Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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