걸다

Korean

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geolda
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏlda
Yale Romanization^?	kēlta

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 걸〯다〮 (Yale: kěl-tá).

Korean verb set
Base	걸다 (geolda)
Passive	걸리다 (geollida)

걸다 • (geolda) (infinitive 걸어, sequential 거니) (transitive)

Selected forms of the verb 걸다 (geolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거신다 geosinda	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니다 geosimnida
Indicative	Past	거셨다 geosyeotda	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니다 geosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거시느냐 geosineunya	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니까 geosimnikka
Interrogative	Past	거셨느냐 geosyeonneunya	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니까 geosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		거시라 geosira	거셔 geosyeo	거세요 geoseyo	거십시오 geosipsio
Assertive		거시겠다 geosigetda	거시겠어 geosigesseo	거시겠어요 geosigesseoyo	거시겠습니다 geosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거셔 geosyeo	거셔서 geosyeoseo	거시니 geosini	거시니까 geosinikka
Contrast		거시지만 geosijiman	거시는데 geosineunde	거시더니 geosideoni
Conjunction		거시고 geosigo
Condition		거시면 geosimyeon	거셔야 geosyeoya
Motive		거시려고 geosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거심 geosim	거시기 geosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거셨음 geosyeosseum	거셨기 geosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	거신 geosin
	Present	거시는 geosineun
	Future	거실 geosil

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 걸〯다〮 (Yale: kěl-tá).

Korean verb set
Base	걸다 (geolda)
Causative	걸우다 (georuda)

걸다 • (geolda) (infinitive 걸어, sequential 거니)

(of soil) to be rich, to be fertile
Synonym: 비옥(肥沃)하다 (biokhada)

건 논밭 ― geon nonbat ― fertile fields
(of a liquid) to be thick
Antonym: 묽다 (mukda)

건 국물 ― geon gungmul ― thick broth

Selected forms of the adjective 걸다 (geolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	거시다 geosida	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니다 geosimnida
Indicative	Past	거셨다 geosyeotda	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니다 geosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	거시냐 geosinya	거셔 geosyeo	거세요, 거셔요 geoseyo, geosyeoyo	거십니까 geosimnikka
Interrogative	Past	거셨냐 geosyeonnya	거셨어 geosyeosseo	거셨어요 geosyeosseoyo	거셨습니까 geosyeotseumnikka
Assertive		거시겠다 geosigetda	거시겠어 geosigesseo	거시겠어요 geosigesseoyo	거시겠습니다 geosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		거셔 geosyeo	거셔서 geosyeoseo	거시니 geosini	거시니까 geosinikka
Contrast		거시지만 geosijiman	거신데 geosinde	거시더니 geosideoni
Conjunction		거시고 geosigo
Condition		거시면 geosimyeon	거셔야 geosyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		거심 geosim	거시기 geosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		거셨음 geosyeosseum	거셨기 geosyeotgi
Determiners	Present		거신 geosin
Determiners	Future		거실 geosil