캐다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄏᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: khóy-tá).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kaeda
McCune–Reischauer?	k'aeda
Yale Romanization?	khāyta

Verb

캐다 • (kaeda) (infinitive 캐 or 캐어, sequential 캐니) (transitive)

1. to dig up/out, to mine
2. (figuratively) to probe (into), to delve (into)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 캐다 (kaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	캔다 kaenda	캐 kae	캐요, 캐어요 kaeyo, kaeeoyo	캡니다 kaemnida
	Past	캤다 kaetda	캤어 kaesseo	캤어요 kaesseoyo	캤습니다 kaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	캐느냐 kaeneunya	캐 kae	캐요, 캐어요 kaeyo, kaeeoyo	캡니까 kaemnikka
	Past	캤느냐 kaenneunya	캤어 kaesseo	캤어요 kaesseoyo	캤습니까 kaetseumnikka
Hortative		캐자 kaeja	캐 kae	캐요, 캐어요 kaeyo, kaeeoyo	캐십시다 kaesipsida
Imperative		캐라, 캐어라 kaera, kaeeora	캐 kae	캐요, 캐어요 kaeyo, kaeeoyo	캡시오 kaepsio
Assertive		캐겠다 kaegetda	캐겠어 kaegesseo	캐겠어요 kaegesseoyo	캐겠습니다 kaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		캐 kae	캐서, 캐어서 kaeseo, kaeeoseo	캐니 kaeni	캐니까 kaenikka
Contrast		캐지만 kaejiman	캐는데 kaeneunde	캐더니 kaedeoni
Conjunction		캐고 kaego
Condition		캐면 kaemyeon	캐야, 캐어야 kaeya, kaeeoya
Motive		캐려고 kaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		캠 kaem	캐기 kaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		캤음, 캐었음 kaesseum, kaeeosseum	캤기, 캐었기 kaetgi, kaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	캔 kaen
	Present	캐는 kaeneun
	Future	캘 kael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	캐신다 kaesinda	캐셔 kaesyeo	캐세요, 캐셔요 kaeseyo, kaesyeoyo	캐십니다 kaesimnida
	Past	캐셨다 kaesyeotda	캐셨어 kaesyeosseo	캐셨어요 kaesyeosseoyo	캐셨습니다 kaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	캐시느냐 kaesineunya	캐셔 kaesyeo	캐세요, 캐셔요 kaeseyo, kaesyeoyo	캐십니까 kaesimnikka
	Past	캐셨느냐 kaesyeonneunya	캐셨어 kaesyeosseo	캐셨어요 kaesyeosseoyo	캐셨습니까 kaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		캐시라 kaesira	캐셔 kaesyeo	캐세요 kaeseyo	캐십시오 kaesipsio
Assertive		캐시겠다 kaesigetda	캐시겠어 kaesigesseo	캐시겠어요 kaesigesseoyo	캐시겠습니다 kaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		캐셔 kaesyeo	캐셔서 kaesyeoseo	캐시니 kaesini	캐시니까 kaesinikka
Contrast		캐시지만 kaesijiman	캐시는데 kaesineunde	캐시더니 kaesideoni
Conjunction		캐시고 kaesigo
Condition		캐시면 kaesimyeon	캐셔야 kaesyeoya
Motive		캐시려고 kaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		캐심 kaesim	캐시기 kaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		캐셨음 kaesyeosseum	캐셨기 kaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	캐신 kaesin
	Present	캐시는 kaesineun
	Future	캐실 kaesil