얻다

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [얻(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eodda
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏtta
Yale Romanization?	ēt.ta

Verb

얻다 • (eotda) (infinitive 얻어, sequential 얻으니)

1. to get, to receive, to obtain, to have (an object)

   그는 런던에 새로 문을 여는 한 회사에서 광고 부문 중역으로서의 일자리를 얻었다.

   geuneun reondeone saero muneul yeoneun han hoesa'eseo gwanggo bumun jung'yeogeuroseoui iljarireul eodeotda.

   He got a new position as advertising executive for a new firm opening in London.

2. to borrow
3. to win (someone's heart), to receive (criticism, praise, reputation)
4. to get sick
5. to rent
6. obtain the right or property
7. to hire a worker
8. take a son-in-low or daughter-in-law, to win possession of a mate, to have a baby

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 얻다 (eotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얻는다 eonneunda	얻어 eodeo	얻어요 eodeoyo	얻습니다 eotseumnida
	Past	얻었다 eodeotda	얻었어 eodeosseo	얻었어요 eodeosseoyo	얻었습니다 eodeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얻느냐 eonneunya	얻어 eodeo	얻어요 eodeoyo	얻습니까 eotseumnikka
	Past	얻었느냐 eodeonneunya	얻었어 eodeosseo	얻었어요 eodeosseoyo	얻었습니까 eodeotseumnikka
Hortative		얻자 eotja	얻어 eodeo	얻어요 eodeoyo	얻으십시다 eodeusipsida
Imperative		얻어라 eodeora	얻어 eodeo	얻어요 eodeoyo	얻읍시오 eodeupsio
Assertive		얻겠다 eotgetda	얻겠어 eotgesseo	얻겠어요 eotgesseoyo	얻겠습니다 eotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		얻어 eodeo	얻어서 eodeoseo	얻으니 eodeuni	얻으니까 eodeunikka
Contrast		얻지만 eotjiman	얻는데 eonneunde	얻더니 eotdeoni
Conjunction		얻고 eotgo
Condition		얻으면 eodeumyeon	얻어야 eodeoya
Motive		얻으려고 eodeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		얻음 eodeum	얻기 eotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얻었음 eodeosseum	얻었기 eodeotgi
Determiners	Past	얻은 eodeun
	Present	얻는 eonneun
	Future	얻을 eodeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얻으신다 eodeusinda	얻으셔 eodeusyeo	얻으세요, 얻으셔요 eodeuseyo, eodeusyeoyo	얻으십니다 eodeusimnida
	Past	얻으셨다 eodeusyeotda	얻으셨어 eodeusyeosseo	얻으셨어요 eodeusyeosseoyo	얻으셨습니다 eodeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얻으시느냐 eodeusineunya	얻으셔 eodeusyeo	얻으세요, 얻으셔요 eodeuseyo, eodeusyeoyo	얻으십니까 eodeusimnikka
	Past	얻으셨느냐 eodeusyeonneunya	얻으셨어 eodeusyeosseo	얻으셨어요 eodeusyeosseoyo	얻으셨습니까 eodeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		얻으시라 eodeusira	얻으셔 eodeusyeo	얻으세요 eodeuseyo	얻으십시오 eodeusipsio
Assertive		얻으시겠다 eodeusigetda	얻으시겠어 eodeusigesseo	얻으시겠어요 eodeusigesseoyo	얻으시겠습니다 eodeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		얻으셔 eodeusyeo	얻으셔서 eodeusyeoseo	얻으시니 eodeusini	얻으시니까 eodeusinikka
Contrast		얻으시지만 eodeusijiman	얻으시는데 eodeusineunde	얻으시더니 eodeusideoni
Conjunction		얻으시고 eodeusigo
Condition		얻으시면 eodeusimyeon	얻으셔야 eodeusyeoya
Motive		얻으시려고 eodeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		얻으심 eodeusim	얻으시기 eodeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얻으셨음 eodeusyeosseum	얻으셨기 eodeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	얻으신 eodeusin
	Present	얻으시는 eodeusineun
	Future	얻으실 eodeusil

See also

• 받다 (batda, “to receive”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [얻따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eodda
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏtta
Yale Romanization?	et.ta

Adverb

얻다 • (eotda)

1. An abbreviation of 어디에다 (eodieda).