같다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆮ〮ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: kóthòtá), from root ᄀᆞᆮ〮— (kót-, “to be like”) + ᄒᆞ— (hò-, “to do”) (Modern 하— (ha-)) + —다 (-da). Compare Japanese 如し (gotoshi, “like; as if”).

1447, 《용비어천가》 제6장

西水ㅅ ᄀᆞ〯ᅀᅵ〮 져재〮 ᄀᆞᆮ〮ᄒᆞ니〮

西水s kǒzí cyècáy kóthòní

Also attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᇀ〮다〮 (Yale: kóth.tá).

Cognate with Jeju ᄀᆞᇀ다 (gawtda).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

같다 • (gatda) (infinitive 같아, sequential 같으니)

1. (to be) the same

   같은 말을 되풀이하다

   gateun mar-eul doepurihada

   to say the same thing over and over

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   너의 어머니와 같다

   neo-ui eomeoni-wa gatda

   the same as your mother

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2. (to be) like or similar (often used with 와 (wa)/과 (gwa))
   1. (used in the determinative form 같은 (gateun)) (to be) like; such as (indicates belonging to a similar group)

      비빔밥이나 떡볶이 같은 음식을 제일 좋아하셔. ― Bibimbab-ina tteokbokki gateun eumsig-eul jeil joahasyeo. ― They like foods like bibimbap or tteokbokki the most.

3. (to) look like; (to) resemble

   이 식물은 민들레 같다

   i singmur-eun mindeulle gatda

   This plant looks like a dandelion

   1. (used in the construction 을 것 같다 (-eul geot gatda)) to be something that one can guess, predict

      비가 올 것 같다.

      bi-ga ol geot gatda.

      It looks like it will rain.

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Conjugation

Synonyms

• (obsolete) 닿다 (data)
• (obsolete) 답다 (dapda)

Antonyms

• 다르다 (dareuda)

Derived terms

• (adverb) 같이 (gachi)
• (particle) 같이 (-gachi)
• (determiner) 같은 (gateun)
• 같잖다 (gatjanta)
• 똑같다 (ttokgatda)