덜다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 덜〯다〮 (Yale: těl-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?deolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deolda
McCune–Reischauer?tŏlda
Yale Romanization?tēlta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 덜다 (deolda)
Passive덜리다 (deollida)

덜다 (deolda) (infinitive 덜어, sequential 더니) (transitive)

  1. to subtract
  2. to cut down

Conjugation