이다

Korean

Etymology 1

Particle

이다 • (ida)

1. For the Korean copula ("to be"), see the entry at 이다 (-ida).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 이다〮 (Yale: ì-tá).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

이다 • (ida) (infinitive 여 or 이어, sequential 이니)

1. (transitive) to carry on the head

Conjugation

Note: While prescriptively possible, the 여 forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as 여 (였, etc.) below, note that the common form is 이어 (이었, etc.).

Etymology 3

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 니다〮 (Yale: nì-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.

Verb

이다 • (ida) (infinitive 여 or 이어, sequential 이니)

1. (ergative) to tile (with); to (use to) tile a roof

   초가 지붕을 이다 ― choga jibung-eul ida ― to tile a thatched roof

   고풍스러운 기와를 인 한옥 ― gopungseureoun giwa-reul in hanok ― traditional house tiled with antique-style roof tiles

Conjugation

Note: While prescriptively possible, the 여 forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as 여 (였, etc.) below, note that the common form is 이어 (이었, etc.).