뿌리다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄲᅳ리다 (Yale: spulita). Compare 비 (bi, “rain”), 붓다 (butda, “to pour; to sow (seed)”), 바다 (bada, “sea”), Nanai бира (bira, “river”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈uɾida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [뿌리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppurida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppulida
McCune–Reischauer?	ppurida
Yale Romanization?	ppulita

Verb

뿌리다 • (ppurida) (infinitive 뿌려 or 뿌리어, sequential 뿌리니)

1. to sprinkle, to rain in sprinkles
2. to scatter, to spray, to spread, to sprinkle
3. to strew, to sow (seeds)
4. to squander, to lavish

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 뿌리다 (ppurida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뿌린다 ppurinda	뿌려 ppuryeo	뿌려요, 뿌리어요 ppuryeoyo, ppurieoyo	뿌립니다 ppurimnida
	Past	뿌렸다 ppuryeotda	뿌렸어 ppuryeosseo	뿌렸어요 ppuryeosseoyo	뿌렸습니다 ppuryeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뿌리느냐 ppurineunya	뿌려 ppuryeo	뿌려요, 뿌리어요 ppuryeoyo, ppurieoyo	뿌립니까 ppurimnikka
	Past	뿌렸느냐 ppuryeonneunya	뿌렸어 ppuryeosseo	뿌렸어요 ppuryeosseoyo	뿌렸습니까 ppuryeotseumnikka
Hortative		뿌리자 ppurija	뿌려 ppuryeo	뿌려요, 뿌리어요 ppuryeoyo, ppurieoyo	뿌리십시다 ppurisipsida
Imperative		뿌려라, 뿌리어라 ppuryeora, ppurieora	뿌려 ppuryeo	뿌려요, 뿌리어요 ppuryeoyo, ppurieoyo	뿌립시오 ppuripsio
Assertive		뿌리겠다 ppurigetda	뿌리겠어 ppurigesseo	뿌리겠어요 ppurigesseoyo	뿌리겠습니다 ppurigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		뿌려 ppuryeo	뿌려서, 뿌리어서 ppuryeoseo, ppurieoseo	뿌리니 ppurini	뿌리니까 ppurinikka
Contrast		뿌리지만 ppurijiman	뿌리는데 ppurineunde	뿌리더니 ppurideoni
Conjunction		뿌리고 ppurigo
Condition		뿌리면 ppurimyeon	뿌려야, 뿌리어야 ppuryeoya, ppurieoya
Motive		뿌리려고 ppuriryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뿌림 ppurim	뿌리기 ppurigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뿌렸음, 뿌리었음 ppuryeosseum, ppurieosseum	뿌렸기, 뿌리었기 ppuryeotgi, ppurieotgi
Determiners	Past	뿌린 ppurin
	Present	뿌리는 ppurineun
	Future	뿌릴 ppuril

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뿌리신다 ppurisinda	뿌리셔 ppurisyeo	뿌리세요, 뿌리셔요 ppuriseyo, ppurisyeoyo	뿌리십니다 ppurisimnida
	Past	뿌리셨다 ppurisyeotda	뿌리셨어 ppurisyeosseo	뿌리셨어요 ppurisyeosseoyo	뿌리셨습니다 ppurisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뿌리시느냐 ppurisineunya	뿌리셔 ppurisyeo	뿌리세요, 뿌리셔요 ppuriseyo, ppurisyeoyo	뿌리십니까 ppurisimnikka
	Past	뿌리셨느냐 ppurisyeonneunya	뿌리셨어 ppurisyeosseo	뿌리셨어요 ppurisyeosseoyo	뿌리셨습니까 ppurisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		뿌리시라 ppurisira	뿌리셔 ppurisyeo	뿌리세요 ppuriseyo	뿌리십시오 ppurisipsio
Assertive		뿌리시겠다 ppurisigetda	뿌리시겠어 ppurisigesseo	뿌리시겠어요 ppurisigesseoyo	뿌리시겠습니다 ppurisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		뿌리셔 ppurisyeo	뿌리셔서 ppurisyeoseo	뿌리시니 ppurisini	뿌리시니까 ppurisinikka
Contrast		뿌리시지만 ppurisijiman	뿌리시는데 ppurisineunde	뿌리시더니 ppurisideoni
Conjunction		뿌리시고 ppurisigo
Condition		뿌리시면 ppurisimyeon	뿌리셔야 ppurisyeoya
Motive		뿌리시려고 ppurisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		뿌리심 ppurisim	뿌리시기 ppurisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뿌리셨음 ppurisyeosseum	뿌리셨기 ppurisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	뿌리신 ppurisin
	Present	뿌리시는 ppurisineun
	Future	뿌리실 ppurisil

Synonyms

• 흩다 (heutda)
• 흩뜨리다 (heuttteurida)

Antonyms

• 모으다 (mo'euda, “to gather”)
• 뭉치다 (mungchida, “to gather together, to conglomerate, to unite”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 물뿌리다 (mulppurida, “to sprinkle, to spray (water)”)
• 씨뿌리다 (ssippurida, “to strew or sow seeds, to disseminate”)
• 흩뿌리다 (heutppurida, “to spray, to scatter, to disperse”)

Related terms

• 뿔뿔이 (ppulppuri, “scatteringly, separately, dispersedly”)

See also

• 거름 (georeum, “fertilizer”)
• 뿌리 (ppuri, “root”)
• 씨앗 (ssiat, “seed”)
• 심다 (simda, “to sow”)