여쭈다
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엳ᄌᆞᆸ다 (Yale: yetcopta).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)t͡ɕ͈uda̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)쭈다]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | yeojjuda |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeo'jjuda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏtchuda |
| Yale Romanization? | yē.ccwuta |
Verb edit
여쭈다 • (yeojjuda) (infinitive 여쭈어 or 여쭤, sequential 여쭈니)
- (humble, honorific) humble form of 묻다 (mutda); to ask; to enquire
- 여쭤봐도 될까요?
- yeojjwobwado doelkkayo?
- Can I ask you something?
- (humble, honorific) to greet or speak to an elder
Conjugation edit
Selected forms of the verb 여쭈다 (yeojjuda): vowel-stem, regular
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 여쭌다 yeojjunda |
여쭈어 yeojjueo |
여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo |
여쭙니다 yeojjumnida |
| Past | 여쭈었다 yeojjueotda |
여쭈었어 yeojjueosseo |
여쭈었어요 yeojjueosseoyo |
여쭈었습니다 yeojjueotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 여쭈느냐 yeojjuneunya |
여쭈어 yeojjueo |
여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo |
여쭙니까 yeojjumnikka |
| Past | 여쭈었느냐 yeojjueonneunya |
여쭈었어 yeojjueosseo |
여쭈었어요 yeojjueosseoyo |
여쭈었습니까 yeojjueotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 여쭈자 yeojjuja |
여쭈어 yeojjueo |
여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo |
여쭈십시다 yeojjusipsida | |
| Imperative | 여쭈어라, 여쭤라 yeojjueora, yeojjwora |
여쭈어 yeojjueo |
여쭈어요, 여쭤요 yeojjueoyo, yeojjwoyo |
여쭙시오 yeojjupsio | |
| Assertive | 여쭈겠다 yeojjugetda |
여쭈겠어 yeojjugesseo |
여쭈겠어요 yeojjugesseoyo |
여쭈겠습니다 yeojjugetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 여쭈어 yeojjueo |
여쭈어서, 여쭤서 yeojjueoseo, yeojjwoseo |
여쭈니 yeojjuni |
여쭈니까 yeojjunikka | |
| Contrast | 여쭈지만 yeojjujiman |
여쭈는데 yeojjuneunde |
여쭈더니 yeojjudeoni |
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| Conjunction | 여쭈고 yeojjugo |
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| Condition | 여쭈면 yeojjumyeon |
여쭈어야, 여쭤야 yeojjueoya, yeojjwoya |
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| Motive | 여쭈려고 yeojjuryeogo |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 여쭘 yeojjum |
여쭈기 yeojjugi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 여쭈었음, 여쭸음 yeojjueosseum, yeojjwosseum |
여쭈었기, 여쭸기 yeojjueotgi, yeojjwotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 여쭌 yeojjun | |||
| Present | 여쭈는 yeojjuneun | ||||
| Future | 여쭐 yeojjul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 여쭈신다 yeojjusinda |
여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo |
여쭈세요, 여쭈셔요 yeojjuseyo, yeojjusyeoyo |
여쭈십니다 yeojjusimnida |
| Past | 여쭈셨다 yeojjusyeotda |
여쭈셨어 yeojjusyeosseo |
여쭈셨어요 yeojjusyeosseoyo |
여쭈셨습니다 yeojjusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 여쭈시느냐 yeojjusineunya |
여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo |
여쭈세요, 여쭈셔요 yeojjuseyo, yeojjusyeoyo |
여쭈십니까 yeojjusimnikka |
| Past | 여쭈셨느냐 yeojjusyeonneunya |
여쭈셨어 yeojjusyeosseo |
여쭈셨어요 yeojjusyeosseoyo |
여쭈셨습니까 yeojjusyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 여쭈시라 yeojjusira |
여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo |
여쭈세요 yeojjuseyo |
여쭈십시오 yeojjusipsio | |
| Assertive | 여쭈시겠다 yeojjusigetda |
여쭈시겠어 yeojjusigesseo |
여쭈시겠어요 yeojjusigesseoyo |
여쭈시겠습니다 yeojjusigetseumnida | |
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| Cause/Reason | 여쭈셔 yeojjusyeo |
여쭈셔서 yeojjusyeoseo |
여쭈시니 yeojjusini |
여쭈시니까 yeojjusinikka | |
| Contrast | 여쭈시지만 yeojjusijiman |
여쭈시는데 yeojjusineunde |
여쭈시더니 yeojjusideoni |
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| Conjunction | 여쭈시고 yeojjusigo |
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| Condition | 여쭈시면 yeojjusimyeon |
여쭈셔야 yeojjusyeoya |
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| Motive | 여쭈시려고 yeojjusiryeogo |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 여쭈심 yeojjusim |
여쭈시기 yeojjusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 여쭈셨음 yeojjusyeosseum |
여쭈셨기 yeojjusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 여쭈신 yeojjusin | |||
| Present | 여쭈시는 yeojjusineun | ||||
| Future | 여쭈실 yeojjusil | ||||