묻다

Jeju

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mut̚t͈a̠/

Verb

묻다 (mutda)

1. to be scattered, sown
2. to be constructed

Synonyms

• 제기다 (jegida)

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 묻〯다〮 (Yale: mwǔt-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [묻(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mudda
McCune–Reischauer?	mutta
Yale Romanization?	mūt.ta

Verb

묻다 • (mutda) (irregular, infinitive 물어, sequential 물으니)

1. to ask; to inquire

   Synonyms: 물어보다 (mureoboda), 질문(質問)하다 (jilmunhada)

   자세한 것은 도서관원에게 물어주시오.

   Jasehan geos-eun doseogwanwon-ege mureojusio.

   For further information, please ask the librarian.

   미래에 대해서 묻다

   mirae-e daehaeseo mutda

   to ask about one's future

   말씀 좀 묻겠습니다.

   Malsseum jom mutgetseumnida.

   May I ask you something?

   (literally, “I will ask you something”)

2. to charge (a person with)

   책임을 묻다 ― chaegim-eul mutda ― to charge (a person) with irresponsibility

3. (in negations) to care

   승패는 묻지 않는다. ― Seungpae-neun mutji anneunda. ― It doesn't matter whether we win or lose.

   경험은 묻지 않음 ― gyeongheom-eun mutji aneum ― no experience required

Usage notes

To avoid confusion with 물다 (mulda, “to bite”), as in many conjugations both verbs sound and are spelled alike (both have the stem 물어 due to irregular conjugations), in most usages the verb is combined with 보다 (boda, “to try”) to form 물어보다 (mureoboda) to form the same meaning.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 묻다 (mutda): consonant-stem, ㄷ(d)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	묻는다 munneunda	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	묻습니다 mutseumnida
	Past	물었다 mureotda	물었어 mureosseo	물었어요 mureosseoyo	물었습니다 mureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묻느냐 munneunya	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	묻습니까 mutseumnikka
	Past	물었느냐 mureonneunya	물었어 mureosseo	물었어요 mureosseoyo	물었습니까 mureotseumnikka
Hortative		묻자 mutja	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	물으십시다 mureusipsida
Imperative		물어라 mureora	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	물읍시오 mureupsio
Assertive		묻겠다 mutgetda	묻겠어 mutgesseo	묻겠어요 mutgesseoyo	묻겠습니다 mutgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		물어 mureo	물어서 mureoseo	물으니 mureuni	물으니까 mureunikka
Contrast		묻지만 mutjiman	묻는데 munneunde	묻더니 mutdeoni
Conjunction		묻고 mutgo
Condition		물으면 mureumyeon	물어야 mureoya
Motive		물으려고 mureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		물음 mureum	묻기 mutgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		물었음 mureosseum	물었기 mureotgi
Determiners	Past	물은 mureun
	Present	묻는 munneun
	Future	물을 mureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	물으신다 mureusinda	물으셔 mureusyeo	물으세요, 물으셔요 mureuseyo, mureusyeoyo	물으십니다 mureusimnida
	Past	물으셨다 mureusyeotda	물으셨어 mureusyeosseo	물으셨어요 mureusyeosseoyo	물으셨습니다 mureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	물으시느냐 mureusineunya	물으셔 mureusyeo	물으세요, 물으셔요 mureuseyo, mureusyeoyo	물으십니까 mureusimnikka
	Past	물으셨느냐 mureusyeonneunya	물으셨어 mureusyeosseo	물으셨어요 mureusyeosseoyo	물으셨습니까 mureusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		물으시라 mureusira	물으셔 mureusyeo	물으세요 mureuseyo	물으십시오 mureusipsio
Assertive		물으시겠다 mureusigetda	물으시겠어 mureusigesseo	물으시겠어요 mureusigesseoyo	물으시겠습니다 mureusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		물으셔 mureusyeo	물으셔서 mureusyeoseo	물으시니 mureusini	물으시니까 mureusinikka
Contrast		물으시지만 mureusijiman	물으시는데 mureusineunde	물으시더니 mureusideoni
Conjunction		물으시고 mureusigo
Condition		물으시면 mureusimyeon	물으셔야 mureusyeoya
Motive		물으시려고 mureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		물으심 mureusim	물으시기 mureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		물으셨음 mureusyeosseum	물으셨기 mureusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	물으신 mureusin
	Present	물으시는 mureusineun
	Future	물으실 mureusil

