앉다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as 앉다 (Yale: ancta).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ant̤a
• Phonetic hangul: 안따

Romanization

Revised	antda	transliteration	anjda
McCune–Reischauer	anta	Yale	ancqta

Verb

앉다 (antda) infinitive 앉아, sequential 앉으니

1. to sit; to squat
2. (of a building) to be located somewhere

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 앉다 (antda)

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	앉는다 (annneunda) past: 앉았다 (anjatda)	앉아 (anja) past: 앉았어 (anjasseo)	앉아요 (anjayo) past: 앉았어요 (anjasseoyo)	앉습니다 (antseumnida) past: 앉았습니다 (anjatseumnida)
interrogative	앉느냐 (annneunya) past: 앉았느냐 (anjanneunya)	앉아 (anja) past: 앉았어 (anjasseo)	앉아요 (anjayo) past: 앉았어요 (anjasseoyo)	앉습니까 (antseumnikka) past: 앉았습니까 (anjatseumnikka)
hortative	앉자 (antja)	앉아 (anja)	앉아요 (anjayo)	앉읍시다 (anjeupsida)
imperative	앉아라 (anjara)	앉아 (anja)	앉아요 (anjayo)	앉읍시오 (anjeupsio)
assertive	앉겠다 (antgetda)	앉겠어 (antgesseo)	앉겠어요 (antgesseoyo)	앉겠습니다 (antgetseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	앉아 (anja)	앉아서 (anjaseo)	앉으니 (anjeuni)	앉으니까 (anjeunikka)
contrast	앉지만 (antjiman)	앉는데 (annneunde)	앉더니 (antdeoni)	conjunction 앉고 (antgo)
condition	앉으면 (anjeumyeon)	앉아야 (anjaya)		motive 앉으려고 (anjeuryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		앉음 (anjeum)	앉기 (antgi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		앉았음 (anjasseum)	앉았기 (anjatgi)
Determiners		past 앉은 (anjeun)	present 앉는 (annneun)	future 앉을 (anjeul)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
indicative	앉으신다 (anjeusinda) past: 앉으셨다 (anjeusyeotda)	앉으셔 (anjeusyeo) past: 앉으셨어 (anjeusyeosseo)	앉으세요 (anjeuseyo) or 앉으셔요 (anjeusyeoyo) past: 앉으셨어요 (anjeusyeosseoyo)	앉으십니다 (anjeusimnida) past: 앉으셨습니다 (anjeusyeotseumnida)
interrogative	앉으시느냐 (anjeusineunya) past: 앉으셨느냐 (anjeusyeonneunya)	앉으셔 (anjeusyeo) past: 앉으셨어 (anjeusyeosseo)	앉으세요 (anjeuseyo) or 앉으셔요 (anjeusyeoyo) past: 앉으셨어요 (anjeusyeosseoyo)	앉으십니까 (anjeusimnikka) past: 앉으셨습니까 (anjeusyeotseumnikka)
imperative	앉으시라 (anjeusira)	앉으셔 (anjeusyeo)	앉으세요 (anjeuseyo) or 앉으셔요 (anjeusyeoyo)	앉으십시오 (anjeusipsio)
assertive	앉으시겠다 (anjeusigetda)	앉으시겠어 (anjeusigesseo)	앉으시겠어요 (anjeusigesseoyo)	앉으시겠습니다 (anjeusigetseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	앉으셔 (anjeusyeo)	앉으셔서 (anjeusyeoseo)	앉으시니 (anjeusini)	앉으시니까 (anjeusinikka)
contrast	앉으시지만 (anjeusijiman)	앉으시는데 (anjeusineunde)	앉으시더니 (anjeusideoni)	conjunction 앉으시고 (anjeusigo)
condition	앉으시면 (anjeusimyeon)	앉으셔야 (anjeusyeoya)		motive 앉으시려고 (anjeusiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		앉으심 (anjeusim)	앉으시기 (anjeusigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		앉으셨음 (anjeusyeosseum)	앉으셨기 (anjeusyeotgi)
Determiners		past 앉으신 (anjeusin)	present 앉으시는 (anjeusineun)	future 앉으실 (anjeusil)

Derived terms

• 가라앉다 (garaantda)
• 앉히다 (anchida, “to seat someone”)