길다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 길〯다〮 (Yale: kǐl-tá), from Old Korean 吉 (*kil-), an element that apparently means “long” in certain first-millennium Korean place names.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

길다 • (gilda) (infinitive 길어, sequential 기니)

  1. to be long
    Antonym: 짧다 (jjalda, “to be short”)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 길다 (gilda): 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 길다
gilda 		길어
gireo 		길어요
gireoyo 		깁니다
gimnida
Past 길었다
gireotda 		길었어
gireosseo 		길었어요
gireosseoyo 		길었습니다
gireotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 기냐
ginya 		길어
gireo 		길어요
gireoyo 		깁니까
gimnikka
Past 길었냐
gireonnya 		길었어
gireosseo 		길었어요
gireosseoyo 		길었습니까
gireotseumnikka
Assertive 길겠다
gilgetda		 길겠어
gilgesseo		 길겠어요
gilgesseoyo		 길겠습니다
gilgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 길어
gireo		 길어서
gireoseo		 기니
gini		 기니까
ginikka
Contrast 길지만
giljiman		 긴데
ginde		 길더니
gildeoni
Conjunction 길고
gilgo
Condition 길면
gilmyeon		 길어야
gireoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 긺
gim		 길기
gilgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 길었음
gireosseum		 길었기
gireotgi
Determiners Present 긴
gin
Future 길
gil


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 기시다
gisida 		기셔
gisyeo 		기세요, 기셔요
giseyo, gisyeoyo 		기십니다
gisimnida
Past 기셨다
gisyeotda 		기셨어
gisyeosseo 		기셨어요
gisyeosseoyo 		기셨습니다
gisyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 기시냐
gisinya 		기셔
gisyeo 		기세요, 기셔요
giseyo, gisyeoyo 		기십니까
gisimnikka
Past 기셨냐
gisyeonnya 		기셨어
gisyeosseo 		기셨어요
gisyeosseoyo 		기셨습니까
gisyeotseumnikka
Assertive 기시겠다
gisigetda		 기시겠어
gisigesseo		 기시겠어요
gisigesseoyo		 기시겠습니다
gisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 기셔
gisyeo		 기셔서
gisyeoseo		 기시니
gisini		 기시니까
gisinikka
Contrast 기시지만
gisijiman		 기신데
gisinde		 기시더니
gisideoni
Conjunction 기시고
gisigo
Condition 기시면
gisimyeon		 기셔야
gisyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 기심
gisim		 기시기
gisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 기셨음
gisyeosseum		 기셨기
gisyeotgi
Determiners Present 기신
gisin
Future 기실
gisil

Derived terms

Verb

길다 • (gilda) (infinitive 길어, sequential 기니)

  1. (intransitive, of hair) to grow long

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 길다 (gilda): 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 긴다
ginda 		길어
gireo 		길어요
gireoyo 		깁니다
gimnida
Past 길었다
gireotda 		길었어
gireosseo 		길었어요
gireosseoyo 		길었습니다
gireotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 기느냐
gineunya 		길어
gireo 		길어요
gireoyo 		깁니까
gimnikka
Past 길었느냐
gireonneunya 		길었어
gireosseo 		길었어요
gireosseoyo 		길었습니까
gireotseumnikka
Hortative 길자
gilja		 길어
gireo		 길어요
gireoyo		 기십시다
gisipsida
Imperative 길어라
gireora		 길어
gireo		 길어요
gireoyo		 깁시오
gipsio
Assertive 길겠다
gilgetda		 길겠어
gilgesseo		 길겠어요
gilgesseoyo		 길겠습니다
gilgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 길어
gireo		 길어서
gireoseo		 기니
gini		 기니까
ginikka
Contrast 길지만
giljiman		 기는데
gineunde		 길더니
gildeoni
Conjunction 길고
gilgo
Condition 길면
gilmyeon		 길어야
gireoya
Motive 길려고
gillyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 긺
gim		 길기
gilgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 길었음
gireosseum		 길었기
gireotgi
Determiners Past 긴
gin
Present 기는
gineun
Future 길
gil
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 기신다
gisinda 		기셔
gisyeo 		기세요, 기셔요
giseyo, gisyeoyo 		기십니다
gisimnida
Past 기셨다
gisyeotda 		기셨어
gisyeosseo 		기셨어요
gisyeosseoyo 		기셨습니다
gisyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 기시느냐
gisineunya 		기셔
gisyeo 		기세요, 기셔요
giseyo, gisyeoyo 		기십니까
gisimnikka
Past 기셨느냐
gisyeonneunya 		기셨어
gisyeosseo 		기셨어요
gisyeosseoyo 		기셨습니까
gisyeotseumnikka
Imperative 기시라
gisira		 기셔
gisyeo		 기세요
giseyo		 기십시오
gisipsio
Assertive 기시겠다
gisigetda		 기시겠어
gisigesseo		 기시겠어요
gisigesseoyo		 기시겠습니다
gisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 기셔
gisyeo		 기셔서
gisyeoseo		 기시니
gisini		 기시니까
gisinikka
Contrast 기시지만
gisijiman		 기시는데
gisineunde		 기시더니
gisideoni
Conjunction 기시고
gisigo
Condition 기시면
gisimyeon		 기셔야
gisyeoya
Motive 기시려고
gisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 기심
gisim		 기시기
gisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 기셨음
gisyeosseum		 기셨기
gisyeotgi
Determiners Past 기신
gisin
Present 기시는
gisineun
Future 기실
gisil
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