 sseusin
	Present	쓰시는 sseusineun
	Future	쓰실 sseusil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 넘겨쓰다 (neomgyeosseuda)
• 눌러쓰다 (nulleosseuda)
• 덮어쓰다 (deopeosseuda)
• 되쓰다 (doesseuda)
• 둘러쓰다 (dulleosseuda)
• 뒤쓰다 (dwisseuda)
• 들쓰다 (deulsseuda)
• 무릅쓰다 (mureupsseuda)
• 쓰개 (sseugae)

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá), 스〮다〮 (Yale: sú-tá).

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	쓰다 (sseuda)
Causative	쓰이다 (sseu'ida)
Passive	쓰이다 (sseu'ida)

쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니) (transitive)

1. to write (in general)

   Synonym: 적다 (jeokda)

   연필로 쓰다

   yeonpil-lo sseuda

   to write with a pencil

   영어로 쓰다

   yeong'eo-ro sseuda

   to write in English

2. to compose (a song, a piece of writing, etc.)

   소설을 쓰다

   soseor-eul sseuda

   to write a novel

   노래를 쓰다

   norae-reul sseuda

   to compose a song

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 쓰다 (sseuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓴다 sseunda	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니다 sseumnida
	Past	썼다 sseotda	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니다 sseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰느냐 sseuneunya	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니까 sseumnikka
	Past	썼느냐 sseonneunya	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니까 sseotseumnikka
Hortative		쓰자 sseuja	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	쓰십시다 sseusipsida
Imperative		써라 sseora	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁시오 sseupsio
Assertive		쓰겠다 sseugetda	쓰겠어 sseugesseo	쓰겠어요 sseugesseoyo	쓰겠습니다 sseugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		써 sseo	써서 sseoseo	쓰니 sseuni	쓰니까 sseunikka
Contrast		쓰지만 sseujiman	쓰는데 sseuneunde	쓰더니 sseudeoni
Conjunction		쓰고 sseugo
Condition		쓰면 sseumyeon	써야 sseoya
Motive		쓰려고 sseuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		씀 sseum	쓰기 sseugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		썼음 sseosseum	썼기 sseotgi
Determiners	Past	쓴 sseun
	Present	쓰는 sseuneun
	Future	쓸 sseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰신다 sseusinda	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니다 sseusimnida
	Past	쓰셨다 sseusyeotda	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니다 sseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰시느냐 sseusineunya	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니까 sseusimnikka
	Past	쓰셨느냐 sseusyeonneunya	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니까 sseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쓰시라 sseusira	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요 sseuseyo	쓰십시오 sseusipsio
Assertive		쓰시겠다 sseusigetda	쓰시겠어 sseusigesseo	쓰시겠어요 sseusigesseoyo	쓰시겠습니다 sseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰셔서 sseusyeoseo	쓰시니 sseusini	쓰시니까 sseusinikka
Contrast		쓰시지만 sseusijiman	쓰시는데 sseusineunde	쓰시더니 sseusideoni
Conjunction		쓰시고 sseusigo
Condition		쓰시면 sseusimyeon	쓰셔야 sseusyeoya
Motive		쓰시려고 sseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰심 sseusim	쓰시기 sseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰셨음 sseusyeosseum	쓰셨기 sseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰신 sseusin
	Present	쓰시는 sseusineun
	Future	쓰실 sseusil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 가로쓰다 (garosseuda)
• 갈겨쓰다 (galgyeosseuda)
• 갖추쓰다 (gatchusseuda)
• 글쓴이 (geulsseuni)
• 내려쓰다 (naeryeosseuda)
• 내리쓰다 (naerisseuda)
• 덧스다 (deotseuda)
• 되쓰다 (doesseuda)
• 모아쓰다 (moasseuda)
• 받아쓰다 (badasseuda)
• 세로쓰다 (serosseuda)
• 써내다 (sseonaeda)
• 써넣다 (sseoneota)
• 써지다 (sseojida)
• 쓰기 (sseugi)
• 쓸거리 (sseulgeori)

See also

• 기록(記錄)하다 (girokhada)
• 저술(著述)하다 (jeosulhada)
• 짓다 (jitda)
• 필기(筆記)하다 (pilgihada)

 

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄡᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: psú-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	쓰다 (sseuda)
Passive	쓰이다 (sseu'ida)

쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니)

1. (transitive) to use (in general)

   Synonyms: 사용(使用)하다 (sayonghada), 이용(利用)하다 (iyonghada)

   1. (transitive) to spend, to consume, to expend (money, time, resources, etc.)

