젖다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [젇따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeojda
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏtta
Yale Romanization?	cecta

Verb

젖다 • (jeotda) (infinitive 젖어, sequential 젖으니)

1. (intransitive) to become wet, to become drenched, to become damp (of absorbing surfaces such as skin, fabric, etc; not of metal)

   Synonym: 묻다 (mutda)

   물풍선을 맞아서 옷이 젖었어.

   Mulpungseon-eul majaseo os-i jeojeosseo.

   I was hit by a water balloon, so my clothes are wet.

   운동선수가 땀에 젖었다.

   Undongseonsu-ga ttam-e jeojeotda.

   The athlete is soaked in sweat.

2. (figurative, intransitive) to become immersed (in an emotion or atmosphere)

   Synonym: 잠기다 (jamgida)

   애수에 젖다 ― aesu-e jeotda ― to be immersed in melancholy

   어릴 적 사진을 보고 향수에 젖다 ― eoril jeok sajin-eul bogo hyangsu-e jeotda ― to be immersed in reminiscence of one's hometown after seeing pictures from one's childhood

3. (figurative, intransitive) to be stuck (in an undesirable habit or custom)

   Synonym: 잠기다 (jamgida)

   구습에 젖다 ― guseub-e jeotda ― to be stuck in outdated habits

4. (poetic, figurative, intransitive) to take on hues of a color (especially of the sky or ocean)
   • 2011, “하얀 모래, 푸른 숲, 붉은 바다 ‘색깔 다른 산책’… 안면도 노을길 트레킹 [hayan morae, pureun sup, bulgeun bada ‘saekkkal dareun sanchaek’… anmyeondo no'eulgil teureking]”, in Kukmin Ilbo‎^[1]:

     노을에 젖은 바다는 여인의 입술보다 붉다.

     No'eur-e jeojeun bada-neun yeoin-ui ipsulboda bukda.

     The sea, colored by the setting sun, is redder than a woman's lips.

5. (dated, figurative, intransitive) to be familiar (to a sensory organ)

   귀에 젖은 노래 ― gwi-e jeojeun norae ― a song familiar to the ear

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 젖다 (jeotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	젖는다 jeonneunda	젖어 jeojeo	젖어요 jeojeoyo	젖습니다 jeotseumnida
	Past	젖었다 jeojeotda	젖었어 jeojeosseo	젖었어요 jeojeosseoyo	젖었습니다 jeojeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	젖느냐 jeonneunya	젖어 jeojeo	젖어요 jeojeoyo	젖습니까 jeotseumnikka
	Past	젖었느냐 jeojeonneunya	젖었어 jeojeosseo	젖었어요 jeojeosseoyo	젖었습니까 jeojeotseumnikka
Hortative		젖자 jeotja	젖어 jeojeo	젖어요 jeojeoyo	젖으십시다 jeojeusipsida
Imperative		젖어라 jeojeora	젖어 jeojeo	젖어요 jeojeoyo	젖읍시오 jeojeupsio
Assertive		젖겠다 jeotgetda	젖겠어 jeotgesseo	젖겠어요 jeotgesseoyo	젖겠습니다 jeotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		젖어 jeojeo	젖어서 jeojeoseo	젖으니 jeojeuni	젖으니까 jeojeunikka
Contrast		젖지만 jeotjiman	젖는데 jeonneunde	젖더니 jeotdeoni
Conjunction		젖고 jeotgo
Condition		젖으면 jeojeumyeon	젖어야 jeojeoya
Motive		젖으려고 jeojeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		젖음 jeojeum	젖기 jeotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		젖었음 jeojeosseum	젖었기 jeojeotgi
Determiners	Past	젖은 jeojeun
	Present	젖는 jeonneun
	Future	젖을 jeojeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	젖으신다 jeojeusinda	젖으셔 jeojeusyeo	젖으세요, 젖으셔요 jeojeuseyo, jeojeusyeoyo	젖으십니다 jeojeusimnida
	Past	젖으셨다 jeojeusyeotda	젖으셨어 jeojeusyeosseo	젖으셨어요 jeojeusyeosseoyo	젖으셨습니다 jeojeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	젖으시느냐 jeojeusineunya	젖으셔 jeojeusyeo	젖으세요, 젖으셔요 jeojeuseyo, jeojeusyeoyo	젖으십니까 jeojeusimnikka
	Past	젖으셨느냐 jeojeusyeonneunya	젖으셨어 jeojeusyeosseo	젖으셨어요 jeojeusyeosseoyo	젖으셨습니까 jeojeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		젖으시라 jeojeusira	젖으셔 jeojeusyeo	젖으세요 jeojeuseyo	젖으십시오 jeojeusipsio
Assertive		젖으시겠다 jeojeusigetda	젖으시겠어 jeojeusigesseo	젖으시겠어요 jeojeusigesseoyo	젖으시겠습니다 jeojeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		젖으셔 jeojeusyeo	젖으셔서 jeojeusyeoseo	젖으시니 jeojeusini	젖으시니까 jeojeusinikka
Contrast		젖으시지만 jeojeusijiman	젖으시는데 jeojeusineunde	젖으시더니 jeojeusideoni
Conjunction		젖으시고 jeojeusigo
Condition		젖으시면 jeojeusimyeon	젖으셔야 jeojeusyeoya
Motive		젖으시려고 jeojeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		젖으심 jeojeusim	젖으시기 jeojeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		젖으셨음 jeojeusyeosseum	젖으셨기 jeojeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	젖으신 jeojeusin
	Present	젖으시는 jeojeusineun
	Future	젖으실 jeojeusil

Related terms

• 적시다 (jeoksida, “to cause to become wet”)

See also

• 잠기다 (jamgida, “to sink”)
• 축축하다 (chukchukhada, “to be damp”)