뜨다

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͈ɨta⫽
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• Phonetic hangul:

뜨다 (tteuda)

1. to drift
2. to float

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

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (intransitive) to float, to stay afloat (on water)

   Antonym: 가라앉다 (garaanda, “to sink”)

   연못에 뜬 연꽃

   yeonmos-e tteun yeonkkot

   A lotus floating in a pond

   물에 뜨다 ― mur-e tteuda ― to float on water

2. (intransitive) to float (in/to the sky/air); (of a plane, helicopter, etc.) to take off

   하늘에 구름이 두둥실 떠 있다.

   Haneur-e gureum-i dudungsil tteo itda.

   A cloud is floating in the sky.

   곧 비행기가 뜬다. ― Got bihaenggi-ga tteunda. ― The plane will take off soon.

3. (intransitive, of the Sun, Moon, etc.) to rise, to come up

   Synonym: 돋다 (dotda)

   Antonym: 지다 (jida, “to set”)

   해가 지고 달이 뜬다.

   Hae-ga jigo dar-i tteunda.

   The sun sets and the moon rises.

   하늘에 떠 있는 별들

   haneur-e tteo inneun byeoldeul

   The stars in the sky

   (literally, “The stars that are floating in the sky”)

   하늘에 무지개가 떴다.

   Haneur-e mujigae-ga tteotda.

   There is a rainbow in the sky.

   (literally, “A rainbow has risen in the sky.”)

4. (intransitive) to bulge, to come off (of paper or wood stuck to a surface)

   Antonym: 붙다 (butda, “to stick”)

5. (intransitive) to rise to fame; to become popular

Of native Korean origin.

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to leave, to depart

   Synonym: 떠나다 (tteonada)

   자리를 뜨다 ― jari-reul tteuda ― to leave one's place

2. (transitive) to pass away

   세상을 뜨다

   sesang-eul tteuda

   to pass away

   (literally, “to leave the world”)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: ptú-tá).

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (transitive) to open (one's eyes)

   Antonym: 감다 (gamda, “to close (one's eyes)”)

   눈을 뜨다 ― nun-eul tteuda ― to open one's eyes

Of native Korean origin.

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (transitive) to copy, to model, to imitate (a pattern, drawing, etc.)

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean ᄯᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: stú-tá).

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (transitive) to scoop, to scoop up, to ladle

   물을 뜨다

   mur-eul tteuda

   to scoop up water

2. (transitive) to slice (meat) in pieces

   회를 뜨다

   hoe-reul tteuda

   to slice raw fish

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄯᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: stú-tá).

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. to be slow; to be sluggish

   동작이 뜨다

   dongjag-i tteuda

   to be slow in movement

   행동이 뜨다

   haengdong-i tteuda

   to be slow in action

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄯᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: stú-tá).

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (transitive) to knit

   손수 스웨터를 뜨다

   sonsu seuweteo-reul tteuda

   to knit a sweater by hand

2. (transitive) to sew, to stitch

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

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (transitive) to cauterize with moxa

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

뜨다 • (tteuda) (infinitive 떠, sequential 뜨니)

1. (intransitive) to spoil; to wither
2. (intransitive) to ferment