See also: -다

(see above for suffixes and particles)

U+B2E4, 다
HANGUL SYLLABLE DA
Composition: +

[U+B2E3]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B2E5]
U+3210, ㈐
PARENTHESIZED HANGUL TIKEUT A

[U+320F]
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
[U+3211]
U+3270, ㉰
CIRCLED HANGUL TIKEUT A

[U+326F]
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
[U+3271]




니 ←→ 대

Jeju

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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(da)

  1. everything, all

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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—다 (-da)

  1. For the verb-final suffix, see the entry at (-da).

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 다〯 (Yale: ). From Old Korean 悉良 (*Ta).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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(da)

  1. all, completely
    Synonym: 모두 (modu)
    청소 했다.Cheongso-reul da haetda.I finished cleaning everything.
    먹을 생각이다.Na-neun da meogeul saenggag-ida.I'm thinking of eating it all.
  2. nearly, virtually
    .Jib-e da wa ganda.I'm basically home [e.g. outside the door].
  3. used to express mild surprise or sarcasm
    이런 미친 .
    Ireon michin nom-i da in-ne.
    I can't believe this bastard is so crazy.
    (literally, “There's all a crazy bastard like this.”)
  4. with a verb in the past tense, used sarcastically to emphasize that the verb has not occurred
    니까 잤다.
    Ae-deur-i nol-ja-nikka jam-eun da jatda.
    The kids are asking me to play, so that's it for my plans for a nap.
    (literally, “The kids are asking me to play, so I've slept all my sleep [when one has really not slept at all].)”)

Noun

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(da)

  1. everything, all (only before the copulas 이다 (ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”))
    Synonym: 전부(全部) (jeonbu)
    그게 ?Geuge da-nya?Is that all?
    성공 인생 아니다.Seonggong-eun insaeng-ui da-ga anida.Success is not everything of life.

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?ta

Prefix

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다— (da-) (hanja )

  1. multi-
    목적 (目的)multi-purpose
    용도 (用途)multi-purpose
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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is the third syllable in the conventional ordering of Hangul, just as C is the third letter of the Roman alphabet.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?ta

Noun

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(da)

  1. (music) C (musical note)

Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?ta

Noun

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(da)

  1. (speech of the royal court) scorched rice tea, sungnyung

Etymology 6

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(da)

Middle Korean

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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다〯 ()

  1. everything, all, completely

Descendants

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  • Korean: (da)