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 묻다 (Yale: mwut-ta).. From Old Korean 埋多 (*MWUt).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mut̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [묻따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mudda
McCune–Reischauer?	mutta
Yale Romanization?	mut.ta

Verb

묻다 • (mutda) (infinitive 묻어, sequential 묻으니)

Korean verb set

Base	묻다 (mutda)
Passive	묻히다 (muchida)

1. to bury

   Synonym: 파묻다 (pamutda)

   시체를 묻다 ― siche-reul mutda ― to bury a corpse

   그녀는 내 가슴에 얼굴을 묻었다.

   Geunyeo-neun nae gaseum-e eolgur-eul mudeotda.

   She buried her face against my chest.

2. to hide

   그것을 나는 내 마음속에만 묻어 두었다.

   Geugeos-eul na-neun nae ma'eumsog-e-man mudeo dueotda.

   I have kept it to myself

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 묻다 (mutda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	묻는다 munneunda	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻습니다 mutseumnida
	Past	묻었다 mudeotda	묻었어 mudeosseo	묻었어요 mudeosseoyo	묻었습니다 mudeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묻느냐 munneunya	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻습니까 mutseumnikka
	Past	묻었느냐 mudeonneunya	묻었어 mudeosseo	묻었어요 mudeosseoyo	묻었습니까 mudeotseumnikka
Hortative		묻자 mutja	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻으십시다 mudeusipsida
Imperative		묻어라 mudeora	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻읍시오 mudeupsio
Assertive		묻겠다 mutgetda	묻겠어 mutgesseo	묻겠어요 mutgesseoyo	묻겠습니다 mutgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		묻어 mudeo	묻어서 mudeoseo	묻으니 mudeuni	묻으니까 mudeunikka
Contrast		묻지만 mutjiman	묻는데 munneunde	묻더니 mutdeoni
Conjunction		묻고 mutgo
Condition		묻으면 mudeumyeon	묻어야 mudeoya
Motive		묻으려고 mudeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		묻음 mudeum	묻기 mutgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		묻었음 mudeosseum	묻었기 mudeotgi
Determiners	Past	묻은 mudeun
	Present	묻는 munneun
	Future	묻을 mudeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	묻으신다 mudeusinda	묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으세요, 묻으셔요 mudeuseyo, mudeusyeoyo	묻으십니다 mudeusimnida
	Past	묻으셨다 mudeusyeotda	묻으셨어 mudeusyeosseo	묻으셨어요 mudeusyeosseoyo	묻으셨습니다 mudeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묻으시느냐 mudeusineunya	묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으세요, 묻으셔요 mudeuseyo, mudeusyeoyo	묻으십니까 mudeusimnikka
	Past	묻으셨느냐 mudeusyeonneunya	묻으셨어 mudeusyeosseo	묻으셨어요 mudeusyeosseoyo	묻으셨습니까 mudeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		묻으시라 mudeusira	묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으세요 mudeuseyo	묻으십시오 mudeusipsio
Assertive		묻으시겠다 mudeusigetda	묻으시겠어 mudeusigesseo	묻으시겠어요 mudeusigesseoyo	묻으시겠습니다 mudeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으셔서 mudeusyeoseo	묻으시니 mudeusini	묻으시니까 mudeusinikka
Contrast		묻으시지만 mudeusijiman	묻으시는데 mudeusineunde	묻으시더니 mudeusideoni
Conjunction		묻으시고 mudeusigo
Condition		묻으시면 mudeusimyeon	묻으셔야 mudeusyeoya
Motive		묻으시려고 mudeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		묻으심 mudeusim	묻으시기 mudeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		묻으셨음 mudeusyeosseum	묻으셨기 mudeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	묻으신 mudeusin
	Present	묻으시는 mudeusineun
	Future	묻으실 mudeusil

