미어지다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 미어터지다 (mieoteojida)

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 믜여디다 (Yale: muyye-tita), equivalent to modern 미 (mi-, “to tear accidentally”)+ 어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 지다 (jida, “to become”, passive-forming auxiliary).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miʌ̹d͡ʑida̠] ~ [mijʌ̹d͡ʑida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [미어지다/미여지다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mieojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mieojida
McCune–Reischauer?	miŏjida
Yale Romanization?	miecita

Verb

미어지다 • (mieojida) (infinitive 미어져 or 미어지어, sequential 미어지니)

1. (intransitive, of paper, etc.) to be torn accidentally
2. (intransitive) to be about to burst
3. (intransitive, figurative) to be in great emotional distress

   한약을 들이킨 듯 입안이 씁쓸했고 가슴은 말 못할 무언가로 미어졌다.

   Hanyag-eul deurikin deut iban-i sseupsseulhaetgo gaseum-eun mal mothal mueon'ga-ro mieojeotda.

   There was a bitter taste in my mouth, as if I had gulped down herbal medicine, and my heart [lit. "chest"] was about to burst with something unspeakable.

Usage notes

미어터지다 (mieoteojida), an irregular form created by interference from the semantically related verb 터지다 (teojida, “to burst”), is more common.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 미어지다 (mieojida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	미어진다 mieojinda	미어져 mieojeo	미어져요, 미어지어요 mieojeoyo, mieojieoyo	미어집니다 mieojimnida
	Past	미어졌다 mieojeotda	미어졌어 mieojeosseo	미어졌어요 mieojeosseoyo	미어졌습니다 mieojeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	미어지느냐 mieojineunya	미어져 mieojeo	미어져요, 미어지어요 mieojeoyo, mieojieoyo	미어집니까 mieojimnikka
	Past	미어졌느냐 mieojeonneunya	미어졌어 mieojeosseo	미어졌어요 mieojeosseoyo	미어졌습니까 mieojeotseumnikka
Hortative		미어지자 mieojija	미어져 mieojeo	미어져요, 미어지어요 mieojeoyo, mieojieoyo	미어지십시다 mieojisipsida
Imperative		미어져라, 미어지어라 mieojeora, mieojieora	미어져 mieojeo	미어져요, 미어지어요 mieojeoyo, mieojieoyo	미어집시오 mieojipsio
Assertive		미어지겠다 mieojigetda	미어지겠어 mieojigesseo	미어지겠어요 mieojigesseoyo	미어지겠습니다 mieojigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		미어져 mieojeo	미어져서, 미어지어서 mieojeoseo, mieojieoseo	미어지니 mieojini	미어지니까 mieojinikka
Contrast		미어지지만 mieojijiman	미어지는데 mieojineunde	미어지더니 mieojideoni
Conjunction		미어지고 mieojigo
Condition		미어지면 mieojimyeon	미어져야, 미어지어야 mieojeoya, mieojieoya
Motive		미어지려고 mieojiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		미어짐 mieojim	미어지기 mieojigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		미어졌음, 미어지었음 mieojeosseum, mieojieosseum	미어졌기, 미어지었기 mieojeotgi, mieojieotgi
Determiners	Past	미어진 mieojin
	Present	미어지는 mieojineun
	Future	미어질 mieojil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	미어지신다 mieojisinda	미어지셔 mieojisyeo	미어지세요, 미어지셔요 mieojiseyo, mieojisyeoyo	미어지십니다 mieojisimnida
	Past	미어지셨다 mieojisyeotda	미어지셨어 mieojisyeosseo	미어지셨어요 mieojisyeosseoyo	미어지셨습니다 mieojisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	미어지시느냐 mieojisineunya	미어지셔 mieojisyeo	미어지세요, 미어지셔요 mieojiseyo, mieojisyeoyo	미어지십니까 mieojisimnikka
	Past	미어지셨느냐 mieojisyeonneunya	미어지셨어 mieojisyeosseo	미어지셨어요 mieojisyeosseoyo	미어지셨습니까 mieojisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		미어지시라 mieojisira	미어지셔 mieojisyeo	미어지세요 mieojiseyo	미어지십시오 mieojisipsio
Assertive		미어지시겠다 mieojisigetda	미어지시겠어 mieojisigesseo	미어지시겠어요 mieojisigesseoyo	미어지시겠습니다 mieojisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		미어지셔 mieojisyeo	미어지셔서 mieojisyeoseo	미어지시니 mieojisini	미어지시니까 mieojisinikka
Contrast		미어지시지만 mieojisijiman	미어지시는데 mieojisineunde	미어지시더니 mieojisideoni
Conjunction		미어지시고 mieojisigo
Condition		미어지시면 mieojisimyeon	미어지셔야 mieojisyeoya
Motive		미어지시려고 mieojisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		미어지심 mieojisim	미어지시기 mieojisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		미어지셨음 mieojisyeosseum	미어지셨기 mieojisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	미어지신 mieojisin
	Present	미어지시는 mieojisineun
	Future	미어지실 mieojisil