쥐다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 쥐다 (Yale: cwita).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɥida̠] ~ [t͡ɕyda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쥐다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jwida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jwida
McCune–Reischauer?	chwida
Yale Romanization?	cwita

Verb

쥐다 • (jwida) (infinitive 쥐어, sequential 쥐니)

1. To clench
2. To grasp, to grab, to hold, to squeeze

   손으로 쥐고 놓지 않다.

   soneuro jwigo nochi anta.

   To hold something in one's hand and not let it go.

   그래서 그는 격자 무늬 어깨걸이를 벗고, 몸을 구부려 양 꼬리를 쥐고 당겼다.

   geuraeseo geuneun gyeokja munui eokkaegeorireul beotgo, momeul guburyeo yang kkorireul jwigo danggyeotda.

   So he took off his plaid, and bent down and took hold of the sheep's tail, and he pulled!

   1895, Joseph Jacobs (ed.), 《More Celtic Fairy Tales》 〈The Tail〉(The original sentence in English)

3. To grab, to take hold of, to control. (To have power to do as one wishes.)
4. To have (To have evidence, etc.)
5. To make, to have (To earn or have money, wealth, etc.)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 쥐다 (jwida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쥔다 jwinda	쥐어 jwieo	쥐어요 jwieoyo	쥡니다 jwimnida
	Past	쥐었다 jwieotda	쥐었어 jwieosseo	쥐었어요 jwieosseoyo	쥐었습니다 jwieotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쥐느냐 jwineunya	쥐어 jwieo	쥐어요 jwieoyo	쥡니까 jwimnikka
	Past	쥐었느냐 jwieonneunya	쥐었어 jwieosseo	쥐었어요 jwieosseoyo	쥐었습니까 jwieotseumnikka
Hortative		쥐자 jwija	쥐어 jwieo	쥐어요 jwieoyo	쥐십시다 jwisipsida
Imperative		쥐어라 jwieora	쥐어 jwieo	쥐어요 jwieoyo	쥡시오 jwipsio
Assertive		쥐겠다 jwigetda	쥐겠어 jwigesseo	쥐겠어요 jwigesseoyo	쥐겠습니다 jwigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쥐어 jwieo	쥐어서 jwieoseo	쥐니 jwini	쥐니까 jwinikka
Contrast		쥐지만 jwijiman	쥐는데 jwineunde	쥐더니 jwideoni
Conjunction		쥐고 jwigo
Condition		쥐면 jwimyeon	쥐어야 jwieoya
Motive		쥐려고 jwiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쥠 jwim	쥐기 jwigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쥐었음 jwieosseum	쥐었기 jwieotgi
Determiners	Past	쥔 jwin
	Present	쥐는 jwineun
	Future	쥘 jwil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쥐신다 jwisinda	쥐셔 jwisyeo	쥐세요, 쥐셔요 jwiseyo, jwisyeoyo	쥐십니다 jwisimnida
	Past	쥐셨다 jwisyeotda	쥐셨어 jwisyeosseo	쥐셨어요 jwisyeosseoyo	쥐셨습니다 jwisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쥐시느냐 jwisineunya	쥐셔 jwisyeo	쥐세요, 쥐셔요 jwiseyo, jwisyeoyo	쥐십니까 jwisimnikka
	Past	쥐셨느냐 jwisyeonneunya	쥐셨어 jwisyeosseo	쥐셨어요 jwisyeosseoyo	쥐셨습니까 jwisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쥐시라 jwisira	쥐셔 jwisyeo	쥐세요 jwiseyo	쥐십시오 jwisipsio
Assertive		쥐시겠다 jwisigetda	쥐시겠어 jwisigesseo	쥐시겠어요 jwisigesseoyo	쥐시겠습니다 jwisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쥐셔 jwisyeo	쥐셔서 jwisyeoseo	쥐시니 jwisini	쥐시니까 jwisinikka
Contrast		쥐시지만 jwisijiman	쥐시는데 jwisineunde	쥐시더니 jwisideoni
Conjunction		쥐시고 jwisigo
Condition		쥐시면 jwisimyeon	쥐셔야 jwisyeoya
Motive		쥐시려고 jwisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쥐심 jwisim	쥐시기 jwisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쥐셨음 jwisyeosseum	쥐셨기 jwisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쥐신 jwisin
	Present	쥐시는 jwisineun
	Future	쥐실 jwisil

References

• 초대하다 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.