닮다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 덞다 (Yale: telmta). Original meaning was “to dye, to stain”; compare 더러워지다 (deoreowojida).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈta̠(ː)mt͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [담(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	damda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dalmda
McCune–Reischauer?	tamta
Yale Romanization?	tālmta

• Homophone: 담다 (damda)

Verb

닮다 • (damda) (infinitive 닮아, sequential 닮으니)

1. to resemble, to look like

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 닮다 (damda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	닮는다 damneunda	닮아 dalma	닮아요 dalmayo	닮습니다 damseumnida
	Past	닮았다 dalmatda	닮았어 dalmasseo	닮았어요 dalmasseoyo	닮았습니다 dalmatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	닮느냐 damneunya	닮아 dalma	닮아요 dalmayo	닮습니까 damseumnikka
	Past	닮았느냐 dalmanneunya	닮았어 dalmasseo	닮았어요 dalmasseoyo	닮았습니까 dalmatseumnikka
Hortative		닮자 damja	닮아 dalma	닮아요 dalmayo	닮으십시다 dalmeusipsida
Imperative		닮아라 dalmara	닮아 dalma	닮아요 dalmayo	닮읍시오 dalmeupsio
Assertive		닮겠다 damgetda	닮겠어 damgesseo	닮겠어요 damgesseoyo	닮겠습니다 damgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		닮아 dalma	닮아서 dalmaseo	닮으니 dalmeuni	닮으니까 dalmeunikka
Contrast		닮지만 damjiman	닮는데 damneunde	닮더니 damdeoni
Conjunction		닮고 damgo
Condition		닮으면 dalmeumyeon	닮아야 dalmaya
Motive		닮으려고 dalmeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		닮음 dalmeum	닮기 damgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		닮았음 dalmasseum	닮았기 dalmatgi
Determiners	Past	닮은 dalmeun
	Present	닮는 damneun
	Future	닮을 dalmeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	닮으신다 dalmeusinda	닮으셔 dalmeusyeo	닮으세요, 닮으셔요 dalmeuseyo, dalmeusyeoyo	닮으십니다 dalmeusimnida
	Past	닮으셨다 dalmeusyeotda	닮으셨어 dalmeusyeosseo	닮으셨어요 dalmeusyeosseoyo	닮으셨습니다 dalmeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	닮으시느냐 dalmeusineunya	닮으셔 dalmeusyeo	닮으세요, 닮으셔요 dalmeuseyo, dalmeusyeoyo	닮으십니까 dalmeusimnikka
	Past	닮으셨느냐 dalmeusyeonneunya	닮으셨어 dalmeusyeosseo	닮으셨어요 dalmeusyeosseoyo	닮으셨습니까 dalmeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		닮으시라 dalmeusira	닮으셔 dalmeusyeo	닮으세요 dalmeuseyo	닮으십시오 dalmeusipsio
Assertive		닮으시겠다 dalmeusigetda	닮으시겠어 dalmeusigesseo	닮으시겠어요 dalmeusigesseoyo	닮으시겠습니다 dalmeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		닮으셔 dalmeusyeo	닮으셔서 dalmeusyeoseo	닮으시니 dalmeusini	닮으시니까 dalmeusinikka
Contrast		닮으시지만 dalmeusijiman	닮으시는데 dalmeusineunde	닮으시더니 dalmeusideoni
Conjunction		닮으시고 dalmeusigo
Condition		닮으시면 dalmeusimyeon	닮으셔야 dalmeusyeoya
Motive		닮으시려고 dalmeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		닮으심 dalmeusim	닮으시기 dalmeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		닮으셨음 dalmeusyeosseum	닮으셨기 dalmeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	닮으신 dalmeusin
	Present	닮으시는 dalmeusineun
	Future	닮으실 dalmeusil

Antonyms

• 틀리다 (teullida, “to be different”)
• 동떨어지다 (dongtteoreojida, “to be very different”)