      이런 거에 시간 쓰고 싶지는 않아.

      Ireon geo-e sigan sseugo sipji-neun ana.

      I don't want to spend my time on something like this.

      돈을 너무 많이 쓰는 것 같지 않아?

      Don-eul neomu mani sseuneun geot gatji ana?

      Don't you think you are spending a bit too much money?

   2. (transitive) to speak (a language, a dialect, etc.)

      그는 영어와 불어를 모국어로 쓴다.

      Geu-neun yeong'eo-wa bureo-reul mogugeo-ro sseunda.

      He speaks English and French as a native language.

      그는 서울말과 사투리를 둘 다 쓴다.

      Geu-neun seoulmal-gwa saturi-reul dul da sseunda.

      He speaks both the Seoul dialect and his [local] dialect.

   3. (transitive) to hire, to employ

      일손이 부족하니 한 명 더 써야겠다.

      Ilson-i bujokhani han myeong deo sseoyagetda.

      Since [we] are in need of an extra hand, I will hire an extra person.

      그 회사는 직원 다섯 명을 쓴다.

      Geu hoesa-neun jigwon daseot myeong-eul sseunda.

      The company employs five employees.

2. (intransitive, in questions after 어서 (-eoseo), 으면 (-eumyeon)) to be appropriate, to be right

   사람이 그딴 식으로 행동하면 쓰나?

   Saram-i geuttan sig-euro haengdongha-myeon sseuna?

   Is it okay for somebody to act like that?

   그렇게 입버릇이 고약해서 쓰겠나?

   Geureoke ipbeoreus-i goyakhae-seo sseugenna?

   It's no good being foul-mouthed like that.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 쓰다 (sseuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓴다 sseunda	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니다 sseumnida
	Past	썼다 sseotda	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니다 sseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰느냐 sseuneunya	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니까 sseumnikka
	Past	썼느냐 sseonneunya	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니까 sseotseumnikka
Hortative		쓰자 sseuja	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	쓰십시다 sseusipsida
Imperative		써라 sseora	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁시오 sseupsio
Assertive		쓰겠다 sseugetda	쓰겠어 sseugesseo	쓰겠어요 sseugesseoyo	쓰겠습니다 sseugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		써 sseo	써서 sseoseo	쓰니 sseuni	쓰니까 sseunikka
Contrast		쓰지만 sseujiman	쓰는데 sseuneunde	쓰더니 sseudeoni
Conjunction		쓰고 sseugo
Condition		쓰면 sseumyeon	써야 sseoya
Motive		쓰려고 sseuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		씀 sseum	쓰기 sseugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		썼음 sseosseum	썼기 sseotgi
Determiners	Past	쓴 sseun
	Present	쓰는 sseuneun
	Future	쓸 sseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰신다 sseusinda	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니다 sseusimnida
	Past	쓰셨다 sseusyeotda	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니다 sseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰시느냐 sseusineunya	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니까 sseusimnikka
	Past	쓰셨느냐 sseusyeonneunya	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니까 sseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쓰시라 sseusira	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요 sseuseyo	쓰십시오 sseusipsio
Assertive		쓰시겠다 sseusigetda	쓰시겠어 sseusigesseo	쓰시겠어요 sseusigesseoyo	쓰시겠습니다 sseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰셔서 sseusyeoseo	쓰시니 sseusini	쓰시니까 sseusinikka
Contrast		쓰시지만 sseusijiman	쓰시는데 sseusineunde	쓰시더니 sseusideoni
Conjunction		쓰시고 sseusigo
Condition		쓰시면 sseusimyeon	쓰셔야 sseusyeoya
Motive		쓰시려고 sseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰심 sseusim	쓰시기 sseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰셨음 sseusyeosseum	쓰셨기 sseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰신 sseusin
	Present	쓰시는 sseusineun
	Future	쓰실 sseusil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 꾀쓰다 (kkoesseuda)
• 당겨쓰다 (danggyeosseuda)
• 돌려쓰다 (dollyeosseuda)
• 되쓰다 (doesseuda)
• 떼쓰다 (ttesseuda)
• 마음쓰다 (ma'eumsseuda)
• 못쓰다 (motsseuda)
• 손쓰다 (sonsseuda)
• 써먹다 (sseomeokda)
• 쓸데 (sseulde)
• 쓸모 (sseulmo)
• 씀씀이 (sseumsseumi)
• 애쓰다 (aesseuda)
• 약쓰다 (yaksseuda)
• 용쓰다 (yongsseuda)
• 집어쓰다 (jibeosseuda)
• 패(覇)쓰다 (paesseuda)
• 힘쓰다 (himsseuda)

