모시다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)시다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mosida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mosida
McCune–Reischauer?mosida
Yale Romanization?mōsita

Verb

모시다 • (mosida) (infinitive 모셔 or 모시어, sequential 모시니)

  1. to serve or wait on a higher-status person
  2. (honorific) honorific of 몰다 (molda, “to drive, accompany”)
    to escort

Conjugation
    Selected forms of the verb 모시다 (mosida): vowel-stem, 시(si)-irregular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체)		 Informal non-polite
(해체)		 Informal polite
(해요체)		 Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 모신다
mosinda		 모셔
mosyeo		 모세요, 모셔요
moseyo, mosyeoyo		 모십니다
mosimnida
Past 모셨다
mosyeotda		 모셨어
mosyeosseo		 모셨어요
mosyeosseoyo		 모셨습니다
mosyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 모시느냐
mosineunya		 모셔
mosyeo		 모세요, 모셔요
moseyo, mosyeoyo		 모십니까
mosimnikka
Past 모셨느냐
mosyeonneunya		 모셨어
mosyeosseo		 모셨어요
mosyeosseoyo		 모셨습니까
mosyeotseumnikka
Imperative 모세요, 모셔요
moseyo, mosyeoyo		모십시오
mosipsio
Assertive 모시겠다
mosigetda		모시겠어
mosigesseo		모시겠어요
mosigesseoyo		모시겠습니다
mosigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 모셔
mosyeo		모셔서
mosyeoseo		모시니
mosini		모시니까
mosinikka
Contrast 모시지만
mosijiman		모시는데
mosineunde		모시더니
mosideoni
Conjunction 모시고
mosigo
Condition 모시면
mosimyeon		모셔야
mosyeoya
Motive 모시려고
mosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 모심
mosim		모시기
mosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 모셨음
mosyeosseum		모셨기
mosyeotgi
Determiners Past 모신
mosin
Present 모시는
mosineun
Future 모실
mosil

This verb is in honorific form.

References
  • Martin, Samuel E.; Yang Ha Lee; Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 632.
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