떠나다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᅥ〮나다〮 (Yale: pténà-tá). From 뜨— (tteu-) + 나다 (nada).

Pronunciation

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

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• Phonetic hangul: [떠나다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteonada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteonada
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŏnada
Yale Romanization?	ttenata

Verb

떠나다 • (tteonada) (infinitive 떠나, sequential 떠나니)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to leave

   그들은 가게를 떠나고 있다.

   Geudeur-eun gage-reul tteonago itda.

   They're leaving the store.

   길을 떠나다 ― gir-eul tteonada ― to be on one's way

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 떠나다 (tteonada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	떠난다 tteonanda	떠나 tteona	떠나요 tteonayo	떠납니다 tteonamnida
	Past	떠났다 tteonatda	떠났어 tteonasseo	떠났어요 tteonasseoyo	떠났습니다 tteonatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떠나느냐 tteonaneunya	떠나 tteona	떠나요 tteonayo	떠납니까 tteonamnikka
	Past	떠났느냐 tteonanneunya	떠났어 tteonasseo	떠났어요 tteonasseoyo	떠났습니까 tteonatseumnikka
Hortative		떠나자 tteonaja	떠나 tteona	떠나요 tteonayo	떠나십시다 tteonasipsida
Imperative		떠나라 tteonara	떠나 tteona	떠나요 tteonayo	떠납시오 tteonapsio
Assertive		떠나겠다 tteonagetda	떠나겠어 tteonagesseo	떠나겠어요 tteonagesseoyo	떠나겠습니다 tteonagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		떠나 tteona	떠나서 tteonaseo	떠나니 tteonani	떠나니까 tteonanikka
Contrast		떠나지만 tteonajiman	떠나는데 tteonaneunde	떠나더니 tteonadeoni
Conjunction		떠나고 tteonago
Condition		떠나면 tteonamyeon	떠나야 tteonaya
Motive		떠나려고 tteonaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		떠남 tteonam	떠나기 tteonagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떠났음 tteonasseum	떠났기 tteonatgi
Determiners	Past	떠난 tteonan
	Present	떠나는 tteonaneun
	Future	떠날 tteonal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	떠나신다 tteonasinda	떠나셔 tteonasyeo	떠나세요, 떠나셔요 tteonaseyo, tteonasyeoyo	떠나십니다 tteonasimnida
	Past	떠나셨다 tteonasyeotda	떠나셨어 tteonasyeosseo	떠나셨어요 tteonasyeosseoyo	떠나셨습니다 tteonasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떠나시느냐 tteonasineunya	떠나셔 tteonasyeo	떠나세요, 떠나셔요 tteonaseyo, tteonasyeoyo	떠나십니까 tteonasimnikka
	Past	떠나셨느냐 tteonasyeonneunya	떠나셨어 tteonasyeosseo	떠나셨어요 tteonasyeosseoyo	떠나셨습니까 tteonasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		떠나시라 tteonasira	떠나셔 tteonasyeo	떠나세요 tteonaseyo	떠나십시오 tteonasipsio
Assertive		떠나시겠다 tteonasigetda	떠나시겠어 tteonasigesseo	떠나시겠어요 tteonasigesseoyo	떠나시겠습니다 tteonasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		떠나셔 tteonasyeo	떠나셔서 tteonasyeoseo	떠나시니 tteonasini	떠나시니까 tteonasinikka
Contrast		떠나시지만 tteonasijiman	떠나시는데 tteonasineunde	떠나시더니 tteonasideoni
Conjunction		떠나시고 tteonasigo
Condition		떠나시면 tteonasimyeon	떠나셔야 tteonasyeoya
Motive		떠나시려고 tteonasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		떠나심 tteonasim	떠나시기 tteonasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떠나셨음 tteonasyeosseum	떠나셨기 tteonasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	떠나신 tteonasin
	Present	떠나시는 tteonasineun
	Future	떠나실 tteonasil

Derived terms

• 떠나가다 (tteonagada)
• 떠나보내다 (tteonabonaeda)
• 떠나오다 (tteonaoda)