얻다

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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 얻〯다〮 (Yale: ět.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?eotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eodda
McCune–Reischauer?ŏtta
Yale Romanization?ēt.ta

Verb

얻다 (eotda) (infinitive 얻어, sequential 얻으니)

  1. to get, to receive, to obtain, to have (an object)
    런던 새로 여는 회사에서 광고 부문 중역으로서 일자리 얻었다.
    Geu-neun reondeon-e saero mun-eul yeoneun han hoesa-eseo gwanggo bumun jung'yeogeuroseo-ui iljari-reul eodeotda.
    He got a new position as advertising executive for a new firm opening in London.
  2. to borrow
  3. to win (someone's heart), to receive (criticism, praise, reputation)
  4. to get sick
  5. to rent
  6. obtain the right or property
  7. to hire a worker
  8. take a son-in-low or daughter-in-law, to win possession of a mate, to have a baby
Conjugation

See also

  • 받다 (batda, “to receive”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eodda
McCune–Reischauer?ŏtta
Yale Romanization?et.ta

Adverb

얻다 (eotda)

  1. An abbreviation of 어디에다 (eodieda).