풀다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰuɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [풀다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pulda
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ulda
Yale Romanization?	phulta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	풀다 (pulda)
Causative	풀리다 (pullida)
Passive	풀리다 (pullida)

풀다 • (pulda) (infinitive 풀어, sequential 푸니) (transitive)

1. to untie
2. to loosen up
3. to solve

   난 실용적이라기보다는 이론적으로 그 문제를 풀었다.

   nan siryongjeog-iragiboda-neun ironjeog-euro geu munje-reul pureotda.

   I solved the problem theoretically rather than practically.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 풀다 (pulda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	푼다 punda	풀어 pureo	풀어요 pureoyo	풉니다 pumnida
	Past	풀었다 pureotda	풀었어 pureosseo	풀었어요 pureosseoyo	풀었습니다 pureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	푸느냐 puneunya	풀어 pureo	풀어요 pureoyo	풉니까 pumnikka
	Past	풀었느냐 pureonneunya	풀었어 pureosseo	풀었어요 pureosseoyo	풀었습니까 pureotseumnikka
Hortative		풀자 pulja	풀어 pureo	풀어요 pureoyo	푸십시다 pusipsida
Imperative		풀어라 pureora	풀어 pureo	풀어요 pureoyo	풉시오 pupsio
Assertive		풀겠다 pulgetda	풀겠어 pulgesseo	풀겠어요 pulgesseoyo	풀겠습니다 pulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		풀어 pureo	풀어서 pureoseo	푸니 puni	푸니까 punikka
Contrast		풀지만 puljiman	푸는데 puneunde	풀더니 puldeoni
Conjunction		풀고 pulgo
Condition		풀면 pulmyeon	풀어야 pureoya
Motive		풀려고 pullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		풂 pum	풀기 pulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		풀었음 pureosseum	풀었기 pureotgi
Determiners	Past	푼 pun
	Present	푸는 puneun
	Future	풀 pul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	푸신다 pusinda	푸셔 pusyeo	푸세요, 푸셔요 puseyo, pusyeoyo	푸십니다 pusimnida
	Past	푸셨다 pusyeotda	푸셨어 pusyeosseo	푸셨어요 pusyeosseoyo	푸셨습니다 pusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	푸시느냐 pusineunya	푸셔 pusyeo	푸세요, 푸셔요 puseyo, pusyeoyo	푸십니까 pusimnikka
	Past	푸셨느냐 pusyeonneunya	푸셨어 pusyeosseo	푸셨어요 pusyeosseoyo	푸셨습니까 pusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		푸시라 pusira	푸셔 pusyeo	푸세요 puseyo	푸십시오 pusipsio
Assertive		푸시겠다 pusigetda	푸시겠어 pusigesseo	푸시겠어요 pusigesseoyo	푸시겠습니다 pusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		푸셔 pusyeo	푸셔서 pusyeoseo	푸시니 pusini	푸시니까 pusinikka
Contrast		푸시지만 pusijiman	푸시는데 pusineunde	푸시더니 pusideoni
Conjunction		푸시고 pusigo
Condition		푸시면 pusimyeon	푸셔야 pusyeoya
Motive		푸시려고 pusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		푸심 pusim	푸시기 pusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		푸셨음 pusyeosseum	푸셨기 pusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	푸신 pusin
	Present	푸시는 pusineun
	Future	푸실 pusil

Derived terms

• 풀어지다 (pureojida, “to become loose”)