묻다

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Jeju

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /mut̚t͈a̠/

Verb

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묻다 (mutda)

  1. to be scattered, sown
  2. to be constructed

Synonyms

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mudda
McCune–Reischauer?mutta
Yale Romanization?mūt.ta

Verb

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묻다 (mutda) (irregular, infinitive 물어, sequential 물으니)

  1. to ask; to inquire
    Synonyms: 물어보다 (mureoboda), 질문(質問)하다 (jilmunhada)
    자세한 도서관에게 물어주시오.
    Jasehan geos-eun doseogwanwon-ege mureojusio.
    For further information, please ask the librarian.
    미래 대해서 묻다
    mirae-e daehaeseo mutda
    to ask about one's future
    말씀 묻겠습니다.
    Malsseum jom mutgetseumnida.
    May I ask you something?
    (literally, “I will ask you something”)
  2. to charge (a person with)
    책임 묻다chaegim-eul mutdato charge (a person) with irresponsibility
  3. (in negations) to care
    승패 묻지 않는다.Seungpae-neun mutji anneunda.It doesn't matter whether we win or lose.
    경험 묻지 않음gyeongheom-eun mutji aneumno experience required
Usage notes
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To avoid confusion with 물다 (mulda, to bite), as in many conjugations both verbs sound and are spelled alike (both have the stem 물어 due to irregular conjugations), in most usages the verb is combined with 보다 (boda, to try) to form 물어보다 (mureoboda) to form the same meaning.

Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 묻다 (Yale: mwut-ta).. From Old Korean 埋多 (*MWUt).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mudda
McCune–Reischauer?mutta
Yale Romanization?mut.ta

Verb

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묻다 (mutda) (infinitive 묻어, sequential 묻으니)

Korean verb set
Base 묻다 (mutda)
Passive묻히다 (muchida)
  1. to bury
    Synonym: 파묻다 (pamutda)
    시체 묻다siche-reul mutdato bury a corpse
    그녀 가슴 얼굴 묻었다.
    Geunyeo-neun nae gaseum-e eolgur-eul mudeotda.
    She buried her face against my chest.
  2. to hide
    그것 마음속 묻어 두었다.
    Geugeos-eul na-neun nae ma'eumsog-e-man mudeo dueotda.
    I have kept it to myself
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 묻다 (Yale: mwut-ta).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mudda
McCune–Reischauer?mutta
Yale Romanization?mut.ta

Verb

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묻다 (mutda) (infinitive 묻어, sequential 묻으니)

  1. (intransitive) to stick, adhere
    Synonym: 들러붙다 (deulleobutda)
    구두 진흙 묻었다.
    Ne gudu-e jinheulg-i mudeotda.
    Your shoes are muddy.
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