쓸다

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄡᅳᆯ다 (Yale: psulta).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
Phonetic hangul:

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sseulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sseulda
McCune–Reischauer^?	ssŭlda
Yale Romanization^?	ssulta

Verb

쓸다 • (sseulda) (infinitive 쓸어, sequential 쓰니)

to sweep
마루를 쓸다 ― marureul sseulda ― to sweep the floor

김 노인은 아침마다 골목을 쓴다.
gim noineun achimmada golmogeul sseunda.
Mr. Kim sweeps the alley every morning.
to spread, to be prevalent
전염병이 전국을 쓸었다.
jeonyeombyeong'i jeon'gugeul sseureotda.
An epidemic swept all over the country.
to sweep away, to clean out, to make an end of
to sweep the game board, to make a clear sweep

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 쓸다 (sseulda): 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	쓴다 sseunda	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	씁니다 sseumnida
Indicative	Past	쓸었다 sseureotda	쓸었어 sseureosseo	쓸었어요 sseureosseoyo	쓸었습니다 sseureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰느냐 sseuneunya	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	씁니까 sseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	쓸었느냐 sseureonneunya	쓸었어 sseureosseo	쓸었어요 sseureosseoyo	쓸었습니까 sseureotseumnikka
Hortative		쓸자 sseulja	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	쓰십시다 sseusipsida
Imperative		쓸어라 sseureora	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	씁시오 sseupsio
Assertive		쓸겠다 sseulgetda	쓸겠어 sseulgesseo	쓸겠어요 sseulgesseoyo	쓸겠습니다 sseulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쓸어 sseureo	쓸어서 sseureoseo	쓰니 sseuni	쓰니까 sseunikka
Contrast		쓸지만 sseuljiman	쓰는데 sseuneunde	쓸더니 sseuldeoni
Conjunction		쓸고 sseulgo
Condition		쓸면 sseulmyeon	쓸어야 sseureoya
Motive		쓸려고 sseullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쓺 sseum	쓸기 sseulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓸었음 sseureosseum	쓸었기 sseureotgi
Determiners	Past	쓴 sseun
	Present	쓰는 sseuneun
	Future	쓸 sseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰신다 sseusinda	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니다 sseusimnida
Indicative	Past	쓰셨다 sseusyeotda	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니다 sseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰시느냐 sseusineunya	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니까 sseusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	쓰셨느냐 sseusyeonneunya	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니까 sseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쓰시라 sseusira	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요 sseuseyo	쓰십시오 sseusipsio
Assertive		쓰시겠다 sseusigetda	쓰시겠어 sseusigesseo	쓰시겠어요 sseusigesseoyo	쓰시겠습니다 sseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰셔서 sseusyeoseo	쓰시니 sseusini	쓰시니까 sseusinikka
Contrast		쓰시지만 sseusijiman	쓰시는데 sseusineunde	쓰시더니 sseusideoni
Conjunction		쓰시고 sseusigo
Condition		쓰시면 sseusimyeon	쓰셔야 sseusyeoya
Motive		쓰시려고 sseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰심 sseusim	쓰시기 sseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰셨음 sseusyeosseum	쓰셨기 sseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰신 sseusin
	Present	쓰시는 sseusineun
	Future	쓰실 sseusil

Derived terms

Causative: 쓸리다 (sseullida)
Passive: 쓸리다 (sseullida)
쓰레기 (sseuregi, “garbage”), 쓰레받기 (sseurebatgi, “dustpan”)
쓸어내리다 (sseureonaerida), 쓸어넘기다 (sseureoneomgida), 쓸어들이다 (sseureodeurida), 쓸어맡기다 (sseureomatgida), 쓸어버리다 (sseureobeorida)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
Phonetic hangul:

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sseulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sseulda
McCune–Reischauer^?	ssŭlda
Yale Romanization^?	ssulta

Verb

쓸다 • (sseulda) (infinitive 쓸어, sequential 쓰니)

to file; to rasp (off／away)
줄로 쓸어서 반드럽게 하다
jullo sseureoseo bandeureopge hada
to file smooth

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 쓸다 (sseulda): 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	쓴다 sseunda	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	씁니다 sseumnida
Indicative	Past	쓸었다 sseureotda	쓸었어 sseureosseo	쓸었어요 sseureosseoyo	쓸었습니다 sseureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰느냐 sseuneunya	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	씁니까 sseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	쓸었느냐 sseureonneunya	쓸었어 sseureosseo	쓸었어요 sseureosseoyo	쓸었습니까 sseureotseumnikka
Hortative		쓸자 sseulja	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	쓰십시다 sseusipsida
Imperative		쓸어라 sseureora	쓸어 sseureo	쓸어요 sseureoyo	씁시오 sseupsio
Assertive		쓸겠다 sseulgetda	쓸겠어 sseulgesseo	쓸겠어요 sseulgesseoyo	쓸겠습니다 sseulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쓸어 sseureo	쓸어서 sseureoseo	쓰니 sseuni	쓰니까 sseunikka
Contrast		쓸지만 sseuljiman	쓰는데 sseuneunde	쓸더니 sseuldeoni
Conjunction		쓸고 sseulgo
Condition		쓸면 sseulmyeon	쓸어야 sseureoya
Motive		쓸려고 sseullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쓺 sseum	쓸기 sseulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓸었음 sseureosseum	쓸었기 sseureotgi
Determiners	Past	쓴 sseun
	Present	쓰는 sseuneun
	Future	쓸 sseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쓰신다 sseusinda	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니다 sseusimnida
Indicative	Past	쓰셨다 sseusyeotda	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니다 sseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쓰시느냐 sseusineunya	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요, 쓰셔요 sseuseyo, sseusyeoyo	쓰십니까 sseusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	쓰셨느냐 sseusyeonneunya	쓰셨어 sseusyeosseo	쓰셨어요 sseusyeosseoyo	쓰셨습니까 sseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쓰시라 sseusira	쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰세요 sseuseyo	쓰십시오 sseusipsio
Assertive		쓰시겠다 sseusigetda	쓰시겠어 sseusigesseo	쓰시겠어요 sseusigesseoyo	쓰시겠습니다 sseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쓰셔 sseusyeo	쓰셔서 sseusyeoseo	쓰시니 sseusini	쓰시니까 sseusinikka
Contrast		쓰시지만 sseusijiman	쓰시는데 sseusineunde	쓰시더니 sseusideoni
Conjunction		쓰시고 sseusigo
Condition		쓰시면 sseusimyeon	쓰셔야 sseusyeoya
Motive		쓰시려고 sseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쓰심 sseusim	쓰시기 sseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쓰셨음 sseusyeosseum	쓰셨기 sseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쓰신 sseusin
	Present	쓰시는 sseusineun
	Future	쓰실 sseusil

Etymology 3

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^?	sseulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sseulda
McCune–Reischauer^?	ssŭlda
Yale Romanization^?	ssūlta

Verb

쓸다 • (sseulda) (infinitive 쓸어, sequential 쓰니)

(Chungcheong, Seoul) Dialectal form of 썰다 (sseolda, “to slice, to chop”)

쓸다

Contents

Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

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