슬프다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 슬프다 (Yale: sulphuta). From 슳 (to lament) +‎ 브 (-pu-, adjective-making suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seulpeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seulpeuda
McCune–Reischauer?sŭlp'ŭda
Yale Romanization?sul.phuta

Adjective

슬프다 • (seulpeuda) (infinitive 슬퍼, sequential 슬프니)

  1. to be sad
    “위로 올라가야지만 그것을 볼 수 있어요”라고 그는 슬프게 말했다.
    “wiro ollagayajiman geugeoseul bol su isseoyo”rago geuneun seulpeuge malhaetda.
    “Only when we climb up can we see it,” he said sadly.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 슬프다 (seulpeuda): vowel-stem, regular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 슬프다
seulpeuda 		슬퍼
seulpeo 		슬퍼요
seulpeoyo 		슬픕니다
seulpeumnida
Past 슬펐다
seulpeotda 		슬펐어
seulpeosseo 		슬펐어요
seulpeosseoyo 		슬펐습니다
seulpeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 슬프냐
seulpeunya 		슬퍼
seulpeo 		슬퍼요
seulpeoyo 		슬픕니까
seulpeumnikka
Past 슬펐냐
seulpeonnya 		슬펐어
seulpeosseo 		슬펐어요
seulpeosseoyo 		슬펐습니까
seulpeotseumnikka
Assertive 슬프겠다
seulpeugetda		 슬프겠어
seulpeugesseo		 슬프겠어요
seulpeugesseoyo		 슬프겠습니다
seulpeugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 슬퍼
seulpeo		 슬퍼서
seulpeoseo		 슬프니
seulpeuni		 슬프니까
seulpeunikka
Contrast 슬프지만
seulpeujiman		 슬픈데
seulpeunde		 슬프더니
seulpeudeoni
Conjunction 슬프고
seulpeugo
Condition 슬프면
seulpeumyeon		 슬퍼야
seulpeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 슬픔
seulpeum		 슬프기
seulpeugi
Past-tense verbal nouns 슬펐음
seulpeosseum		 슬펐기
seulpeotgi
Determiners Present 슬픈
seulpeun
Future 슬플
seulpeul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 슬프시다
seulpeusida 		슬프셔
seulpeusyeo 		슬프세요, 슬프셔요
seulpeuseyo, seulpeusyeoyo 		슬프십니다
seulpeusimnida
Past 슬프셨다
seulpeusyeotda 		슬프셨어
seulpeusyeosseo 		슬프셨어요
seulpeusyeosseoyo 		슬프셨습니다
seulpeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 슬프시냐
seulpeusinya 		슬프셔
seulpeusyeo 		슬프세요, 슬프셔요
seulpeuseyo, seulpeusyeoyo 		슬프십니까
seulpeusimnikka
Past 슬프셨냐
seulpeusyeonnya 		슬프셨어
seulpeusyeosseo 		슬프셨어요
seulpeusyeosseoyo 		슬프셨습니까
seulpeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive 슬프시겠다
seulpeusigetda		 슬프시겠어
seulpeusigesseo		 슬프시겠어요
seulpeusigesseoyo		 슬프시겠습니다
seulpeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 슬프셔
seulpeusyeo		 슬프셔서
seulpeusyeoseo		 슬프시니
seulpeusini		 슬프시니까
seulpeusinikka
Contrast 슬프시지만
seulpeusijiman		 슬프신데
seulpeusinde		 슬프시더니
seulpeusideoni
Conjunction 슬프시고
seulpeusigo
Condition 슬프시면
seulpeusimyeon		 슬프셔야
seulpeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 슬프심
seulpeusim		 슬프시기
seulpeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 슬프셨음
seulpeusyeosseum		 슬프셨기
seulpeusyeotgi
Determiners Present 슬프신
seulpeusin
Future 슬프실
seulpeusil

Derived terms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 15 (last accessed)) “슬프다 [seulpeuda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
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