쪼다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 좃다 (Yale: cwos-ta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕ͈o̞(ː)da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쪼(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjoda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjoda
McCune–Reischauer?	tchoda
Yale Romanization?	ccōta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	쪼다 (jjoda)
Passive	쪼이다 (jjoida)

쪼다 • (jjoda) (infinitive 쫘 or 쪼아, sequential 쪼니)

1. (transitive) to peck

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 쪼다 (jjoda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쫀다 jjonda	쫘 jjwa	쫘요, 쪼아요 jjwayo, jjoayo	쫍니다 jjomnida
	Past	쫬다 jjwatda	쫬어 jjwasseo	쫬어요 jjwasseoyo	쫬습니다 jjwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쪼느냐 jjoneunya	쫘 jjwa	쫘요, 쪼아요 jjwayo, jjoayo	쫍니까 jjomnikka
	Past	쫬느냐 jjwanneunya	쫬어 jjwasseo	쫬어요 jjwasseoyo	쫬습니까 jjwatseumnikka
Hortative		쪼자 jjoja	쫘 jjwa	쫘요, 쪼아요 jjwayo, jjoayo	쪼십시다 jjosipsida
Imperative		쫘라, 쪼아라 jjwara, jjoara	쫘 jjwa	쫘요, 쪼아요 jjwayo, jjoayo	쫍시오 jjopsio
Assertive		쪼겠다 jjogetda	쪼겠어 jjogesseo	쪼겠어요 jjogesseoyo	쪼겠습니다 jjogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쫘 jjwa	쫘서, 쪼아서 jjwaseo, jjoaseo	쪼니 jjoni	쪼니까 jjonikka
Contrast		쪼지만 jjojiman	쪼는데 jjoneunde	쪼더니 jjodeoni
Conjunction		쪼고 jjogo
Condition		쪼면 jjomyeon	쫘야, 쪼아야 jjwaya, jjoaya
Motive		쪼려고 jjoryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쫌 jjom	쪼기 jjogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쫬음, 쪼았음 jjwasseum, jjoasseum	쫬기, 쪼았기 jjwatgi, jjoatgi
Determiners	Past	쫀 jjon
	Present	쪼는 jjoneun
	Future	쫄 jjol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쪼신다 jjosinda	쪼셔 jjosyeo	쪼세요, 쪼셔요 jjoseyo, jjosyeoyo	쪼십니다 jjosimnida
	Past	쪼셨다 jjosyeotda	쪼셨어 jjosyeosseo	쪼셨어요 jjosyeosseoyo	쪼셨습니다 jjosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쪼시느냐 jjosineunya	쪼셔 jjosyeo	쪼세요, 쪼셔요 jjoseyo, jjosyeoyo	쪼십니까 jjosimnikka
	Past	쪼셨느냐 jjosyeonneunya	쪼셨어 jjosyeosseo	쪼셨어요 jjosyeosseoyo	쪼셨습니까 jjosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쪼시라 jjosira	쪼셔 jjosyeo	쪼세요 jjoseyo	쪼십시오 jjosipsio
Assertive		쪼시겠다 jjosigetda	쪼시겠어 jjosigesseo	쪼시겠어요 jjosigesseoyo	쪼시겠습니다 jjosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쪼셔 jjosyeo	쪼셔서 jjosyeoseo	쪼시니 jjosini	쪼시니까 jjosinikka
Contrast		쪼시지만 jjosijiman	쪼시는데 jjosineunde	쪼시더니 jjosideoni
Conjunction		쪼시고 jjosigo
Condition		쪼시면 jjosimyeon	쪼셔야 jjosyeoya
Motive		쪼시려고 jjosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쪼심 jjosim	쪼시기 jjosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쪼셨음 jjosyeosseum	쪼셨기 jjosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쪼신 jjosin
	Present	쪼시는 jjosineun
	Future	쪼실 jjosil