듣다

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɯt̚t͈a̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deudda
McCune–Reischauer?tŭtta
Yale Romanization?tut.ta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 듣다〮 (Yale: tùt-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 듣다 (deutda)
Causative들리다 (deullida)
Passive들리다 (deullida)

듣다 (deutda) (irregular, infinitive 들어, sequential 들으니)

  1. (transitive) to listen, to hear
    노래 들을 마다 우울해 진다.
    Geu norae-reul deureul ttaemada nan kkwae uulhae jinda.
    That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
  2. (transitive) to take a course, to take a subject
    이번 학기 과목 들으세요?
    Ibeon hakgi-e myeot gwamok deureuseyo?
    How many courses do you take this semester?
  3. (intransitive, of medicine) to be effective
    감기 정말 듣는다.
    I yak-eun gamgi-e jeongmal jal deunneunda.
    This medicine is really effective against colds.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 듣〯다〮 (Yale: tǔt-tá).

Verb

듣다 (deutda) (irregular, infinitive 들어, sequential 들으니)

  1. (intransitive) to drip, to drop (nowadays only of drops of liquid)
    • c. 1790, 樂學拾零 (Akhak Seumnyeong) [Tidbits of the Musical Sciences]:
      아희 업ᄉᆞᆫ 깁흔 ᄯᅮᆨᄯᅮᆨ 절노 듯고
      ahui eopseun gipheun gore bameun ttukttuk jeollo deutgo
      In the deep and childless vale, chestnuts are dropping by themselves
    • 2015, 조낭희, “승주 선암사”, in Kyongbuk Maeil:
      봄비 방울 듣다가 그친다
      bombi myeot bang'ul-i deutdaga geuchinda
      A few drops of spring rain drip, then come to an end.
    Synonym: 떨어지다 (tteoreojida)
Conjugation

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-06-07), 듣다”, in 표준국어대사전
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