싸다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [싸다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssada
McCune–Reischauer?	ssada
Yale Romanization?	ssata

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄊᆞ〮다〮 (Yale: ssó-tá), originally meaning "to be worth".

Adjective

싸다 • (ssada) (infinitive 싸, sequential 싸니)

1. to be cheap, to be inexpensive

   Antonym: 비싸다 (bissada, “to be expensive”)

   이 옷은 싸다. ― I os-eun ssada. ― This dress is cheap.

2. (after 어도 (-eodo)) to be deserving, to be serving right
3. (especially northern Pyongan) to be expensive, costly

   Antonym: 눅다 (nukda, “to be cheap”)

   • 1998, 김영배 [gimyeongbae], “서북방언 [seobukbang'eon]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎^[1], volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 60:

     그 물건은 값이 싸서 못사갓수다.

     Geu mulgeon-eun gaps-i ssa-seo motsa-gat-suda.

     I can't buy it because the price of that thing is too expensive.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 싸다 (ssada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸다 ssada	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니다 ssamnida
	Past	쌌다 ssatda	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니다 ssatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸냐 ssanya	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니까 ssamnikka
	Past	쌌냐 ssannya	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니까 ssatseumnikka
Assertive		싸겠다 ssagetda	싸겠어 ssagesseo	싸겠어요 ssagesseoyo	싸겠습니다 ssagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		싸 ssa	싸서 ssaseo	싸니 ssani	싸니까 ssanikka
Contrast		싸지만 ssajiman	싼데 ssande	싸더니 ssadeoni
Conjunction		싸고 ssago
Condition		싸면 ssamyeon	싸야 ssaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쌈 ssam	싸기 ssagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쌌음 ssasseum	쌌기 ssatgi
Determiners	Present		싼 ssan
	Future		쌀 ssal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸시다 ssasida	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니다 ssasimnida
	Past	싸셨다 ssasyeotda	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니다 ssasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸시냐 ssasinya	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니까 ssasimnikka
	Past	싸셨냐 ssasyeonnya	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니까 ssasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		싸시겠다 ssasigetda	싸시겠어 ssasigesseo	싸시겠어요 ssasigesseoyo	싸시겠습니다 ssasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		싸셔 ssasyeo	싸셔서 ssasyeoseo	싸시니 ssasini	싸시니까 ssasinikka
Contrast		싸시지만 ssasijiman	싸신데 ssasinde	싸시더니 ssasideoni
Conjunction		싸시고 ssasigo
Condition		싸시면 ssasimyeon	싸셔야 ssasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싸심 ssasim	싸시기 ssasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싸셨음 ssasyeosseum	싸셨기 ssasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		싸신 ssasin
	Future		싸실 ssasil

Derived terms

• 값싸다 (gapssada)
• 비싸다 (bissada)

 

Etymology 2

First attested in the Eonhae taesan jibyo (諺解胎産集要 / 언해태산집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄊᆞ다 (Yale: sso-ta).

Adjective

싸다 • (ssada) (infinitive 싸, sequential 싸니)

1. to be quick, to be swift

   걸음이 싸다 ― georeum-i ssada ― to have a quick step

2. to be a big mouth

   입이 싸다 ― ib-i ssada ― to have a light mouth

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 싸다 (ssada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸다 ssada	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니다 ssamnida
	Past	쌌다 ssatda	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니다 ssatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸냐 ssanya	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니까 ssamnikka
	Past	쌌냐 ssannya	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니까 ssatseumnikka
Assertive		싸겠다 ssagetda	싸겠어 ssagesseo	싸겠어요 ssagesseoyo	싸겠습니다 ssagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		싸 ssa	싸서 ssaseo	싸니 ssani	싸니까 ssanikka
Contrast		싸지만 ssajiman	싼데 ssande	싸더니 ssadeoni
Conjunction		싸고 ssago
Condition		싸면 ssamyeon	싸야 ssaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쌈 ssam	싸기 ssagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쌌음 ssasseum	쌌기 ssatgi
Determiners	Present		싼 ssan
	Future		쌀 ssal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸시다 ssasida	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니다 ssasimnida
	Past	싸셨다 ssasyeotda	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니다 ssasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸시냐 ssasinya	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니까 ssasimnikka
	Past	싸셨냐 ssasyeonnya	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니까 ssasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		싸시겠다 ssasigetda	싸시겠어 ssasigesseo	싸시겠어요 ssasigesseoyo	싸시겠습니다 ssasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		싸셔 ssasyeo	싸셔서 ssasyeoseo	싸시니 ssasini	싸시니까 ssasinikka
Contrast		싸시지만 ssasijiman	싸신데 ssasinde	싸시더니 ssasideoni
Conjunction		싸시고 ssasigo
Condition		싸시면 ssasimyeon	싸셔야 ssasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싸심 ssasim	싸시기 ssasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싸셨음 ssasyeosseum	싸셨기 ssasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		싸신 ssasin
	Future		싸실 ssasil

Derived terms

• 걸싸다 (geolssada)
• 잽싸다 (jaepssada)

 

See also

• (to be a big mouth): 입이 가볍다 (ibi gabyeopda)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄡᆞ〮다〮 (Yale: psó-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	싸다 (ssada)
Passive	싸이다 (ssaida)

싸다 • (ssada) (infinitive 싸, sequential 싸니) (transitive)

1. to wrap up, to bundle

   Antonym: 풀다 (pulda)

   선물을 포장지에 싸다. ― Seonmur-eul pojangji-e ssada. ― to wrap a present

2. to pack, to pack up

   지금 짐을 싸고 있어! ― Jigeum jim-eul ssago isseo! ― I'm packing up now!

3. to surround

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 싸다 (ssada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싼다 ssanda	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니다 ssamnida
	Past	쌌다 ssatda	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니다 ssatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸느냐 ssaneunya	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니까 ssamnikka
	Past	쌌느냐 ssanneunya	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니까 ssatseumnikka
Hortative		싸자 ssaja	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	싸십시다 ssasipsida
Imperative		싸라 ssara	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉시오 ssapsio
Assertive		싸겠다 ssagetda	싸겠어 ssagesseo	싸겠어요 ssagesseoyo	싸겠습니다 ssagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		싸 ssa	싸서 ssaseo	싸니 ssani	싸니까 ssanikka
Contrast		싸지만 ssajiman	싸는데 ssaneunde	싸더니 ssadeoni
Conjunction		싸고 ssago
Condition		싸면 ssamyeon	싸야 ssaya
Motive		싸려고 ssaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쌈 ssam	싸기 ssagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쌌음 ssasseum	쌌기 ssatgi
Determiners	Past	싼 ssan
	Present	싸는 ssaneun
	Future	쌀 ssal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸신다 ssasinda	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니다 ssasimnida
	Past	싸셨다 ssasyeotda	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니다 ssasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸시느냐 ssasineunya	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니까 ssasimnikka
	Past	싸셨느냐 ssasyeonneunya	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니까 ssasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		싸시라 ssasira	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요 ssaseyo	싸십시오 ssasipsio
Assertive		싸시겠다 ssasigetda	싸시겠어 ssasigesseo	싸시겠어요 ssasigesseoyo	싸시겠습니다 ssasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		싸셔 ssasyeo	싸셔서 ssasyeoseo	싸시니 ssasini	싸시니까 ssasinikka
Contrast		싸시지만 ssasijiman	싸시는데 ssasineunde	싸시더니 ssasideoni
Conjunction		싸시고 ssasigo
Condition		싸시면 ssasimyeon	싸셔야 ssasyeoya
Motive		싸시려고 ssasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싸심 ssasim	싸시기 ssasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싸셨음 ssasyeosseum	싸셨기 ssasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	싸신 ssasin
	Present	싸시는 ssasineun
	Future	싸실 ssasil

Derived terms

verbs

• 감싸다 (gamssada)
• 덧싸다 (deotssada)
• 덮싸다 (deopssada)
• 둘러싸다 (dulleossada)
• 싸고돌다 (ssagodolda)
• 싸돌다 (ssadolda)
• 싸매다 (ssamaeda)
• 싸안다 (ssaanda)
• 싸잡다 (ssajapda)
• 싸쥐다 (ssajwida)
• 에워싸다 (ewossada)
• 욱여싸다 (ugyeossada)

 

nouns

• 싸개 (ssagae)
• 쌈 (ssam)

 

Etymology 4

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean ᄡᆞ다 (Yale: pso-ta).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	싸다 (ssada)
Causative	싸이다 (ssaida)

싸다 • (ssada) (infinitive 싸, sequential 싸니)

1. (transitive, colloquial) to excrete; to poop, to pee (of feces, urine, semen, etc.)

   Synonym: 누다 (nuda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 싸다 (ssada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싼다 ssanda	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니다 ssamnida
	Past	쌌다 ssatda	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니다 ssatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸느냐 ssaneunya	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉니까 ssamnikka
	Past	쌌느냐 ssanneunya	쌌어 ssasseo	쌌어요 ssasseoyo	쌌습니까 ssatseumnikka
Hortative		싸자 ssaja	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	싸십시다 ssasipsida
Imperative		싸라 ssara	싸 ssa	싸요 ssayo	쌉시오 ssapsio
Assertive		싸겠다 ssagetda	싸겠어 ssagesseo	싸겠어요 ssagesseoyo	싸겠습니다 ssagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		싸 ssa	싸서 ssaseo	싸니 ssani	싸니까 ssanikka
Contrast		싸지만 ssajiman	싸는데 ssaneunde	싸더니 ssadeoni
Conjunction		싸고 ssago
Condition		싸면 ssamyeon	싸야 ssaya
Motive		싸려고 ssaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쌈 ssam	싸기 ssagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쌌음 ssasseum	쌌기 ssatgi
Determiners	Past	싼 ssan
	Present	싸는 ssaneun
	Future	쌀 ssal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싸신다 ssasinda	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니다 ssasimnida
	Past	싸셨다 ssasyeotda	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니다 ssasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싸시느냐 ssasineunya	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요, 싸셔요 ssaseyo, ssasyeoyo	싸십니까 ssasimnikka
	Past	싸셨느냐 ssasyeonneunya	싸셨어 ssasyeosseo	싸셨어요 ssasyeosseoyo	싸셨습니까 ssasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		싸시라 ssasira	싸셔 ssasyeo	싸세요 ssaseyo	싸십시오 ssasipsio
Assertive		싸시겠다 ssasigetda	싸시겠어 ssasigesseo	싸시겠어요 ssasigesseoyo	싸시겠습니다 ssasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		싸셔 ssasyeo	싸셔서 ssasyeoseo	싸시니 ssasini	싸시니까 ssasinikka
Contrast		싸시지만 ssasijiman	싸시는데 ssasineunde	싸시더니 ssasideoni
Conjunction		싸시고 ssasigo
Condition		싸시면 ssasimyeon	싸셔야 ssasyeoya
Motive		싸시려고 ssasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싸심 ssasim	싸시기 ssasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싸셨음 ssasyeosseum	싸셨기 ssasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	싸신 ssasin
	Present	싸시는 ssasineun
	Future	싸실 ssasil

Derived terms

verbs

• 싸지르다 (ssajireuda)

 

nouns

• 싸개 (ssagae)