Related terms

• 묻히다 (muchida, “to become buried”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mut̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [묻따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mudda
McCune–Reischauer?	mutta
Yale Romanization?	mut.ta

Verb

묻다 • (mutda) (infinitive 묻어, sequential 묻으니)

1. (intransitive) to stick, adhere

   Synonym: 들러붙다 (deulleobutda)

   네 구두에 진흙이 묻었다.

   Ne gudu-e jinheulg-i mudeotda.

   Your shoes are muddy.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 묻다 (mutda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	묻는다 munneunda	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻습니다 mutseumnida
	Past	묻었다 mudeotda	묻었어 mudeosseo	묻었어요 mudeosseoyo	묻었습니다 mudeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묻느냐 munneunya	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻습니까 mutseumnikka
	Past	묻었느냐 mudeonneunya	묻었어 mudeosseo	묻었어요 mudeosseoyo	묻었습니까 mudeotseumnikka
Hortative		묻자 mutja	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻으십시다 mudeusipsida
Imperative		묻어라 mudeora	묻어 mudeo	묻어요 mudeoyo	묻읍시오 mudeupsio
Assertive		묻겠다 mutgetda	묻겠어 mutgesseo	묻겠어요 mutgesseoyo	묻겠습니다 mutgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		묻어 mudeo	묻어서 mudeoseo	묻으니 mudeuni	묻으니까 mudeunikka
Contrast		묻지만 mutjiman	묻는데 munneunde	묻더니 mutdeoni
Conjunction		묻고 mutgo
Condition		묻으면 mudeumyeon	묻어야 mudeoya
Motive		묻으려고 mudeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		묻음 mudeum	묻기 mutgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		묻었음 mudeosseum	묻었기 mudeotgi
Determiners	Past	묻은 mudeun
	Present	묻는 munneun
	Future	묻을 mudeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	묻으신다 mudeusinda	묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으세요, 묻으셔요 mudeuseyo, mudeusyeoyo	묻으십니다 mudeusimnida
	Past	묻으셨다 mudeusyeotda	묻으셨어 mudeusyeosseo	묻으셨어요 mudeusyeosseoyo	묻으셨습니다 mudeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묻으시느냐 mudeusineunya	묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으세요, 묻으셔요 mudeuseyo, mudeusyeoyo	묻으십니까 mudeusimnikka
	Past	묻으셨느냐 mudeusyeonneunya	묻으셨어 mudeusyeosseo	묻으셨어요 mudeusyeosseoyo	묻으셨습니까 mudeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		묻으시라 mudeusira	묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으세요 mudeuseyo	묻으십시오 mudeusipsio
Assertive		묻으시겠다 mudeusigetda	묻으시겠어 mudeusigesseo	묻으시겠어요 mudeusigesseoyo	묻으시겠습니다 mudeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		묻으셔 mudeusyeo	묻으셔서 mudeusyeoseo	묻으시니 mudeusini	묻으시니까 mudeusinikka
Contrast		묻으시지만 mudeusijiman	묻으시는데 mudeusineunde	묻으시더니 mudeusideoni
Conjunction		묻으시고 mudeusigo
Condition		묻으시면 mudeusimyeon	묻으셔야 mudeusyeoya
Motive		묻으시려고 mudeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		묻으심 mudeusim	묻으시기 mudeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		묻으셨음 mudeusyeosseum	묻으셨기 mudeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	묻으신 mudeusin
	Present	묻으시는 mudeusineun
	Future	묻으실 mudeusil