뒤지다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seon'ga gwigam eonhae (禪家龜鑑諺解 / 선가귀감언해), 1610 (Songgwangsa ed.), as Early Modern Korean 두디다 (Yale: twutita).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɥid͡ʑida̠] ~ [tyd͡ʑida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [뒤지다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dwijida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dwijida
McCune–Reischauer?	twijida
Yale Romanization?	twicita

Verb

뒤지다 • (dwijida) (infinitive 뒤져 or 뒤지어, sequential 뒤지니)

1. to rummage, to rifle
2. (vulgar) to die

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 뒤지다 (dwijida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뒤진다 dwijinda	뒤져 dwijeo	뒤져요, 뒤지어요 dwijeoyo, dwijieoyo	뒤집니다 dwijimnida
	Past	뒤졌다 dwijeotda	뒤졌어 dwijeosseo	뒤졌어요 dwijeosseoyo	뒤졌습니다 dwijeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뒤지느냐 dwijineunya	뒤져 dwijeo	뒤져요, 뒤지어요 dwijeoyo, dwijieoyo	뒤집니까 dwijimnikka
	Past	뒤졌느냐 dwijeonneunya	뒤졌어 dwijeosseo	뒤졌어요 dwijeosseoyo	뒤졌습니까 dwijeotseumnikka
Hortative		뒤지자 dwijija	뒤져 dwijeo	뒤져요, 뒤지어요 dwijeoyo, dwijieoyo	뒤지십시다 dwijisipsida
Imperative		뒤져라, 뒤지어라 dwijeora, dwijieora	뒤져 dwijeo	뒤져요, 뒤지어요 dwijeoyo, dwijieoyo	뒤집시오 dwijipsio
Assertive		뒤지겠다 dwijigetda	뒤지겠어 dwijigesseo	뒤지겠어요 dwijigesseoyo	뒤지겠습니다 dwijigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		뒤져 dwijeo	뒤져서, 뒤지어서 dwijeoseo, dwijieoseo	뒤지니 dwijini	뒤지니까 dwijinikka
Contrast		뒤지지만 dwijijiman	뒤지는데 dwijineunde	뒤지더니 dwijideoni
Conjunction		뒤지고 dwijigo
Condition		뒤지면 dwijimyeon	뒤져야, 뒤지어야 dwijeoya, dwijieoya
Motive		뒤지려고 dwijiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뒤짐 dwijim	뒤지기 dwijigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뒤졌음, 뒤지었음 dwijeosseum, dwijieosseum	뒤졌기, 뒤지었기 dwijeotgi, dwijieotgi
Determiners	Past	뒤진 dwijin
	Present	뒤지는 dwijineun
	Future	뒤질 dwijil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뒤지신다 dwijisinda	뒤지셔 dwijisyeo	뒤지세요, 뒤지셔요 dwijiseyo, dwijisyeoyo	뒤지십니다 dwijisimnida
	Past	뒤지셨다 dwijisyeotda	뒤지셨어 dwijisyeosseo	뒤지셨어요 dwijisyeosseoyo	뒤지셨습니다 dwijisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뒤지시느냐 dwijisineunya	뒤지셔 dwijisyeo	뒤지세요, 뒤지셔요 dwijiseyo, dwijisyeoyo	뒤지십니까 dwijisimnikka
	Past	뒤지셨느냐 dwijisyeonneunya	뒤지셨어 dwijisyeosseo	뒤지셨어요 dwijisyeosseoyo	뒤지셨습니까 dwijisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		뒤지시라 dwijisira	뒤지셔 dwijisyeo	뒤지세요 dwijiseyo	뒤지십시오 dwijisipsio
Assertive		뒤지시겠다 dwijisigetda	뒤지시겠어 dwijisigesseo	뒤지시겠어요 dwijisigesseoyo	뒤지시겠습니다 dwijisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		뒤지셔 dwijisyeo	뒤지셔서 dwijisyeoseo	뒤지시니 dwijisini	뒤지시니까 dwijisinikka
Contrast		뒤지시지만 dwijisijiman	뒤지시는데 dwijisineunde	뒤지시더니 dwijisideoni
Conjunction		뒤지시고 dwijisigo
Condition		뒤지시면 dwijisimyeon	뒤지셔야 dwijisyeoya
Motive		뒤지시려고 dwijisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		뒤지심 dwijisim	뒤지시기 dwijisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뒤지셨음 dwijisyeosseum	뒤지셨기 dwijisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	뒤지신 dwijisin
	Present	뒤지시는 dwijisineun
	Future	뒤지실 dwijisil

Synonyms

• 쑤시다 (ssusida)

Related terms

• 두더지 (dudeoji, “mole”)