멀다

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Korean

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?meolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meolda
McCune–Reischauer?mŏlda
Yale Romanization?mēlta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 멀〯다〮 (Yale: měl-tá).

Adjective

멀다 • (meolda) (infinitive 멀어, sequential 머니)

  1. to be far
    Antonym: 가깝다 (gakkapda, “to be close”)
    집에서 학교까지 멀어요? ― Jib-eseo hakgyo-kkaji meoreoyo? ― Is it far from (your) home to school?
    Audio (South Korea)(file)
Conjugation
    Selected forms of the adjective 멀다 (meolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 멀다
meolda 		멀어
meoreo 		멀어요
meoreoyo 		멉니다
meomnida
Past 멀었다
meoreotda 		멀었어
meoreosseo 		멀었어요
meoreosseoyo 		멀었습니다
meoreotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 머냐
meonya 		멀어
meoreo 		멀어요
meoreoyo 		멉니까
meomnikka
Past 멀었냐
meoreonnya 		멀었어
meoreosseo 		멀었어요
meoreosseoyo 		멀었습니까
meoreotseumnikka
Assertive 멀겠다
meolgetda		 멀겠어
meolgesseo		 멀겠어요
meolgesseoyo		 멀겠습니다
meolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 멀어
meoreo		 멀어서
meoreoseo		 머니
meoni		 머니까
meonikka
Contrast 멀지만
meoljiman		 먼데
meonde		 멀더니
meoldeoni
Conjunction 멀고
meolgo
Condition 멀면
meolmyeon		 멀어야
meoreoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 멂
meom		 멀기
meolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 멀었음
meoreosseum		 멀었기
meoreotgi
Determiners Present 먼
meon
Future 멀
meol


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 머시다
meosida 		머셔
meosyeo 		머세요, 머셔요
meoseyo, meosyeoyo 		머십니다
meosimnida
Past 머셨다
meosyeotda 		머셨어
meosyeosseo 		머셨어요
meosyeosseoyo 		머셨습니다
meosyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 머시냐
meosinya 		머셔
meosyeo 		머세요, 머셔요
meoseyo, meosyeoyo 		머십니까
meosimnikka
Past 머셨냐
meosyeonnya 		머셨어
meosyeosseo 		머셨어요
meosyeosseoyo 		머셨습니까
meosyeotseumnikka
Assertive 머시겠다
meosigetda		 머시겠어
meosigesseo		 머시겠어요
meosigesseoyo		 머시겠습니다
meosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 머셔
meosyeo		 머셔서
meosyeoseo		 머시니
meosini		 머시니까
meosinikka
Contrast 머시지만
meosijiman		 머신데
meosinde		 머시더니
meosideoni
Conjunction 머시고
meosigo
Condition 머시면
meosimyeon		 머셔야
meosyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 머심
meosim		 머시기
meosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 머셨음
meosyeosseum		 머셨기
meosyeotgi
Determiners Present 머신
meosin
Future 머실
meosil
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

멀다 • (meolda) (infinitive 멀어, sequential 머니) (intransitive)

  1. to go blind
    제가 사고로 눈이 멀었습니다.
    Je-ga sago-ro nun-i meoreotseumnida.
    I lost my eyesight in an accident
  2. to go deaf
Conjugation
    Selected forms of the verb 멀다 (meolda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 먼다
meonda 		멀어
meoreo 		멀어요
meoreoyo 		멉니다
meomnida
Past 멀었다
meoreotda 		멀었어
meoreosseo 		멀었어요
meoreosseoyo 		멀었습니다
meoreotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 머느냐
meoneunya 		멀어
meoreo 		멀어요
meoreoyo 		멉니까
meomnikka
Past 멀었느냐
meoreonneunya 		멀었어
meoreosseo 		멀었어요
meoreosseoyo 		멀었습니까
meoreotseumnikka
Hortative 멀자
meolja		 멀어
meoreo		 멀어요
meoreoyo		 머십시다
meosipsida
Imperative 멀어라
meoreora		 멀어
meoreo		 멀어요
meoreoyo		 멉시오
meopsio
Assertive 멀겠다
meolgetda		 멀겠어
meolgesseo		 멀겠어요
meolgesseoyo		 멀겠습니다
meolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 멀어
meoreo		 멀어서
meoreoseo		 머니
meoni		 머니까
meonikka
Contrast 멀지만
meoljiman		 머는데
meoneunde		 멀더니
meoldeoni
Conjunction 멀고
meolgo
Condition 멀면
meolmyeon		 멀어야
meoreoya
Motive 멀려고
meollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 멂
meom		 멀기
meolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 멀었음
meoreosseum		 멀었기
meoreotgi
Determiners Past 먼
meon
Present 머는
meoneun
Future 멀
meol
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 머신다
meosinda 		머셔
meosyeo 		머세요, 머셔요
meoseyo, meosyeoyo 		머십니다
meosimnida
Past 머셨다
meosyeotda 		머셨어
meosyeosseo 		머셨어요
meosyeosseoyo 		머셨습니다
meosyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 머시느냐
meosineunya 		머셔
meosyeo 		머세요, 머셔요
meoseyo, meosyeoyo 		머십니까
meosimnikka
Past 머셨느냐
meosyeonneunya 		머셨어
meosyeosseo 		머셨어요
meosyeosseoyo 		머셨습니까
meosyeotseumnikka
Imperative 머시라
meosira		 머셔
meosyeo		 머세요
meoseyo		 머십시오
meosipsio
Assertive 머시겠다
meosigetda		 머시겠어
meosigesseo		 머시겠어요
meosigesseoyo		 머시겠습니다
meosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 머셔
meosyeo		 머셔서
meosyeoseo		 머시니
meosini		 머시니까
meosinikka
Contrast 머시지만
meosijiman		 머시는데
meosineunde		 머시더니
meosideoni
Conjunction 머시고
meosigo
Condition 머시면
meosimyeon		 머셔야
meosyeoya
Motive 머시려고
meosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 머심
meosim		 머시기
meosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 머셨음
meosyeosseum		 머셨기
meosyeotgi
Determiners Past 머신
meosin
Present 머시는
meosineun
Future 머실
meosil
Derived terms
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