버리다

Korean

FWOTD – 30 July 2021

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞ리〮다〮 (Yale: pòlí-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɾida̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [버리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beolida
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏrida
Yale Romanization?	pelita

• Homophone: 벌이다 (beorida)

Verb

버리다 • (beorida) (infinitive 버려 or 버리어, sequential 버리니)

1. (transitive) to throw away (a thing), to abandon (a person) [from at least 15th c.]

   쓰레기를 버리다

   sseuregi-reul beorida

   to throw away trash

   • 아리랑 (Arirang)

     나를 버리고 가시는 님은
     십리도 못 가서 발병난다.

     Na-reul beorigo gasineun nimeun
     simni-do mot gaseo balbyeongnanda.

     The one who discards me and leaves
     Will not be able to walk 10 ri before their feet hurt.

   • 2006, National Institute of Korean History (국사편찬위원회 (Guksapyeonchanwiwonhoe)), quoting Bak Yeon (박연(朴堧)), 《세종실록》(世宗實錄)‎^[1], translation of 임금이 근정전에서 회례연을 베풀었는데, 처음으로 아악을 사용하다 (imgeumi geunjeongjeoneseo hoeryeyeoneul bepureonneunde, cheo'eumeuro aageul sayonghada), 1st month of 1433 AD (十五年一月一日), Veritable Records of King Sejong 《세종실록》(世宗實錄), archived from the original on 04 September 2019:

     "여러 대언들이 연(堧)에게 말하기를, 중국의 음(音)을 버리고 스스로 율관을 만드는 것이 옳겠는가고 하며, 모두 거짓말이라 여기니"

     yeoreo daeeon-deur-i yeonege malhagireul, junggug-ui eum-eul beorigo seuseuro yulgwan-eul mandeuneun geos-i olkenneun'gago hamyeo, modu geojinmarira yeogini"

     "Several Daeeons said to Yeon, "Would it be proper to abandon China's sounds and create a yulgwan (律管) by yourself?" and everyone thought it was a lie."

2. (auxiliary) marks completion of the main verb, often with the implication that the result is negative [from at least 15th c.]

   미안해요. 벌써 먹어버렸어요.

   Mianhaeyo. Beolsseo meogeobeoryeosseoyo.

   Sorry. I have already eaten (finished eating).

   • 1999, “와 (Wa)”, in 최준영 (Choe Junyeong) [Choi Joon-young] (lyrics), Let's Go to My Star [Let s Go to My Star, Let's Go to My Star], performed by 이정현 (I Jeonghyeon) [Lee Jung-hyun]:

     설마했던 니가 나를 떠나버렸어
     설마했던 니가 나를 버렸어

     seolmahaetdeon ni-ga na-reul tteonabeoryeosseo
     seolmahaetdeon ni-ga na-reul beoryeosseo

     I didn't think that you would leave me; I didn't think that you would abandon me

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 버리다 (beorida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	버린다 beorinda	버려 beoryeo	버려요, 버리어요 beoryeoyo, beorieoyo	버립니다 beorimnida
	Past	버렸다 beoryeotda	버렸어 beoryeosseo	버렸어요 beoryeosseoyo	버렸습니다 beoryeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	버리느냐 beorineunya	버려 beoryeo	버려요, 버리어요 beoryeoyo, beorieoyo	버립니까 beorimnikka
	Past	버렸느냐 beoryeonneunya	버렸어 beoryeosseo	버렸어요 beoryeosseoyo	버렸습니까 beoryeotseumnikka
Hortative		버리자 beorija	버려 beoryeo	버려요, 버리어요 beoryeoyo, beorieoyo	버리십시다 beorisipsida
Imperative		버려라, 버리어라 beoryeora, beorieora	버려 beoryeo	버려요, 버리어요 beoryeoyo, beorieoyo	버립시오 beoripsio
Assertive		버리겠다 beorigetda	버리겠어 beorigesseo	버리겠어요 beorigesseoyo	버리겠습니다 beorigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		버려 beoryeo	버려서, 버리어서 beoryeoseo, beorieoseo	버리니 beorini	버리니까 beorinikka
Contrast		버리지만 beorijiman	버리는데 beorineunde	버리더니 beorideoni
Conjunction		버리고 beorigo
Condition		버리면 beorimyeon	버려야, 버리어야 beoryeoya, beorieoya
Motive		버리려고 beoriryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		버림 beorim	버리기 beorigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		버렸음, 버리었음 beoryeosseum, beorieosseum	버렸기, 버리었기 beoryeotgi, beorieotgi
Determiners	Past	버린 beorin
	Present	버리는 beorineun
	Future	버릴 beoril

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	버리신다 beorisinda	버리셔 beorisyeo	버리세요, 버리셔요 beoriseyo, beorisyeoyo	버리십니다 beorisimnida
	Past	버리셨다 beorisyeotda	버리셨어 beorisyeosseo	버리셨어요 beorisyeosseoyo	버리셨습니다 beorisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	버리시느냐 beorisineunya	버리셔 beorisyeo	버리세요, 버리셔요 beoriseyo, beorisyeoyo	버리십니까 beorisimnikka
	Past	버리셨느냐 beorisyeonneunya	버리셨어 beorisyeosseo	버리셨어요 beorisyeosseoyo	버리셨습니까 beorisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		버리시라 beorisira	버리셔 beorisyeo	버리세요 beoriseyo	버리십시오 beorisipsio
Assertive		버리시겠다 beorisigetda	버리시겠어 beorisigesseo	버리시겠어요 beorisigesseoyo	버리시겠습니다 beorisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		버리셔 beorisyeo	버리셔서 beorisyeoseo	버리시니 beorisini	버리시니까 beorisinikka
Contrast		버리시지만 beorisijiman	버리시는데 beorisineunde	버리시더니 beorisideoni
Conjunction		버리시고 beorisigo
Condition		버리시면 beorisimyeon	버리셔야 beorisyeoya
Motive		버리시려고 beorisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		버리심 beorisim	버리시기 beorisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		버리셨음 beorisyeosseum	버리셨기 beorisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	버리신 beorisin
	Present	버리시는 beorisineun
	Future	버리실 beorisil

Derived terms

• 내버리다 (naebeorida, “to throw away definitively”)
• 잃어버리다 (ireobeorida)
• 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida)
• 저버리다 (jeobeorida)