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뚫다

뚫다

Korean

Alternative forms

뚤다 (ttulda) (obsolete)
뚧다 (ttulda) (obsolete)
뚯다 (ttutda) (obsolete)

(Note: For practical typographical reasons, the initial consonant /ㄸ/ is used instead of the actual but now obsolete dual initial /ㅂㄷ/ or /ㅅㄷ/.)

Verb

뚫다 • ‎(ttulta) ‎(infinitive 뚫어, sequential 뚫으니)

to pierce, bore, drill, penetrate

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 뚫다 (ttulta)

Stems
Stem 1	뚫 (ttul)
Stem 2	뚫어 (ttureo)
Stem 3	뚫으 (ttureu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	뚫는다 ttulleunda past: 뚫었다 ttureotda	뚫어 ttureo past: 뚫었어 ttureosseo	뚫어요 ttureoyo past: 뚫었어요 ttureosseoyo	뚫습니다 ttulseumnida past: 뚫었습니다 ttureotseumnida
Interrogative	뚫느냐 ttulleunya past: 뚫었느냐 ttureonneunya	뚫어 ttureo past: 뚫었어 ttureosseo	뚫어요 ttureoyo past: 뚫었어요 ttureosseoyo	뚫습니까 ttulseumnikka past: 뚫었습니까 ttureotseumnikka
hortative	뚫자 ttulcha	뚫어 ttureo	뚫어요 ttureoyo	뚫읍시다 ttureupsida
imperative	뚫어라 ttureora	뚫어 ttureo	뚫어요 ttureoyo	뚫읍시오 ttureupsio
Assertive	뚫겠다 ttulketda	뚫겠어 ttulkesseo	뚫겠어요 ttulkesseoyo	뚫겠습니다 ttulketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	뚫어 ttureo	뚫어서 ttureoseo	뚫으니 ttureuni	뚫으니까 ttureunikka
Contrast	뚫지만 ttulchiman	뚫는데 ttulleunde	뚫더니 ttulteoni
Conjunction	뚫고 ttulko
Condition	뚫으면 ttureumyeon	뚫어야 ttureoya
Motive	뚫으려고 ttureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뚫음 ttureum	뚫기 ttulki
Past-tense verbal nouns		뚫었음 ttureosseum	뚫었기 ttureotgi
Determiners	past	뚫은 ttureun
	present	뚫는 ttulleun
	future	뚫을 ttureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	뚫으신다 ttureusinda past: 뚫으셨다 ttureusyeotda	뚫으셔 ttureusyeo past: 뚫으셨어 ttureusyeosseo	뚫으세요, 뚫으셔요 ttureuseyo, ttureusyeoyo past: 뚫으셨어요 ttureusyeosseoyo	뚫으십니다 ttureusimnida past: 뚫으셨습니다 ttureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	뚫으시느냐 ttureusineunya past: 뚫으셨느냐 ttureusyeonneunya	뚫으셔 ttureusyeo past: 뚫으셨어 ttureusyeosseo	뚫으세요, 뚫으셔요 ttureuseyo, ttureusyeoyo past: 뚫으셨어요 ttureusyeosseoyo	뚫으십니까 ttureusimnikka past: 뚫으셨습니까 ttureusyeotseumnikka
imperative	뚫으시라 ttureusira	뚫으셔 ttureusyeo	뚫으세요 ttureuseyo	뚫으십시오 ttureusipsio
Assertive	뚫으시겠다 ttureusigetda	뚫으시겠어 ttureusigesseo	뚫으시겠어요 ttureusigesseoyo	뚫으시겠습니다 ttureusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	뚫으셔 ttureusyeo	뚫으셔서 ttureusyeoseo	뚫으시니 ttureusini	뚫으시니까 ttureusinikka
Contrast	뚫으시지만 ttureusijiman	뚫으시는데 ttureusineunde	뚫으시더니 ttureusideoni
Conjunction	뚫으시고 ttureusigo
Condition	뚫으시면 ttureusimyeon	뚫으셔야 ttureusyeoya
Motive	뚫으시려고 ttureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		뚫으심 ttureusim	뚫으시기 ttureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뚫으셨음 ttureusyeosseum	뚫으셨기 ttureusyeotgi
Determiners	past	뚫으신 ttureusin
	present	뚫으시는 ttureusineun
	future	뚫으실 ttureusil

Synonyms

찌르다 (jjireuda, “to pierce, stick, sting”)

Antonyms

막다 (makda, “to fill up, stuff; to prevent”)

Derived terms

뚫리다 (ttullida)
뚫어지다 (ttureojida)

Related terms

뚜렷하다 (tturyeothada, “to be clear, vivid”)
뚤히다 (ttulhida, “to become pierced”)