Etymology 4

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄡᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: psú-tá).

Adjective

쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니)

1. to be bitter

   Antonym: 달다 (dalda, “to be sweet”)

   몸에 좋은 약은 쓰다. (proverb) ― Mom-e jo'eun yag-eun sseuda. ― Medicine that is good for the body is bitter.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 쓰다 (sseuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰다 sseuda	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니다 sseumnida
	Past	썼다 sseotda	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니다 sseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰냐 sseunya	써 sseo	써요 sseoyo	씁니까 sseumnikka
	Past	썼냐 sseonnya	썼어 sseosseo	썼어요 sseosseoyo	썼습니까 sseotseumnikka
Assertive		쓰겠다 sseugetda	쓰겠어 sseugesseo	쓰겠어요 sseugesseoyo	쓰겠습니다 sseugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		써 sseo	써서 sseoseo	쓰니 sseuni	쓰니까 sseunikka
Contrast		쓰지만 sseujiman	쓴데 sseunde	쓰더니 sseudeoni
Conjunction		쓰고 sseugo
Condition		쓰면 sseumyeon	써야 sseoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		씀 sseum	쓰기 sseugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		썼음 sseosseum	썼기 sseotgi
Determiners	Present		쓴 sseun
	Future		쓸 sseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰시다 sseusida	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니다 sseusimnida
	Past	쓰셨다 sseusyeotda	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니다 sseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰시냐 sseusinya	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니까 sseusimnikka
	Past	쓰셨냐 sseusyeonnya	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니까 sseusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		쓰시겠다 sseusigetda	쓰시겠어 sseusigesseo	쓰시겠어요 sseusigesseoyo	쓰시겠습니다 sseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰셔서 sseusyeoseo	쓰시니 sseusini	쓰시니까 sseusinikka
Contrast		쓰시지만 sseusijiman	쓰신데 sseusinde	쓰시더니 sseusideoni
Conjunction		쓰시고 sseusigo
Condition		쓰시면 sseusimyeon	쓰셔야 sseusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰심 sseusim	쓰시기 sseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰셨음 sseusyeosseum	쓰셨기 sseusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		쓰신 sseusin
	Future		쓰실 sseusil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 검쓰다 (geomsseuda)
• 쓰디쓰다 (sseudisseuda)
• 쓴맛 (sseunmat)
• 쓴소리 (sseunsori)
• 쓴웃음 (sseunuseum)
• 쓴입 (sseunip)
• 쓴잔 (sseunjan)
• 쓴침 (sseunchim)
• 쓴풀 (sseunpul)
• 씀바귀 (sseumbagwi)

Related terms

Related terms

• 쓸개 (sseulgae)
• 씁쓸하다 (sseupsseulhada)

See also

Basic tastes in Korean (layout · text)
달다 (dalda)	시다 (sida)	짜다 (jjada)	쓰다 (sseuda)	맵다 (maepda)	감치다 (gamchida)