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물다

물다

Korean

Verb

물다 • ‎(mulda) ‎(infinitive 물어, sequential 무니)

To bite, gnaw
To bite, sting
To bite, swallow (bait)
To bite, take hold (in the mouth)
To bite, mate, mesh, gear
To bite, mate, couple (unduly, deceptively)
To pay (tax, fine, penalty, etc.), compensate, make up (for the loss)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 물다 (mulda)

Stems
Stem 1	물 (mul)
Stem 2	물어 (mureo)
Stem 3	무 (mu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	문다 munda past: 물었다 mureotda	물어 mureo past: 물었어 mureosseo	물어요 mureoyo past: 물었어요 mureosseoyo	뭅니다 mumnida past: 물었습니다 mureotseumnida
Interrogative	무느냐 muneunya past: 물었느냐 mureonneunya	물어 mureo past: 물었어 mureosseo	물어요 mureoyo past: 물었어요 mureosseoyo	뭅니까 mumnikka past: 물었습니까 mureotseumnikka
hortative	물자 mulja	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	뭅시다 mupsida
imperative	물어라 mureora	물어 mureo	물어요 mureoyo	뭅시오 mupsio
Assertive	물겠다 mulgetda	물겠어 mulgesseo	물겠어요 mulgesseoyo	물겠습니다 mulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	물어 mureo	물어서 mureoseo	무니 muni	무니까 munikka
Contrast	물지만 muljiman	무는데 muneunde	물더니 muldeoni
Conjunction	물고 mulgo
Condition	물면 mulmyeon	물어야 mureoya
Motive	물려고 mullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		묾 mum	물기 mulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		물었음 mureosseum	물었기 mureotgi
Determiners	past	문 mun
	present	무는 muneun
	future	물 mul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	무신다 musinda past: 무셨다 musyeotda	무셔 musyeo past: 무셨어 musyeosseo	무세요, 무셔요 museyo, musyeoyo past: 무셨어요 musyeosseoyo	무십니다 musimnida past: 무셨습니다 musyeotseumnida
Interrogative	무시느냐 musineunya past: 무셨느냐 musyeonneunya	무셔 musyeo past: 무셨어 musyeosseo	무세요, 무셔요 museyo, musyeoyo past: 무셨어요 musyeosseoyo	무십니까 musimnikka past: 무셨습니까 musyeotseumnikka
imperative	무시라 musira	무셔 musyeo	무세요 museyo	무십시오 musipsio
Assertive	무시겠다 musigetda	무시겠어 musigesseo	무시겠어요 musigesseoyo	무시겠습니다 musigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	무셔 musyeo	무셔서 musyeoseo	무시니 musini	무시니까 musinikka
Contrast	무시지만 musijiman	무시는데 musineunde	무시더니 musideoni
Conjunction	무시고 musigo
Condition	무시면 musimyeon	무셔야 musyeoya
Motive	무시려고 musiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		무심 musim	무시기 musigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		무셨음 musyeosseum	무셨기 musyeotgi
Determiners	past	무신 musin
	present	무시는 musineun
	future	무실 musil

Synonyms

깨물다 (kkaemulda, “to gnaw”)
쏘다 (ssoda, “to sting, shoot”)
삼키다 (samkida, “to swallow (bait)”)
머금다 (meogeumda, “to take hold (in the mouth)”)
맞물다 (manmulda, “to mate, mesh”)
차지하다 (chajihada, “to possess (unduly)”)
내다 (naeda, “to pay (tax, fine, penalty, etc.)”)

Antonyms

놓다 (nota, “to lay down, put down”)
뱉다 (baetda, “to spew, spit”)

Derived terms

Prefixes

물어떼다 (mureotteda, “to bite off”)
물어뜯다 (mureotteutda, “to bite off”)

Suffixes

깨물다 (kkaemulda, “to bite hard, bite off, gnaw”)
맞물다 (manmulda, “to mate, mesh”)
다물다 (damulda, “to shut (mouth), clamp (lips)”)
아물다 (amulda, “to heal up (wound)”)
악물다 (angmulda, “to clench (teeth), compress (lips, jaws)”)

Related terms

Related terms

See also

불다 (bulda, “to blow”)
빨다 (ppalda, “to suck”)
씹다 (ssipda, “to chew”)
핥다 (halda, “to lick”)