살다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 살〯다〮 (Yale: sǎl-tá). From Old Korean 活里 (*SAli).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?salda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salda
McCune–Reischauer?salda
Yale Romanization?sālta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 살다 (salda)
Causative살리다 (sallida)

살다 • (salda) (infinitive 살아, sequential 사니)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to live
  2. (intransitive) to dwell

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 살다 (salda): 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 산다
sanda 		살아
sara 		살아요
sarayo 		삽니다
samnida
Past 살았다
saratda 		살았어
sarasseo 		살았어요
sarasseoyo 		살았습니다
saratseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 사느냐
saneunya 		살아
sara 		살아요
sarayo 		삽니까
samnikka
Past 살았느냐
saranneunya 		살았어
sarasseo 		살았어요
sarasseoyo 		살았습니까
saratseumnikka
Hortative 살자
salja		 살아
sara		 살아요
sarayo		 사십시다
sasipsida
Imperative 살아라
sarara		 살아
sara		 살아요
sarayo		 삽시오
sapsio
Assertive 살겠다
salgetda		 살겠어
salgesseo		 살겠어요
salgesseoyo		 살겠습니다
salgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 살아
sara		 살아서
saraseo		 사니
sani		 사니까
sanikka
Contrast 살지만
saljiman		 사는데
saneunde		 살더니
saldeoni
Conjunction 살고
salgo
Condition 살면
salmyeon		 살아야
saraya
Motive 살려고
sallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 삶
sam		 살기
salgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 살았음
sarasseum		 살았기
saratgi
Determiners Past 산
san
Present 사는
saneun
Future 살
sal
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 사신다
sasinda 		사셔
sasyeo 		사세요, 사셔요
saseyo, sasyeoyo 		사십니다
sasimnida
Past 사셨다
sasyeotda 		사셨어
sasyeosseo 		사셨어요
sasyeosseoyo 		사셨습니다
sasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 사시느냐
sasineunya 		사셔
sasyeo 		사세요, 사셔요
saseyo, sasyeoyo 		사십니까
sasimnikka
Past 사셨느냐
sasyeonneunya 		사셨어
sasyeosseo 		사셨어요
sasyeosseoyo 		사셨습니까
sasyeotseumnikka
Imperative 사시라
sasira		 사셔
sasyeo		 사세요
saseyo		 사십시오
sasipsio
Assertive 사시겠다
sasigetda		 사시겠어
sasigesseo		 사시겠어요
sasigesseoyo		 사시겠습니다
sasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 사셔
sasyeo		 사셔서
sasyeoseo		 사시니
sasini		 사시니까
sasinikka
Contrast 사시지만
sasijiman		 사시는데
sasineunde		 사시더니
sasideoni
Conjunction 사시고
sasigo
Condition 사시면
sasimyeon		 사셔야
sasyeoya
Motive 사시려고
sasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 사심
sasim		 사시기
sasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 사셨음
sasyeosseum		 사셨기
sasyeotgi
Determiners Past 사신
sasin
Present 사시는
sasineun
Future 사실
sasil

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