배우다

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bae'uda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bae'uda
McCune–Reischauer?paeuda
Yale Romanization?paywuta

Verb

배우다 • (bae'uda) (infinitive 배워, sequential 배우니) (transitive)

  1. to learn (of)
    배운 사람 ― bae'un saram ― learned person; person of letters
    운전을 배우다 ― unjeon-eul bae'uda ― to learn to drive
    매일 새로운 것을 배우다
    maeil saeroun geos-eul bae'uda
    to learn something new every day
    석존께서는 중생의 생로병사를 배우신 후 출가를 결심하셨습니다.
    Seokjon-kkeseo-neun jungsaeng-ui saengnobyeongsa-reul bae'usin hu chulga-reul gyeolsimhasyeotseumnida.
    The honored Shakyamuni decided to leave his family upon learning of how the sentient beings were born, aged, fell ill, and died.
  2. (dialect, nonstandard) to teach

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 배우다 (bae'uda): vowel-stem, regular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 배운다
bae'unda 		배워
baewo 		배워요
baewoyo 		배웁니다
bae'umnida
Past 배웠다
baewotda 		배웠어
baewosseo 		배웠어요
baewosseoyo 		배웠습니다
baewotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 배우느냐
bae'uneunya 		배워
baewo 		배워요
baewoyo 		배웁니까
bae'umnikka
Past 배웠느냐
baewonneunya 		배웠어
baewosseo 		배웠어요
baewosseoyo 		배웠습니까
baewotseumnikka
Hortative 배우자
bae'uja		 배워
baewo		 배워요
baewoyo		 배우십시다
bae'usipsida
Imperative 배워라
baewora		 배워
baewo		 배워요
baewoyo		 배웁시오
bae'upsio
Assertive 배우겠다
bae'ugetda		 배우겠어
bae'ugesseo		 배우겠어요
bae'ugesseoyo		 배우겠습니다
bae'ugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 배워
baewo		 배워서
baewoseo		 배우니
bae'uni		 배우니까
bae'unikka
Contrast 배우지만
bae'ujiman		 배우는데
bae'uneunde		 배우더니
bae'udeoni
Conjunction 배우고
bae'ugo
Condition 배우면
bae'umyeon		 배워야
baewoya
Motive 배우려고
bae'uryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 배움
bae'um		 배우기
bae'ugi
Past-tense verbal nouns 배웠음
baewosseum		 배웠기
baewotgi
Determiners Past 배운
bae'un
Present 배우는
bae'uneun
Future 배울
bae'ul
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 배우신다
bae'usinda 		배우셔
bae'usyeo 		배우세요, 배우셔요
bae'useyo, bae'usyeoyo 		배우십니다
bae'usimnida
Past 배우셨다
bae'usyeotda 		배우셨어
bae'usyeosseo 		배우셨어요
bae'usyeosseoyo 		배우셨습니다
bae'usyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 배우시느냐
bae'usineunya 		배우셔
bae'usyeo 		배우세요, 배우셔요
bae'useyo, bae'usyeoyo 		배우십니까
bae'usimnikka
Past 배우셨느냐
bae'usyeonneunya 		배우셨어
bae'usyeosseo 		배우셨어요
bae'usyeosseoyo 		배우셨습니까
bae'usyeotseumnikka
Imperative 배우시라
bae'usira		 배우셔
bae'usyeo		 배우세요
bae'useyo		 배우십시오
bae'usipsio
Assertive 배우시겠다
bae'usigetda		 배우시겠어
bae'usigesseo		 배우시겠어요
bae'usigesseoyo		 배우시겠습니다
bae'usigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 배우셔
bae'usyeo		 배우셔서
bae'usyeoseo		 배우시니
bae'usini		 배우시니까
bae'usinikka
Contrast 배우시지만
bae'usijiman		 배우시는데
bae'usineunde		 배우시더니
bae'usideoni
Conjunction 배우시고
bae'usigo
Condition 배우시면
bae'usimyeon		 배우셔야
bae'usyeoya
Motive 배우시려고
bae'usiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 배우심
bae'usim		 배우시기
bae'usigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 배우셨음
bae'usyeosseum		 배우셨기
bae'usyeotgi
Determiners Past 배우신
bae'usin
Present 배우시는
bae'usineun
Future 배우실
bae'usil

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