기다

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

• 긔다 (guida) — Early Modern

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

기다 • (gida) (infinitive 겨 or 기어, sequential 기니)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to crawl, to creep, to grovel

Note: While prescriptively possible, the 겨 forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as 겨 (겼, etc.) below, note that the common form is 기어 (기었, etc.).

See the main entry.

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

기다 • (gida) (infinitive 겨 or 기어, sequential 기니)

1. (transitive) Contraction of 기이다 (giida, “to hide/conceal a fact from somebody”).

Note: While prescriptively possible, the 겨 forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as 겨 (겼, etc.) below, note that the common form is 기어 (기었, etc.).