더럽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 더〯럽다〮 (Yale: tělèptá).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deoreopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deoleobda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏrŏpta
Yale Romanization?	tēlepta

Adjective

더럽다 • (deoreopda) (irregular, infinitive 더러워, sequential 더러우니)

1. to be dirty

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 더럽다 (deoreopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	더럽다 deoreopda	더러워 deoreowo	더러워요 deoreowoyo	더럽습니다 deoreopseumnida
	Past	더러웠다 deoreowotda	더러웠어 deoreowosseo	더러웠어요 deoreowosseoyo	더러웠습니다 deoreowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	더러우냐 deoreounya	더러워 deoreowo	더러워요 deoreowoyo	더럽습니까 deoreopseumnikka
	Past	더러웠냐 deoreowonnya	더러웠어 deoreowosseo	더러웠어요 deoreowosseoyo	더러웠습니까 deoreowotseumnikka
Assertive		더럽겠다 deoreopgetda	더럽겠어 deoreopgesseo	더럽겠어요 deoreopgesseoyo	더럽겠습니다 deoreopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		더러워 deoreowo	더러워서 deoreowoseo	더러우니 deoreouni	더러우니까 deoreounikka
Contrast		더럽지만 deoreopjiman	더러운데 deoreounde	더럽더니 deoreopdeoni
Conjunction		더럽고 deoreopgo
Condition		더러우면 deoreoumyeon	더러워야 deoreowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		더러움 deoreoum	더럽기 deoreopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		더러웠음 deoreowosseum	더러웠기 deoreowotgi
Determiners	Present		더러운 deoreoun
	Future		더러울 deoreoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	더러우시다 deoreousida	더러우셔 deoreousyeo	더러우세요, 더러우셔요 deoreouseyo, deoreousyeoyo	더러우십니다 deoreousimnida
	Past	더러우셨다 deoreousyeotda	더러우셨어 deoreousyeosseo	더러우셨어요 deoreousyeosseoyo	더러우셨습니다 deoreousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	더러우시냐 deoreousinya	더러우셔 deoreousyeo	더러우세요, 더러우셔요 deoreouseyo, deoreousyeoyo	더러우십니까 deoreousimnikka
	Past	더러우셨냐 deoreousyeonnya	더러우셨어 deoreousyeosseo	더러우셨어요 deoreousyeosseoyo	더러우셨습니까 deoreousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		더러우시겠다 deoreousigetda	더러우시겠어 deoreousigesseo	더러우시겠어요 deoreousigesseoyo	더러우시겠습니다 deoreousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		더러우셔 deoreousyeo	더러우셔서 deoreousyeoseo	더러우시니 deoreousini	더러우시니까 deoreousinikka
Contrast		더러우시지만 deoreousijiman	더러우신데 deoreousinde	더러우시더니 deoreousideoni
Conjunction		더러우시고 deoreousigo
Condition		더러우시면 deoreousimyeon	더러우셔야 deoreousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		더러우심 deoreousim	더러우시기 deoreousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		더러우셨음 deoreousyeosseum	더러우셨기 deoreousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		더러우신 deoreousin
	Future		더러우실 deoreousil

Antonyms

• 깨끗하다 (kkaekkeuthada, “ to be clean”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 7 (last accessed)) “더럽다 [deoreopda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]

Middle Korean

Alternative forms

• 더러ᇦ다 (Yale: teleWta) (phonemic orthography)

Adjective

더〯럽다〮 (tělèptá)

1. to be dirty

Conjugation

Accentual class RH lenited-consonant stem

Declarative	Connective	Infinitive	Conditional
더〯럽다〮 (tělèptá)	더〯럽고〮 (tělèpkwó)	더〯러ᄫᅥ〮 (tělèWé)	더〯러〮ᄫᅳ면〮 (těléWùmyén)

Descendants

• Korean: 더럽다 (deoreopda)