옳다

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 올흐다 (olheuda)

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 옳다 (olta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o̞ɭtʰa̠/

Adjective

옳다 (olta)

1. to be right, true, correct

Antonyms

• 웨다 (weda)

References

• “옳다” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 옳다 (Yale: wolhta). Compared with Mongolian ортой (ortoj), ᠣᠷᠤᠲᠠᠢ (orutai, “right, true”), Manchu ᡠᡵᡠ (uru, “truth, true”), Nivkh урдь (urd̦, “to be good”), Tamil உள் (uḷ, “to be, to have”) > உள்ள (uḷḷa, “real, true”) by Gang (2010). The h in the stem may be from 하— (ha-, “to do”), akin to 많— (man-, “many”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ɭtʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [올타]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	olta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	olhda
McCune–Reischauer?	olt'a
Yale Romanization?	olhta

Adjective

옳다 • (olta) (infinitive 옳아, sequential 옳으니)

1. to be right, true, correct

   옳은 일을 하다

   oreun ireul hada

   to do the right thing

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 옳다 (olta): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	옳다 olta	옳아 ora	옳아요 orayo	옳습니다 olseumnida
	Past	옳았다 oratda	옳았어 orasseo	옳았어요 orasseoyo	옳았습니다 oratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	옳으냐 oreunya	옳아 ora	옳아요 orayo	옳습니까 olseumnikka
	Past	옳았냐 orannya	옳았어 orasseo	옳았어요 orasseoyo	옳았습니까 oratseumnikka
Assertive		옳겠다 olketda	옳겠어 olkesseo	옳겠어요 olkesseoyo	옳겠습니다 olketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		옳아 ora	옳아서 oraseo	옳으니 oreuni	옳으니까 oreunikka
Contrast		옳지만 olchiman	옳은데 oreunde	옳더니 olteoni
Conjunction		옳고 olko
Condition		옳으면 oreumyeon	옳아야 oraya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		옳음 oreum	옳기 olki
Past-tense verbal nouns		옳았음 orasseum	옳았기 oratgi
Determiners	Present		옳은 oreun
	Future		옳을 oreul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	옳으시다 oreusida	옳으셔 oreusyeo	옳으세요, 옳으셔요 oreuseyo, oreusyeoyo	옳으십니다 oreusimnida
	Past	옳으셨다 oreusyeotda	옳으셨어 oreusyeosseo	옳으셨어요 oreusyeosseoyo	옳으셨습니다 oreusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	옳으시냐 oreusinya	옳으셔 oreusyeo	옳으세요, 옳으셔요 oreuseyo, oreusyeoyo	옳으십니까 oreusimnikka
	Past	옳으셨냐 oreusyeonnya	옳으셨어 oreusyeosseo	옳으셨어요 oreusyeosseoyo	옳으셨습니까 oreusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		옳으시겠다 oreusigetda	옳으시겠어 oreusigesseo	옳으시겠어요 oreusigesseoyo	옳으시겠습니다 oreusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		옳으셔 oreusyeo	옳으셔서 oreusyeoseo	옳으시니 oreusini	옳으시니까 oreusinikka
Contrast		옳으시지만 oreusijiman	옳으신데 oreusinde	옳으시더니 oreusideoni
Conjunction		옳으시고 oreusigo
Condition		옳으시면 oreusimyeon	옳으셔야 oreusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		옳으심 oreusim	옳으시기 oreusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		옳으셨음 oreusyeosseum	옳으셨기 oreusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		옳으신 oreusin
	Future		옳으실 oreusil

Synonyms

• 바르다 (bareuda, “to be straight, upright, right, correct, true”)
• 바른 (bareun, “right, right-hand”)
• 맞다 (matda, “to fit, correct”)
• 곧다 (gotda, “to be straight, upright”)
• 참되다 (chamdoeda, “to be true, real”)

Antonyms

• 틀리다 (teullida)
• 그르다 (geureuda)
• 외다 (oeda) (obsolete)

Derived terms

• 오른 (oreun, “right (side)”)

See also

• 오르다 (oreuda, “to rise”)
• 올바르다 (olbareuda, “to be straight, upright, all right”)

Interjection

옳다 • (olta)

1. all right; OK

   옳다, 이제 알았다.

   olta, ije aratda.

   OK, now I get it.