더

See also: -더- and -더

(see above for suffixes and particles)

더 U+B354, 더 HANGUL SYLLABLE DEO Composition: ㄷ + ㅓ ← 덓 [U+B353] Hangul Syllables 덕 → [U+B355]

더덕덖덗던덙덚 덛덜덝덞덟덠덡 덢덣덤덥덦덧덨 덩덪덫덬덭덮덯
댸 ←	→ 데

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 더 (Yale: tè). From Old Korean 加 (*TE).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹]

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• Phonetic hangul: [더]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deo
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏ
Yale Romanization?	te

Adverb

더 • (deo)

1. more, -er (to a greater extent)

   Antonym: 덜 (deol, “less”)

   좀만 더 기다리자. ― Jom-man deo gidarija. ― Let's wait just a bit more.

   한 번 더 해봐. ― Han beon deo haebwa. ― Try one more time.

   오늘이 어제보다 더 춥다. ― Oneur-i eojeboda deo chupda. ― Today is colder than yesterday.

Derived terms

• 더하다 (deohada, “to add”)

 

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə̀/

Adverb

더 (tè)

1. more, -er (to a greater extent)

Descendants

• Korean: 더 (deo)