덜다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 덜〯다〮 (Yale: těl-tá).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deolda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏlda
Yale Romanization?	tēlta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	덜다 (deolda)
Passive	덜리다 (deollida)

덜다 • (deolda) (infinitive 덜어, sequential 더니) (transitive)

1. to subtract
2. to cut down

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 덜다 (deolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	던다 deonda	덜어 deoreo	덜어요 deoreoyo	덥니다 deomnida
	Past	덜었다 deoreotda	덜었어 deoreosseo	덜었어요 deoreosseoyo	덜었습니다 deoreotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	더느냐 deoneunya	덜어 deoreo	덜어요 deoreoyo	덥니까 deomnikka
	Past	덜었느냐 deoreonneunya	덜었어 deoreosseo	덜었어요 deoreosseoyo	덜었습니까 deoreotseumnikka
Hortative		덜자 deolja	덜어 deoreo	덜어요 deoreoyo	더십시다 deosipsida
Imperative		덜어라 deoreora	덜어 deoreo	덜어요 deoreoyo	덥시오 deopsio
Assertive		덜겠다 deolgetda	덜겠어 deolgesseo	덜겠어요 deolgesseoyo	덜겠습니다 deolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		덜어 deoreo	덜어서 deoreoseo	더니 deoni	더니까 deonikka
Contrast		덜지만 deoljiman	더는데 deoneunde	덜더니 deoldeoni
Conjunction		덜고 deolgo
Condition		덜면 deolmyeon	덜어야 deoreoya
Motive		덜려고 deollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		덞 deom	덜기 deolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		덜었음 deoreosseum	덜었기 deoreotgi
Determiners	Past	던 deon
	Present	더는 deoneun
	Future	덜 deol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	더신다 deosinda	더셔 deosyeo	더세요, 더셔요 deoseyo, deosyeoyo	더십니다 deosimnida
	Past	더셨다 deosyeotda	더셨어 deosyeosseo	더셨어요 deosyeosseoyo	더셨습니다 deosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	더시느냐 deosineunya	더셔 deosyeo	더세요, 더셔요 deoseyo, deosyeoyo	더십니까 deosimnikka
	Past	더셨느냐 deosyeonneunya	더셨어 deosyeosseo	더셨어요 deosyeosseoyo	더셨습니까 deosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		더시라 deosira	더셔 deosyeo	더세요 deoseyo	더십시오 deosipsio
Assertive		더시겠다 deosigetda	더시겠어 deosigesseo	더시겠어요 deosigesseoyo	더시겠습니다 deosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		더셔 deosyeo	더셔서 deosyeoseo	더시니 deosini	더시니까 deosinikka
Contrast		더시지만 deosijiman	더시는데 deosineunde	더시더니 deosideoni
Conjunction		더시고 deosigo
Condition		더시면 deosimyeon	더셔야 deosyeoya
Motive		더시려고 deosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		더심 deosim	더시기 deosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		더셨음 deosyeosseum	더셨기 deosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	더신 deosin
	Present	더시는 deosineun
	Future	더실 deosil