먹이다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: mʌ.gi.da
• Phonetic hangul: 머기다

Romanization

Revised	meogida	transliteration	meogida
McCune–Reischauer	mŏgida	Yale	mekita

Verb

먹이다 (meogida) infinitive 먹여, sequential 먹이니

1. to feed something, to cause to eat
2. to support
3. (colloquial) to bribe, pay off
4. (vulgar) to hit

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 먹이다 (meogida)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	먹인다 (meoginda) past: 먹였다 (meogyeotda)	먹여 (meogyeo) past: 먹였어 (meogyeosseo)	먹여요 (meogyeoyo) past: 먹였어요 (meogyeosseoyo)	먹입니다 (meogimnida) past: 먹였습니다 (meogyeotseumnida)
interrogative	먹이느냐 (meogineunya) past: 먹였느냐 (meogyeonneunya)	먹여 (meogyeo) past: 먹였어 (meogyeosseo)	먹여요 (meogyeoyo) past: 먹였어요 (meogyeosseoyo)	먹입니까 (meogimnikka) past: 먹였습니까 (meogyeotseumnikka)
hortative	먹이자 (meogija)	먹여 (meogyeo)	먹여요 (meogyeoyo)	먹입시다 (meogipsida)
imperative	먹여라 (meogyeora)	먹여 (meogyeo)	먹여요 (meogyeoyo)	먹입시오 (meogipsio)
assertive	먹이겠다 (meogigetda)	먹이겠어 (meogigesseo)	먹이겠어요 (meogigesseoyo)	먹이겠습니다 (meogigetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	먹여 (meogyeo)	먹여서 (meogyeoseo)	먹이니 (meogini)	먹이니까 (meoginikka)
contrast	먹이지만 (meogijiman)	먹이는데 (meogineunde)	먹이더니 (meogideoni)	conjunction 먹이고 (meogigo)
condition	먹이면 (meogimyeon)	먹여야 (meogyeoya)		motive 먹이려고 (meogiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		먹임 (meogim)	먹이기 (meogigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹였음 (meogyeosseum)	먹였기 (meogyeotgi)
Determiners		past 먹인 (meogin)	present 먹이는 (meogineun)	future 먹일 (meogil)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	먹이신다 (meogisinda) past: 먹이셨다 (meogisyeotda)	먹이셔 (meogisyeo) past: 먹이셨어 (meogisyeosseo)	먹이세요 (meogiseyo) or 먹이셔요 (meogisyeoyo) past: 먹이셨어요 (meogisyeosseoyo)	먹이십니다 (meogisimnida) past: 먹이셨습니다 (meogisyeotseumnida)
interrogative	먹이시느냐 (meogisineunya) past: 먹이셨느냐 (meogisyeonneunya)	먹이셔 (meogisyeo) past: 먹이셨어 (meogisyeosseo)	먹이세요 (meogiseyo) or 먹이셔요 (meogisyeoyo) past: 먹이셨어요 (meogisyeosseoyo)	먹이십니까 (meogisimnikka) past: 먹이셨습니까 (meogisyeotseumnikka)
imperative	먹이시라 (meogisira)	먹이셔 (meogisyeo)	먹이세요 (meogiseyo) or 먹이셔요 (meogisyeoyo)	먹이십시오 (meogisipsio)
assertive	먹이시겠다 (meogisigetda)	먹이시겠어 (meogisigesseo)	먹이시겠어요 (meogisigesseoyo)	먹이시겠습니다 (meogisigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	먹이셔 (meogisyeo)	먹이셔서 (meogisyeoseo)	먹이시니 (meogisini)	먹이시니까 (meogisinikka)
contrast	먹이시지만 (meogisijiman)	먹이시는데 (meogisineunde)	먹이시더니 (meogisideoni)	conjunction 먹이시고 (meogisigo)
condition	먹이시면 (meogisimyeon)	먹이셔야 (meogisyeoya)		motive 먹이시려고 (meogisiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		먹이심 (meogisim)	먹이시기 (meogisigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹이셨음 (meogisyeosseum)	먹이셨기 (meogisyeotgi)
Determiners		past 먹이신 (meogisin)	present 먹이시는 (meogisineun)	future 먹이실 (meogisil)

Related terms

• 먹다