믿다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mit̚t͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [믿따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	midda
McCune–Reischauer^?	mitta
Yale Romanization^?	mit.ta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base	믿다 (mitda)
Passive	믿기다 (mitgida)

믿다 • (mitda) (infinitive 믿어, sequential 믿으니)

(transitive, sometimes intransitive) to trust, to believe
네, 그렇게 해 드려야죠. 그러나 우리 가 당신 을 믿을 수 있을 지 확신 이 서지 않네요.
Ne, geureoke hae deuryeoyajo. Geureona uriga dangsin-eul mideul su isseulji hwaksin-i seoji anneyo.
Well we might do but I'm not sure that we can trust you with them.
(transitive) to trust someone
남녀 를 막론한 불운한 아이 들 에게, 그들 이 믿는 바
namnyeo-reul mangnonhan burunhan aideurege, geudeur-i minneun ba
as they believed, to all unlucky infants of either gender

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 믿다 (mitda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	믿는다 minneunda	믿어 mideo	믿어요 mideoyo	믿습니다 mitseumnida
Indicative	Past	믿었다 mideotda	믿었어 mideosseo	믿었어요 mideosseoyo	믿었습니다 mideotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	믿느냐 minneunya	믿어 mideo	믿어요 mideoyo	믿습니까 mitseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	믿었느냐 mideonneunya	믿었어 mideosseo	믿었어요 mideosseoyo	믿었습니까 mideotseumnikka
Hortative		믿자 mitja	믿어 mideo	믿어요 mideoyo	믿읍시다 mideupsida
Imperative		믿어라 mideora	믿어 mideo	믿어요 mideoyo	믿읍시오 mideupsio
Assertive		믿겠다 mitgetda	믿겠어 mitgesseo	믿겠어요 mitgesseoyo	믿겠습니다 mitgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		믿어 mideo	믿어서 mideoseo	믿으니 mideuni	믿으니까 mideunikka
Contrast		믿지만 mitjiman	믿는데 minneunde	믿더니 mitdeoni
Conjunction		믿고 mitgo
Condition		믿으면 mideumyeon	믿어야 mideoya
Motive		믿으려고 mideuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		믿음 mideum	믿기 mitgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		믿었음 mideosseum	믿었기 mideotgi
Determiners	Past	믿은 mideun
	Present	믿는 minneun
	Future	믿을 mideul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	믿으신다 mideusinda	믿으셔 mideusyeo	믿으세요, 믿으셔요 mideuseyo, mideusyeoyo	믿으십니다 mideusimnida
Indicative	Past	믿으셨다 mideusyeotda	믿으셨어 mideusyeosseo	믿으셨어요 mideusyeosseoyo	믿으셨습니다 mideusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	믿으시느냐 mideusineunya	믿으셔 mideusyeo	믿으세요, 믿으셔요 mideuseyo, mideusyeoyo	믿으십니까 mideusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	믿으셨느냐 mideusyeonneunya	믿으셨어 mideusyeosseo	믿으셨어요 mideusyeosseoyo	믿으셨습니까 mideusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		믿으시라 mideusira	믿으셔 mideusyeo	믿으세요 mideuseyo	믿으십시오 mideusipsio
Assertive		믿으시겠다 mideusigetda	믿으시겠어 mideusigesseo	믿으시겠어요 mideusigesseoyo	믿으시겠습니다 mideusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		믿으셔 mideusyeo	믿으셔서 mideusyeoseo	믿으시니 mideusini	믿으시니까 mideusinikka
Contrast		믿으시지만 mideusijiman	믿으시는데 mideusineunde	믿으시더니 mideusideoni
Conjunction		믿으시고 mideusigo
Condition		믿으시면 mideusimyeon	믿으셔야 mideusyeoya
Motive		믿으시려고 mideusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		믿으심 mideusim	믿으시기 mideusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		믿으셨음 mideusyeosseum	믿으셨기 mideusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	믿으신 mideusin
	Present	믿으시는 mideusineun
	Future	믿으실 mideusil

Derived terms

미덥다 (mideopda)
믿음 (mideum)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mitta/

Verb

믿다 (mitta)

to believe in something; to trust someone
- 1586, Widow of Yi Eung-tae, Letter excavated from the grave of Yi Eung-tae:
  나ᄂᆞᆫᄭᅮ믈자내보려믿고인뇌이다
  na-non skwum-ul canay pwolye mitkwo innwoyta
  I'm trusting that I'll see you in my dreams.

Descendants

Korean: 믿다 (mitda)

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