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

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 쓰다 (Yale: ssuta), 스다 (Yale: suta), ᄡᅳ다 (Yale: psuta).

Verb

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

1. to wear (on the head); to place on or above the head

   모자를 쓰다

   mojareul sseuda

   to wear a hat

   우산을 쓰다

   usaneul sseuda

   to put up an umbrella

2. to be accused of, to be suspected of

   강도 혐의를 쓰다

   gangdo hyeomuireul sseuda

   to be suspected of robbery

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

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 쓰다 (Yale: ssuta), 스다 (Yale: suta), ᄡᅳ다 (Yale: psuta).

Verb

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

1. to write

   Synonym: 적다 (jeokda)

   소설을 쓰다

   soseoreul sseuda

   to write a novel

   연필로 쓰다

   yeonpillo sseuda

   to write with a pencil

   뭐 하고 있어요? ― 아 네, 글을 쓰고 있어요. ― 글을 쓰고 있군요. 글을 많이 쓰고 있네요.

   mwo hago isseoyo? ― a ne, geureul sseugo isseoyo. ― geureul sseugo itgunyo. geureul mani sseugo inneyo.

   What are you doing? ― Um, I’m writing. ― You are writing! You are writing a lot!

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

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

See also

• 필기하다 (pilgihada)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄡᅳ다 (Yale: psuta), 쓰다 (Yale: ssuta).

Verb

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

1. to use

   머리를 쓰다

   meorireul sseuda

   to use a head.

   컴퓨터를 쓰다

   keompyuteoreul sseuda

   to use a computer.

   돈을 많이 쓰다

   doneul mani sseuda

   to use [spend] a lot of money

   핸드폰 좀 잠깐 써도 돼?

   haendeupon jom jamkkan sseodo dwae?

   Can I use your cell phone for a while?

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

• 애쓰다 (aesseuda)
• 힘쓰다 (himsseuda)
• 손쓰다 (sonsseuda)
• 패쓰다 (paesseuda)
• 꾀쓰다 (kkoesseuda)
• 용쓰다 (yongsseuda)
• 떼쓰다 (ttesseuda)
• 악쓰다 (aksseuda)

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄡᅳ다 (Yale: psuta), 쓰다 (Yale: ssuta).

Adjective

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

1. (to be) bitter

   쓴 약

   sseun yak

   bitter medicine

   맛이 쓰다.

   masi sseuda.

   The flavor is bitter.

   몸에 좋은 약은 쓰다.

   mome jo'eun yageun sseuda.

   Medicine that is good for the body is bitter. (proverb)

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

Antonyms

• 달다 (dalda, “sweet”)