설치다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. First attested in the late nineteenth century as 셜치다 (syeolchida).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seolchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolchida
McCune–Reischauer?sŏlch'ida
Yale Romanization?selchita

Verb

설치다 (seolchida) (infinitive 설쳐 or 설치어, sequential 설치니)

  1. to be unruly; to act wildly; to behave outside accepted norms
    • 집 안에서 이렇게 뛰어다니면서 설치지 마라.
      jip aneseo ireoke ttwieodanimyeonseo seolchiji mara.
      Jip an-eseo ttwieo-danimyeonseo seolchiji mara.
  2. to behave impatiently
    • 아기가 집에 가고 싶어서 설쳤다.
      agiga jibe gago sipeoseo seolcheotda.
      Agi-ga jib-e gago-sipdago seolchideora.
  3. to sleep poorly (only with the direct object (jam, “sleep”))
    • 이혼한 후 내내 잠을 설쳤어.
      ihonhan hu naenae jameul seolcheosseo.
      Ihon-han hu naenae jam-eul seolchyeosseo.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • 날뛰다 (nalttwida, “to act wildly”)
  • 나대다 (nadaeda, “to behave inappropriately”)
  • 조급하다 (jogeuphada, “to be impatient”)
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