앉다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠nt͈a̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [안따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	anda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	anjda
McCune–Reischauer?	anta
Yale Romanization?	ancta

Verb

앉다 • (anda) (infinitive 앉아, sequential 앉으니)

1. to sit; to squat

   그는 앉았다.

   geuneun anjatda.

   He sat down.

   웨이터는 우리를 앉게 해주고서는 우리가 무엇을 마실지를 물었다.

   weiteoneun urireul an'ge haejugoseoneun uriga mueoseul masiljireul mureotda.

   The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.

2. (of a building) to be located somewhere

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 앉다 (anda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	앉는다 anneunda	앉아 anja	앉아요 anjayo	앉습니다 anseumnida
	Past	앉았다 anjatda	앉았어 anjasseo	앉았어요 anjasseoyo	앉았습니다 anjatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	앉느냐 anneunya	앉아 anja	앉아요 anjayo	앉습니까 anseumnikka
	Past	앉았느냐 anjanneunya	앉았어 anjasseo	앉았어요 anjasseoyo	앉았습니까 anjatseumnikka
Hortative		앉자 anja	앉아 anja	앉아요 anjayo	앉으십시다 anjeusipsida
Imperative		앉아라 anjara	앉아 anja	앉아요 anjayo	앉읍시오 anjeupsio
Assertive		앉겠다 an'getda	앉겠어 an'gesseo	앉겠어요 an'gesseoyo	앉겠습니다 an'getseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		앉아 anja	앉아서 anjaseo	앉으니 anjeuni	앉으니까 anjeunikka
Contrast		앉지만 anjiman	앉는데 anneunde	앉더니 andeoni
Conjunction		앉고 an'go
Condition		앉으면 anjeumyeon	앉아야 anjaya
Motive		앉으려고 anjeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		앉음 anjeum	앉기 an'gi
Past-tense verbal nouns		앉았음 anjasseum	앉았기 anjatgi
Determiners	Past	앉은 anjeun
	Present	앉는 anneun
	Future	앉을 anjeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	앉으신다 anjeusinda	앉으셔 anjeusyeo	앉으세요, 앉으셔요 anjeuseyo, anjeusyeoyo	앉으십니다 anjeusimnida
	Past	앉으셨다 anjeusyeotda	앉으셨어 anjeusyeosseo	앉으셨어요 anjeusyeosseoyo	앉으셨습니다 anjeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	앉으시느냐 anjeusineunya	앉으셔 anjeusyeo	앉으세요, 앉으셔요 anjeuseyo, anjeusyeoyo	앉으십니까 anjeusimnikka
	Past	앉으셨느냐 anjeusyeonneunya	앉으셨어 anjeusyeosseo	앉으셨어요 anjeusyeosseoyo	앉으셨습니까 anjeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		앉으시라 anjeusira	앉으셔 anjeusyeo	앉으세요 anjeuseyo	앉으십시오 anjeusipsio
Assertive		앉으시겠다 anjeusigetda	앉으시겠어 anjeusigesseo	앉으시겠어요 anjeusigesseoyo	앉으시겠습니다 anjeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		앉으셔 anjeusyeo	앉으셔서 anjeusyeoseo	앉으시니 anjeusini	앉으시니까 anjeusinikka
Contrast		앉으시지만 anjeusijiman	앉으시는데 anjeusineunde	앉으시더니 anjeusideoni
Conjunction		앉으시고 anjeusigo
Condition		앉으시면 anjeusimyeon	앉으셔야 anjeusyeoya
Motive		앉으시려고 anjeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		앉으심 anjeusim	앉으시기 anjeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		앉으셨음 anjeusyeosseum	앉으셨기 anjeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	앉으신 anjeusin
	Present	앉으시는 anjeusineun
	Future	앉으실 anjeusil

Synonyms

• 착석하다 (chakseokhada)

Derived terms

• 앉히다 (anchida, “to seat someone”)
• 가라앉다 (garaanda, “to sink, calm down”)

Related terms

• 얹다 (eonda, “to put on, place”)