듣다

Korean

Pronunciation

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

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• Phonetic hangul: [듣따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deudda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭtta
Yale Romanization?	tut.ta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 듣다〮 (Yale: tùt-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	듣다 (deutda)
Causative	들리다 (deullida)
Passive	들리다 (deullida)

듣다 • (deutda) (irregular, infinitive 들어, sequential 들으니)

1. (transitive) to listen, to hear

   그 노래를 들을 때마다 난 꽤 우울해 진다.

   Geu norae-reul deureul ttaemada nan kkwae uulhae jinda.

   That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.

2. (transitive) to take a course, to take a subject

   이번 학기에 몇 과목 들으세요?

   Ibeon hakgi-e myeot gwamok deureuseyo?

   How many courses do you take this semester?

3. (intransitive, of medicine) to be effective

   이 약은 감기에 정말 잘 듣는다.

   I yag-eun gamgi-e jeongmal jal deunneunda.

   This medicine is really effective against colds.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 듣다 (deutda): consonant-stem, ㄷ(d)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	듣는다 deunneunda	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듣습니다 deutseumnida
	Past	들었다 deureotda	들었어 deureosseo	들었어요 deureosseoyo	들었습니다 deureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	듣느냐 deunneunya	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듣습니까 deutseumnikka
	Past	들었느냐 deureonneunya	들었어 deureosseo	들었어요 deureosseoyo	들었습니까 deureotseumnikka
Hortative		듣자 deutja	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	들으십시다 deureusipsida
Imperative		들어라 deureora	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	들읍시오 deureupsio
Assertive		듣겠다 deutgetda	듣겠어 deutgesseo	듣겠어요 deutgesseoyo	듣겠습니다 deutgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		들어 deureo	들어서 deureoseo	들으니 deureuni	들으니까 deureunikka
Contrast		듣지만 deutjiman	듣는데 deunneunde	듣더니 deutdeoni
Conjunction		듣고 deutgo
Condition		들으면 deureumyeon	들어야 deureoya
Motive		들으려고 deureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		들음 deureum	듣기 deutgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들었음 deureosseum	들었기 deureotgi
Determiners	Past	들은 deureun
	Present	듣는 deunneun
	Future	들을 deureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	들으신다 deureusinda	들으셔 deureusyeo	들으세요, 들으셔요 deureuseyo, deureusyeoyo	들으십니다 deureusimnida
	Past	들으셨다 deureusyeotda	들으셨어 deureusyeosseo	들으셨어요 deureusyeosseoyo	들으셨습니다 deureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	들으시느냐 deureusineunya	들으셔 deureusyeo	들으세요, 들으셔요 deureuseyo, deureusyeoyo	들으십니까 deureusimnikka
	Past	들으셨느냐 deureusyeonneunya	들으셨어 deureusyeosseo	들으셨어요 deureusyeosseoyo	들으셨습니까 deureusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		들으시라 deureusira	들으셔 deureusyeo	들으세요 deureuseyo	들으십시오 deureusipsio
Assertive		들으시겠다 deureusigetda	들으시겠어 deureusigesseo	들으시겠어요 deureusigesseoyo	들으시겠습니다 deureusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		들으셔 deureusyeo	들으셔서 deureusyeoseo	들으시니 deureusini	들으시니까 deureusinikka
Contrast		들으시지만 deureusijiman	들으시는데 deureusineunde	들으시더니 deureusideoni
Conjunction		들으시고 deureusigo
Condition		들으시면 deureusimyeon	들으셔야 deureusyeoya
Motive		들으시려고 deureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		들으심 deureusim	들으시기 deureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들으셨음 deureusyeosseum	들으셨기 deureusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	들으신 deureusin
	Present	들으시는 deureusineun
	Future	들으실 deureusil

Etymology 2

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

Verb

듣다 • (deutda) (irregular, infinitive 들어, sequential 들으니)

1. (intransitive) to drip, to drop (nowadays only of drops of liquid)

   Synonym: 떨어지다 (tteoreojida)

   • c. 1790, 樂學拾零 (Akhak Seumnyeong) [Tidbits of the Musical Sciences]:

     아희 업ᄉᆞᆫ 깁흔 골에 밤은 ᄯᅮᆨᄯᅮᆨ 절노 듯고

     ahui eopseun gipheun gore bameun ttukttuk jeollo deutgo

     In the deep and childless vale, chestnuts are dropping by themselves

   • 2015, 조낭희 [jonanghui], “승주 선암사 [seungju seonamsa]”, in Kyongbuk Maeil‎^[1]:

     봄비 몇 방울이 듣다가 그친다

     bombi myeot bang'ur-i deutdaga geuchinda

     A few drops of spring rain drip, then come to an end.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 듣다 (deutda): consonant-stem, ㄷ(d)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	듣는다 deunneunda	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듣습니다 deutseumnida
	Past	들었다 deureotda	들었어 deureosseo	들었어요 deureosseoyo	들었습니다 deureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	듣느냐 deunneunya	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	듣습니까 deutseumnikka
	Past	들었느냐 deureonneunya	들었어 deureosseo	들었어요 deureosseoyo	들었습니까 deureotseumnikka
Hortative		듣자 deutja	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	들으십시다 deureusipsida
Imperative		들어라 deureora	들어 deureo	들어요 deureoyo	들읍시오 deureupsio
Assertive		듣겠다 deutgetda	듣겠어 deutgesseo	듣겠어요 deutgesseoyo	듣겠습니다 deutgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		들어 deureo	들어서 deureoseo	들으니 deureuni	들으니까 deureunikka
Contrast		듣지만 deutjiman	듣는데 deunneunde	듣더니 deutdeoni
Conjunction		듣고 deutgo
Condition		들으면 deureumyeon	들어야 deureoya
Motive		들으려고 deureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		들음 deureum	듣기 deutgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들었음 deureosseum	들었기 deureotgi
Determiners	Past	들은 deureun
	Present	듣는 deunneun
	Future	들을 deureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	들으신다 deureusinda	들으셔 deureusyeo	들으세요, 들으셔요 deureuseyo, deureusyeoyo	들으십니다 deureusimnida
	Past	들으셨다 deureusyeotda	들으셨어 deureusyeosseo	들으셨어요 deureusyeosseoyo	들으셨습니다 deureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	들으시느냐 deureusineunya	들으셔 deureusyeo	들으세요, 들으셔요 deureuseyo, deureusyeoyo	들으십니까 deureusimnikka
	Past	들으셨느냐 deureusyeonneunya	들으셨어 deureusyeosseo	들으셨어요 deureusyeosseoyo	들으셨습니까 deureusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		들으시라 deureusira	들으셔 deureusyeo	들으세요 deureuseyo	들으십시오 deureusipsio
Assertive		들으시겠다 deureusigetda	들으시겠어 deureusigesseo	들으시겠어요 deureusigesseoyo	들으시겠습니다 deureusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		들으셔 deureusyeo	들으셔서 deureusyeoseo	들으시니 deureusini	들으시니까 deureusinikka
Contrast		들으시지만 deureusijiman	들으시는데 deureusineunde	들으시더니 deureusideoni
Conjunction		들으시고 deureusigo
Condition		들으시면 deureusimyeon	들으셔야 deureusyeoya
Motive		들으시려고 deureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		들으심 deureusim	들으시기 deureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들으셨음 deureusyeosseum	들으셨기 deureusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	들으신 deureusin
	Present	들으시는 deureusineun
	Future	들으실 deureusil

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 7 (last accessed)) “듣다 [deutda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[2]