읽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 닑다 (Yale: nilkta).

Also attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 (Oksan Seowon ed.), as Middle Korean 니르다 (Yale: niluta).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key)[ik̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[익따]
Revised Romanization? ikda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ilgda
McCune–Reischauer? ikta
Yale Romanization? ilkqta

Verb

읽다 • (ikda) (infinitive 읽어, sequential 읽으니)

  1. to read

Usage notes

As with other instances of final ㄺ, the pronunciation of the verb stem 읽 (ilk) changes when it is conjugated with an ending that begins with the initial ㄱ (g):

  • 읽다 ― ikda ― to read
  • 읽고있다 ― ilgoitda ― to be reading

Conjugation

  • 읽기 (ilgi)
  • 읽혀지다 (ilkyeojida)
  • 읽히다 (ilkida, “to cause to read”)
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