았

Korean

아악앆앇안앉않 앋알앍앎앏앐앑 앒앓암압앖앗았 앙앚앛앜앝앞앟
씨 ←	→ 애

Alternative forms

• 었 (eot, “eot”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [앋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	at
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ass
McCune–Reischauer?	at
Yale Romanization?	ass

Suffix

—았 • (-at)

1. -ed (past tense marker for sentence-final verbs and adjectives)

Usage notes

았 (at, “at”) is used after syllables with “bright” vowels, i.e. 아 (a, “a”) and 오 (o, “o”). After other vowels, 었 (eot, “eot”) is used instead. If the syllable to which 았 (at, “at”) is appended ends in the vowel 아 (a, “a”), the two syllables usually contract:

• 가다 (gada, “to go”): 가 (ga) + 았 (at, “-ed”) + 다 (da): 갔다 (gatda, “went”)