쏘다

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 쏘다〮 (Yale: sswò-tá), 소다〮 (Yale: swò-tá).

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 쏘다〮 (Yale: sswò-tá).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈs͈o̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssoda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssoda
McCune–Reischauer?ssoda
Yale Romanization?ssōta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 쏘다 (ssoda)
Passive쏘이다 (ssoida)

쏘다 (ssoda) (infinitive or 쏘아, sequential 쏘니)

  1. (transitive) to shoot, to fire (a gun, cannon, arrow, etc.)
    쏘다
    chong-eul ssoda
    to shoot a gun
    쏘다
    hwar-eul ssoda
    to shoot an arrow
  2. (transitive, of an insect) to sting
  3. (transitive, informal) to treat, to pay (for someone's drink or meal)
    쏠게!nae-ga ssolge!It's my treat!
    Synonyms: 사다 (sada), 내다 (naeda)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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