Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄧᅳᆽ〮다〮 (Yale: pcúc-tá).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjijda
McCune–Reischauer?tchitta
Yale Romanization?ccicta

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 찢다 (jjitda)
Causative찢기다 (jjitgida)
Passive찢기다 (jjitgida)

찢다 (jjitda) (infinitive 찢어, sequential 찢으니)

  1. (transitive) to tear, to rip
    찢다chaeg-eul jjitdato rip a book
  2. (transitive, of a sound) to irritate (the ear), to be ear-piercing
  3. (transitive) (마음을 ~) to be heartbroken, to be heartstricken
  4. (transitive) to divide up, to split up

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit