짓다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)t̚t͈a̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [짇(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jisda
McCune–Reischauer?	chitta
Yale Romanization?	cīsta

Verb

짓다 • (jitda) (irregular, infinitive 지어, sequential 지으니)

1. (transitive) to make something (food, a house, etc.), to build

   이름을 짓다

   ireum-eul jitda

   to name

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 짓다 (jitda): consonant-stem, ㅅ(s)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	짓는다 jinneunda	지어 jieo	지어요 jieoyo	짓습니다 jitseumnida
	Past	지었다 jieotda	지었어 jieosseo	지었어요 jieosseoyo	지었습니다 jieotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	짓느냐 jinneunya	지어 jieo	지어요 jieoyo	짓습니까 jitseumnikka
	Past	지었느냐 jieonneunya	지었어 jieosseo	지었어요 jieosseoyo	지었습니까 jieotseumnikka
Hortative		짓자 jitja	지어 jieo	지어요 jieoyo	지으십시다 jieusipsida
Imperative		지어라 jieora	지어 jieo	지어요 jieoyo	지읍시오 jieupsio
Assertive		짓겠다 jitgetda	짓겠어 jitgesseo	짓겠어요 jitgesseoyo	짓겠습니다 jitgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		지어 jieo	지어서 jieoseo	지으니 jieuni	지으니까 jieunikka
Contrast		짓지만 jitjiman	짓는데 jinneunde	짓더니 jitdeoni
Conjunction		짓고 jitgo
Condition		지으면 jieumyeon	지어야 jieoya
Motive		지으려고 jieuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		지음 jieum	짓기 jitgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		지었음 jieosseum	지었기 jieotgi
Determiners	Past	지은 jieun
	Present	짓는 jinneun
	Future	지을 jieul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	지으신다 jieusinda	지으셔 jieusyeo	지으세요, 지으셔요 jieuseyo, jieusyeoyo	지으십니다 jieusimnida
	Past	지으셨다 jieusyeotda	지으셨어 jieusyeosseo	지으셨어요 jieusyeosseoyo	지으셨습니다 jieusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	지으시느냐 jieusineunya	지으셔 jieusyeo	지으세요, 지으셔요 jieuseyo, jieusyeoyo	지으십니까 jieusimnikka
	Past	지으셨느냐 jieusyeonneunya	지으셨어 jieusyeosseo	지으셨어요 jieusyeosseoyo	지으셨습니까 jieusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		지으시라 jieusira	지으셔 jieusyeo	지으세요 jieuseyo	지으십시오 jieusipsio
Assertive		지으시겠다 jieusigetda	지으시겠어 jieusigesseo	지으시겠어요 jieusigesseoyo	지으시겠습니다 jieusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		지으셔 jieusyeo	지으셔서 jieusyeoseo	지으시니 jieusini	지으시니까 jieusinikka
Contrast		지으시지만 jieusijiman	지으시는데 jieusineunde	지으시더니 jieusideoni
Conjunction		지으시고 jieusigo
Condition		지으시면 jieusimyeon	지으셔야 jieusyeoya
Motive		지으시려고 jieusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		지으심 jieusim	지으시기 jieusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		지으셨음 jieusyeosseum	지으셨기 jieusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	지으신 jieusin
	Present	지으시는 jieusineun
	Future	지으실 jieusil