돕다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 돕〯다〮 (Yale: twǒptá). From Old Korean 助比 (*TWOpi).

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?dopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dobda
McCune–Reischauer?topta
Yale Romanization?tōpta

Verb

돕다 • (dopda) (irregular, infinitive 도와, sequential 도우니)

  1. (transitive) to help; to contribute
    예, 무엇을 도와드릴까요?
    Ye, mueos-eul dowadeurilkkayo?
    Hi. What can I do for you?
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
    우린 널 도우러 왔어.
    Urin neol doureo wasseo.
    We’re here to help you.
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
    좀 도와주세요.
    Jom dowajuseyo.
    Please help me.
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
    도와 주셔서 감사합니다.
    Dowa jusyeoseo gamsahamnida.
    Thank you for helping me.
    Audio (South Korea)(file)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 돕다 (dopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 돕는다
domneunda 		도와
dowa 		도와요
dowayo 		돕습니다
dopseumnida
Past 도왔다
dowatda 		도왔어
dowasseo 		도왔어요
dowasseoyo 		도왔습니다
dowatseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 돕느냐
domneunya 		도와
dowa 		도와요
dowayo 		돕습니까
dopseumnikka
Past 도왔느냐
dowanneunya 		도왔어
dowasseo 		도왔어요
dowasseoyo 		도왔습니까
dowatseumnikka
Hortative 돕자
dopja		 도와
dowa		 도와요
dowayo		 도우십시다
dousipsida
Imperative 도와라
dowara		 도와
dowa		 도와요
dowayo		 돕읍시오
dobeupsio
Assertive 돕겠다
dopgetda		 돕겠어
dopgesseo		 돕겠어요
dopgesseoyo		 돕겠습니다
dopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 도와
dowa		 도와서
dowaseo		 도우니
douni		 도우니까
dounikka
Contrast 돕지만
dopjiman		 돕는데
domneunde		 돕더니
dopdeoni
Conjunction 돕고
dopgo
Condition 도우면
doumyeon		 도와야
dowaya
Motive 도우려고
douryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 도움
doum		 돕기
dopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 도왔음
dowasseum		 도왔기
dowatgi
Determiners Past 도운
doun
Present 돕는
domneun
Future 도울
doul
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 도우신다
dousinda 		도우셔
dousyeo 		도우세요, 도우셔요
douseyo, dousyeoyo 		도우십니다
dousimnida
Past 도우셨다
dousyeotda 		도우셨어
dousyeosseo 		도우셨어요
dousyeosseoyo 		도우셨습니다
dousyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 도우시느냐
dousineunya 		도우셔
dousyeo 		도우세요, 도우셔요
douseyo, dousyeoyo 		도우십니까
dousimnikka
Past 도우셨느냐
dousyeonneunya 		도우셨어
dousyeosseo 		도우셨어요
dousyeosseoyo 		도우셨습니까
dousyeotseumnikka
Imperative 도우시라
dousira		 도우셔
dousyeo		 도우세요
douseyo		 도우십시오
dousipsio
Assertive 도우시겠다
dousigetda		 도우시겠어
dousigesseo		 도우시겠어요
dousigesseoyo		 도우시겠습니다
dousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 도우셔
dousyeo		 도우셔서
dousyeoseo		 도우시니
dousini		 도우시니까
dousinikka
Contrast 도우시지만
dousijiman		 도우시는데
dousineunde		 도우시더니
dousideoni
Conjunction 도우시고
dousigo
Condition 도우시면
dousimyeon		 도우셔야
dousyeoya
Motive 도우시려고
dousiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 도우심
dousim		 도우시기
dousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 도우셨음
dousyeosseum		 도우셨기
dousyeotgi
Determiners Past 도우신
dousin
Present 도우시는
dousineun
Future 도우실
dousil
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