살찌다

Korean

Etymology

살 (sal) + 찌다 (jjida).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈ida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [살찌다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saljjida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saljjida
McCune–Reischauer?	saltchida
Yale Romanization?	salccita

Verb

살찌다 • (saljjida) (infinitive 살쪄 or 살찌어, sequential 살찌니)

1. to get fat, to gain weight, to put on weight

Usage notes

The term is only applied to livestock in North Korea, and can be considered an insult when applied to people.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 살찌다 (saljjida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	살찐다 saljjinda	살쪄 saljjeo	살쪄요, 살찌어요 saljjeoyo, saljjieoyo	살찝니다 saljjimnida
	Past	살쪘다 saljjeotda	살쪘어 saljjeosseo	살쪘어요 saljjeosseoyo	살쪘습니다 saljjeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	살찌느냐 saljjineunya	살쪄 saljjeo	살쪄요, 살찌어요 saljjeoyo, saljjieoyo	살찝니까 saljjimnikka
	Past	살쪘느냐 saljjeonneunya	살쪘어 saljjeosseo	살쪘어요 saljjeosseoyo	살쪘습니까 saljjeotseumnikka
Hortative		살찌자 saljjija	살쪄 saljjeo	살쪄요, 살찌어요 saljjeoyo, saljjieoyo	살찌십시다 saljjisipsida
Imperative		살쪄라, 살찌어라 saljjeora, saljjieora	살쪄 saljjeo	살쪄요, 살찌어요 saljjeoyo, saljjieoyo	살찝시오 saljjipsio
Assertive		살찌겠다 saljjigetda	살찌겠어 saljjigesseo	살찌겠어요 saljjigesseoyo	살찌겠습니다 saljjigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		살쪄 saljjeo	살쪄서, 살찌어서 saljjeoseo, saljjieoseo	살찌니 saljjini	살찌니까 saljjinikka
Contrast		살찌지만 saljjijiman	살찌는데 saljjineunde	살찌더니 saljjideoni
Conjunction		살찌고 saljjigo
Condition		살찌면 saljjimyeon	살쪄야, 살찌어야 saljjeoya, saljjieoya
Motive		살찌려고 saljjiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		살찜 saljjim	살찌기 saljjigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		살쪘음, 살찌었음 saljjeosseum, saljjieosseum	살쪘기, 살찌었기 saljjeotgi, saljjieotgi
Determiners	Past	살찐 saljjin
	Present	살찌는 saljjineun
	Future	살찔 saljjil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	살찌신다 saljjisinda	살찌셔 saljjisyeo	살찌세요, 살찌셔요 saljjiseyo, saljjisyeoyo	살찌십니다 saljjisimnida
	Past	살찌셨다 saljjisyeotda	살찌셨어 saljjisyeosseo	살찌셨어요 saljjisyeosseoyo	살찌셨습니다 saljjisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	살찌시느냐 saljjisineunya	살찌셔 saljjisyeo	살찌세요, 살찌셔요 saljjiseyo, saljjisyeoyo	살찌십니까 saljjisimnikka
	Past	살찌셨느냐 saljjisyeonneunya	살찌셨어 saljjisyeosseo	살찌셨어요 saljjisyeosseoyo	살찌셨습니까 saljjisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		살찌시라 saljjisira	살찌셔 saljjisyeo	살찌세요 saljjiseyo	살찌십시오 saljjisipsio
Assertive		살찌시겠다 saljjisigetda	살찌시겠어 saljjisigesseo	살찌시겠어요 saljjisigesseoyo	살찌시겠습니다 saljjisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		살찌셔 saljjisyeo	살찌셔서 saljjisyeoseo	살찌시니 saljjisini	살찌시니까 saljjisinikka
Contrast		살찌시지만 saljjisijiman	살찌시는데 saljjisineunde	살찌시더니 saljjisideoni
Conjunction		살찌시고 saljjisigo
Condition		살찌시면 saljjisimyeon	살찌셔야 saljjisyeoya
Motive		살찌시려고 saljjisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		살찌심 saljjisim	살찌시기 saljjisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		살찌셨음 saljjisyeosseum	살찌셨기 saljjisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	살찌신 saljjisin
	Present	살찌시는 saljjisineun
	Future	살찌실 saljjisil

Related terms

• Causative: 살찌우다 (saljjiuda)
• Non-tense form: 살지다 (saljida)