다

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See also: -다

(see above for suffixes and particles)

다 U+B2E4, 다
HANGUL SYLLABLE DA
Composition:ㄷ + ㅏ
← 닣
 		Hangul Syllables 닥 →
㈐ U+3210, ㈐
PARENTHESIZED HANGUL TIKEUT A
← ㈏
 		Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈑ →
㉰ U+3270, ㉰
CIRCLED HANGUL TIKEUT A
← ㉯
 		Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉱ →
다닥닦닧단닩닪
닫달닭닮닯닰닱
닲닳담답닶닷닸
당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←→ 대

Jeju

Pronunciation

Adverb

다 (da)

  1. everything, all

Korean

Etymology 1

Suffix

—다 • (-da)

  1. For the verb-final suffix, see the entry at 다 (-da).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 다〯 (Yale: tǎ). From Old Korean 悉良 (*Ta).

Pronunciation

  • (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?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?tā

Adverb

다 • (da)

  1. all, completely
    Synonym: 모두 (modu)
    청소를 다 했다. ― Cheongso-reul da haetda. ― I finished cleaning everything.
    나는 다 먹을 생각이다. ― Na-neun da meogeul saenggag-ida. ― I'm thinking of eating it all.
  2. nearly, virtually
    집에 다 와 간다. ― Jib-e da wa ganda. ― I'm basically home .
  3. used to express mild surprise or sarcasm
    이런 미친 놈이 다 있네.
    Ireon michin nom-i da in-ne.
    I can't believe this bastard is so crazy.
    (literally, “There's all a crazy bastard like this.”)
  4. with a verb in the past tense, used sarcastically to emphasize that the verb has not occurred
    애들이 놀자니까 잠은 다 잤다.
    Ae-deur-i nol-ja-nikka jam-eun da jatda.
    The kids are asking me to play, so that's it for my plans for a nap.
    (literally, “The kids are asking me to play, so I've slept all my sleep .)”)

Noun

다 • (da)

  1. everything, all (only before the copulas 이다 (ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”))
    Synonym: 전부(全部) (jeonbu)
    그게 다냐? ― Geuge da-nya? ― Is that all?
    성공은 인생의 다가 아니다. ― Seonggong-eun insaeng-ui da-ga anida. ― Success is not everything of life.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 多.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?ta

Prefix

다— • (da-) (hanja 多)

  1. multi-
    다목적 (多目的) ― damokjeok ( 多 目的) ― multi-purpose
    다용도 (多用途) ― dayongdo ( 多 用途) ― multi-purpose
Derived terms

Etymology 4

다 is the third syllable in the conventional ordering of Hangul, just as C is the third letter of the Roman alphabet.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?ta

Noun

다 • (da)

  1. (music) C (musical note)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da
McCune–Reischauer?ta
Yale Romanization?ta

Noun

다 • (da)

  1. (speech of the royal court) scorched rice tea, sungnyung

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

다 (da)

Extended content
  1. 多: many
    (eumhun reading: 많을 다 (maneul da))
    (MC reading: 多 (MC ta))
  2. 茶: tea
    (eumhun reading: 차 다 (cha da))
    (MC reading: 茶 (MC drae))
  3. 爹: father
    (eumhun reading: 아비 다 (abi da))
    (MC reading: 爹 (MC trjae|daX))

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Adverb

다〯 (tǎ)

  1. everything, all, completely

Descendants

  • Korean: 다 (da)
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