겉핥다

Korean

Etymology

From 겉 (geot-, “surface, front; roughly”) +‎ 핥다 (halda, “to lick, to touch”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹tʰa̠ɭt͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [거탈따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geothalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geothaltda
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏthalta
Yale Romanization?	kethhalthta

Verb

겉핥다 • (geothalda) (infinitive 겉핥아, sequential 겉핥으니)

1. to just scratch the surface, to have superficial knowledge of

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 겉핥다 (geothalda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겉핥는다 geothalleunda	겉핥아 geothalta	겉핥아요 geothaltayo	겉핥습니다 geothalseumnida
	Past	겉핥았다 geothaltatda	겉핥았어 geothaltasseo	겉핥았어요 geothaltasseoyo	겉핥았습니다 geothaltatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겉핥느냐 geothalleunya	겉핥아 geothalta	겉핥아요 geothaltayo	겉핥습니까 geothalseumnikka
	Past	겉핥았느냐 geothaltanneunya	겉핥았어 geothaltasseo	겉핥았어요 geothaltasseoyo	겉핥았습니까 geothaltatseumnikka
Hortative		겉핥자 geothalja	겉핥아 geothalta	겉핥아요 geothaltayo	겉핥으십시다 geothalteusipsida
Imperative		겉핥아라 geothaltara	겉핥아 geothalta	겉핥아요 geothaltayo	겉핥읍시오 geothalteupsio
Assertive		겉핥겠다 geothalgetda	겉핥겠어 geothalgesseo	겉핥겠어요 geothalgesseoyo	겉핥겠습니다 geothalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		겉핥아 geothalta	겉핥아서 geothaltaseo	겉핥으니 geothalteuni	겉핥으니까 geothalteunikka
Contrast		겉핥지만 geothaljiman	겉핥는데 geothalleunde	겉핥더니 geothaldeoni
Conjunction		겉핥고 geothalgo
Condition		겉핥으면 geothalteumyeon	겉핥아야 geothaltaya
Motive		겉핥으려고 geothalteuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		겉핥음 geothalteum	겉핥기 geothalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겉핥았음 geothaltasseum	겉핥았기 geothaltatgi
Determiners	Past	겉핥은 geothalteun
	Present	겉핥는 geothalleun
	Future	겉핥을 geothalteul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겉핥으신다 geothalteusinda	겉핥으셔 geothalteusyeo	겉핥으세요, 겉핥으셔요 geothalteuseyo, geothalteusyeoyo	겉핥으십니다 geothalteusimnida
	Past	겉핥으셨다 geothalteusyeotda	겉핥으셨어 geothalteusyeosseo	겉핥으셨어요 geothalteusyeosseoyo	겉핥으셨습니다 geothalteusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겉핥으시느냐 geothalteusineunya	겉핥으셔 geothalteusyeo	겉핥으세요, 겉핥으셔요 geothalteuseyo, geothalteusyeoyo	겉핥으십니까 geothalteusimnikka
	Past	겉핥으셨느냐 geothalteusyeonneunya	겉핥으셨어 geothalteusyeosseo	겉핥으셨어요 geothalteusyeosseoyo	겉핥으셨습니까 geothalteusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		겉핥으시라 geothalteusira	겉핥으셔 geothalteusyeo	겉핥으세요 geothalteuseyo	겉핥으십시오 geothalteusipsio
Assertive		겉핥으시겠다 geothalteusigetda	겉핥으시겠어 geothalteusigesseo	겉핥으시겠어요 geothalteusigesseoyo	겉핥으시겠습니다 geothalteusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		겉핥으셔 geothalteusyeo	겉핥으셔서 geothalteusyeoseo	겉핥으시니 geothalteusini	겉핥으시니까 geothalteusinikka
Contrast		겉핥으시지만 geothalteusijiman	겉핥으시는데 geothalteusineunde	겉핥으시더니 geothalteusideoni
Conjunction		겉핥으시고 geothalteusigo
Condition		겉핥으시면 geothalteusimyeon	겉핥으셔야 geothalteusyeoya
Motive		겉핥으시려고 geothalteusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		겉핥으심 geothalteusim	겉핥으시기 geothalteusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겉핥으셨음 geothalteusyeosseum	겉핥으셨기 geothalteusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	겉핥으신 geothalteusin
	Present	겉핥으시는 geothalteusineun
	Future	겉핥으실 geothalteusil