붙다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 븥다 (Yale: puthta).

The meaning of "pass an examination" is thought to come from the civil service examinations of dynastic Korea, when the list of students who passed was attached to a wall.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [put̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [붇따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	butda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	butda
McCune–Reischauer?	putta
Yale Romanization?	puthta

Verb

붙다 • (butda) (infinitive 붙어, sequential 붙으니)

Korean verb set

Base	붙다 (butda)
Causative	붙이다 (buchida)

1. to stick to, adhere to, cling to, attach
2. to pass an examination or test

   시험에 붙다.

   Siheom-e butda.

   To pass the test.

3. to be near
4. to catch fire

   집에 불이 붙다.

   Jib-e bur-i butda.

   for a house to catch fire

5. to stay in, at
6. to be named after
7. to gain, gather
8. to be charged, earn

   3개월동안 연체했더니 이자가 붙었다.

   3gaewoldong'an yeonchehaetdeoni ija-ga buteotda.

   charged interest on three-month late payment.

9. wearing a tight~

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 붙다 (butda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	붙는다 bunneunda	붙어 buteo	붙어요 buteoyo	붙습니다 butseumnida
	Past	붙었다 buteotda	붙었어 buteosseo	붙었어요 buteosseoyo	붙었습니다 buteotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	붙느냐 bunneunya	붙어 buteo	붙어요 buteoyo	붙습니까 butseumnikka
	Past	붙었느냐 buteonneunya	붙었어 buteosseo	붙었어요 buteosseoyo	붙었습니까 buteotseumnikka
Hortative		붙자 butja	붙어 buteo	붙어요 buteoyo	붙으십시다 buteusipsida
Imperative		붙어라 buteora	붙어 buteo	붙어요 buteoyo	붙읍시오 buteupsio
Assertive		붙겠다 butgetda	붙겠어 butgesseo	붙겠어요 butgesseoyo	붙겠습니다 butgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		붙어 buteo	붙어서 buteoseo	붙으니 buteuni	붙으니까 buteunikka
Contrast		붙지만 butjiman	붙는데 bunneunde	붙더니 butdeoni
Conjunction		붙고 butgo
Condition		붙으면 buteumyeon	붙어야 buteoya
Motive		붙으려고 buteuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		붙음 buteum	붙기 butgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		붙었음 buteosseum	붙었기 buteotgi
Determiners	Past	붙은 buteun
	Present	붙는 bunneun
	Future	붙을 buteul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	붙으신다 buteusinda	붙으셔 buteusyeo	붙으세요, 붙으셔요 buteuseyo, buteusyeoyo	붙으십니다 buteusimnida
	Past	붙으셨다 buteusyeotda	붙으셨어 buteusyeosseo	붙으셨어요 buteusyeosseoyo	붙으셨습니다 buteusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	붙으시느냐 buteusineunya	붙으셔 buteusyeo	붙으세요, 붙으셔요 buteuseyo, buteusyeoyo	붙으십니까 buteusimnikka
	Past	붙으셨느냐 buteusyeonneunya	붙으셨어 buteusyeosseo	붙으셨어요 buteusyeosseoyo	붙으셨습니까 buteusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		붙으시라 buteusira	붙으셔 buteusyeo	붙으세요 buteuseyo	붙으십시오 buteusipsio
Assertive		붙으시겠다 buteusigetda	붙으시겠어 buteusigesseo	붙으시겠어요 buteusigesseoyo	붙으시겠습니다 buteusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		붙으셔 buteusyeo	붙으셔서 buteusyeoseo	붙으시니 buteusini	붙으시니까 buteusinikka
Contrast		붙으시지만 buteusijiman	붙으시는데 buteusineunde	붙으시더니 buteusideoni
Conjunction		붙으시고 buteusigo
Condition		붙으시면 buteusimyeon	붙으셔야 buteusyeoya
Motive		붙으시려고 buteusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		붙으심 buteusim	붙으시기 buteusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		붙으셨음 buteusyeosseum	붙으셨기 buteusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	붙으신 buteusin
	Present	붙으시는 buteusineun
	Future	붙으실 buteusil