땋다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 닿다 (Yale: tahta). Compare 닿다 (data, “to touch, to contact”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttahda
McCune–Reischauer?	ttat'a
Yale Romanization?	ttāhta

Verb

땋다 • (ttata) (infinitive 땋아, sequential 땋으니)

1. (transitive) to braid (hair)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 땋다 (ttata): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	땋는다 ttanneunda	땋아 ttaa	땋아요 ttaayo	땋습니다 ttaseumnida
	Past	땋았다 ttaatda	땋았어 ttaasseo	땋았어요 ttaasseoyo	땋았습니다 ttaatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	땋느냐 ttanneunya	땋아 ttaa	땋아요 ttaayo	땋습니까 ttaseumnikka
	Past	땋았느냐 ttaanneunya	땋았어 ttaasseo	땋았어요 ttaasseoyo	땋았습니까 ttaatseumnikka
Hortative		땋자 ttacha	땋아 ttaa	땋아요 ttaayo	땋으십시다 tta'eusipsida
Imperative		땋아라 ttaara	땋아 ttaa	땋아요 ttaayo	땋읍시오 tta'eupsio
Assertive		땋겠다 ttaketda	땋겠어 ttakesseo	땋겠어요 ttakesseoyo	땋겠습니다 ttaketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		땋아 ttaa	땋아서 ttaaseo	땋으니 tta'euni	땋으니까 tta'eunikka
Contrast		땋지만 ttachiman	땋는데 ttanneunde	땋더니 ttateoni
Conjunction		땋고 ttako
Condition		땋으면 tta'eumyeon	땋아야 ttaaya
Motive		땋으려고 tta'euryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		땋음 tta'eum	땋기 ttaki
Past-tense verbal nouns		땋았음 ttaasseum	땋았기 ttaatgi
Determiners	Past	땋은 tta'eun
	Present	땋는 ttanneun
	Future	땋을 tta'eul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	땋으신다 tta'eusinda	땋으셔 tta'eusyeo	땋으세요, 땋으셔요 tta'euseyo, tta'eusyeoyo	땋으십니다 tta'eusimnida
	Past	땋으셨다 tta'eusyeotda	땋으셨어 tta'eusyeosseo	땋으셨어요 tta'eusyeosseoyo	땋으셨습니다 tta'eusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	땋으시느냐 tta'eusineunya	땋으셔 tta'eusyeo	땋으세요, 땋으셔요 tta'euseyo, tta'eusyeoyo	땋으십니까 tta'eusimnikka
	Past	땋으셨느냐 tta'eusyeonneunya	땋으셨어 tta'eusyeosseo	땋으셨어요 tta'eusyeosseoyo	땋으셨습니까 tta'eusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		땋으시라 tta'eusira	땋으셔 tta'eusyeo	땋으세요 tta'euseyo	땋으십시오 tta'eusipsio
Assertive		땋으시겠다 tta'eusigetda	땋으시겠어 tta'eusigesseo	땋으시겠어요 tta'eusigesseoyo	땋으시겠습니다 tta'eusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		땋으셔 tta'eusyeo	땋으셔서 tta'eusyeoseo	땋으시니 tta'eusini	땋으시니까 tta'eusinikka
Contrast		땋으시지만 tta'eusijiman	땋으시는데 tta'eusineunde	땋으시더니 tta'eusideoni
Conjunction		땋으시고 tta'eusigo
Condition		땋으시면 tta'eusimyeon	땋으셔야 tta'eusyeoya
Motive		땋으시려고 tta'eusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		땋으심 tta'eusim	땋으시기 tta'eusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		땋으셨음 tta'eusyeosseum	땋으셨기 tta'eusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	땋으신 tta'eusin
	Present	땋으시는 tta'eusineun
	Future	땋으실 tta'eusil