불다

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Korean

Etymology 1

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

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?bulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulda
McCune–Reischauer?pulda
Yale Romanization?pūlta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 불다 (bulda)
Causative불리다 (bullida)
Passive불리다 (bullida)

불다 • (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

  1. (intransitive, also figuratively, of wind) to blow
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to confess
  3. (transitive) to play/blow (a wind instrument)
  4. (transitive) to blow one's breath
Conjugation
    Selected forms of the verb 불다 (bulda): 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 분다
bunda 		불어
bureo 		불어요
bureoyo 		붑니다
bumnida
Past 불었다
bureotda 		불었어
bureosseo 		불었어요
bureosseoyo 		불었습니다
bureotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 부느냐
buneunya 		불어
bureo 		불어요
bureoyo 		붑니까
bumnikka
Past 불었느냐
bureonneunya 		불었어
bureosseo 		불었어요
bureosseoyo 		불었습니까
bureotseumnikka
Hortative 불자
bulja		 불어
bureo		 불어요
bureoyo		 부십시다
busipsida
Imperative 불어라
bureora		 불어
bureo		 불어요
bureoyo		 붑시오
bupsio
Assertive 불겠다
bulgetda		 불겠어
bulgesseo		 불겠어요
bulgesseoyo		 불겠습니다
bulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 불어
bureo		 불어서
bureoseo		 부니
buni		 부니까
bunikka
Contrast 불지만
buljiman		 부는데
buneunde		 불더니
buldeoni
Conjunction 불고
bulgo
Condition 불면
bulmyeon		 불어야
bureoya
Motive 불려고
bullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 붊
bum		 불기
bulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 불었음
bureosseum		 불었기
bureotgi
Determiners Past 분
bun
Present 부는
buneun
Future 불
bul
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 부신다
businda 		부셔
busyeo 		부세요, 부셔요
buseyo, busyeoyo 		부십니다
busimnida
Past 부셨다
busyeotda 		부셨어
busyeosseo 		부셨어요
busyeosseoyo 		부셨습니다
busyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 부시느냐
busineunya 		부셔
busyeo 		부세요, 부셔요
buseyo, busyeoyo 		부십니까
busimnikka
Past 부셨느냐
busyeonneunya 		부셨어
busyeosseo 		부셨어요
busyeosseoyo 		부셨습니까
busyeotseumnikka
Imperative 부시라
busira		 부셔
busyeo		 부세요
buseyo		 부십시오
busipsio
Assertive 부시겠다
busigetda		 부시겠어
busigesseo		 부시겠어요
busigesseoyo		 부시겠습니다
busigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 부셔
busyeo		 부셔서
busyeoseo		 부시니
busini		 부시니까
businikka
Contrast 부시지만
busijiman		 부시는데
busineunde		 부시더니
busideoni
Conjunction 부시고
busigo
Condition 부시면
busimyeon		 부셔야
busyeoya
Motive 부시려고
busiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 부심
busim		 부시기
busigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 부셨음
busyeosseum		 부셨기
busyeotgi
Determiners Past 부신
busin
Present 부시는
busineun
Future 부실
busil
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

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?bulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulda
McCune–Reischauer?pulda
Yale Romanization?pūlta

Verb

불다 • (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

  1. Gangwon, Seoul, and Hwanghae form of 벌다 (beolda, “to earn money”)
    • 1976, 김덕종 [gimdeokjong], “목도소리 [mokdosori]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu]‎, 황해북도 신평군 대지리 [hwanghaebukdo sinpyeonggun daejiri]:
      돈 불어 히여 가주구 히여 고향에 헤이 한 번은 가볼까 이여차 이여.
      Don bureo hiyeo gaju-gu hiyeo gohyang-e hei han beon-eun gabolkka iyeocha iyeo.
      Let's visit our hometowns with the money we earn.
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