Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (…을) To light an oil lamp or candle; strike a match or lighter
   • 촛불을 켜다‎ ― chotbureul kyeoda ― light a candle
   • 라이터를 켜다‎ ― raiteoreul kyeoda ― light a lighter
   • 성냥을 켜 담뱃불을 붙였다.‎

     Seongnyang-eul kyeo dambaetbureul butyeotda.

     I matched and fire lit tobacco.

   • 등잔불을 켜니 주위가 밝아졌다.‎

     Deungjanbureul kyeoni juwiga balgajyeotda.

     The surroundings became bright when lamplight was burned.

2. (…을) To turn something on
   • 형광등을 켜다‎ ― hyeonggwangdeung-eul kyeoda ― turn on the fluorescent light
   • 텔레비전을 켜다‎ ― tellebijeoneul kyeoda ― turn on the television
   • 라디오를 켜다‎ ― radioreul kyeoda ― turn on the radio
   • 녹음기를 켜다‎ ― nogeumgireul kyeoda ― turn on the recorder

Synonyms

• 키다 (kida) (colloquial)

Related terms

• 혀다 (hyeoda) (obsolete, dialect)
• 싸다 (ssada) (dialect)
• 쓰다 (sseuda) (dialect)
• 씨다 (ssida) (dialect)
• 쎄다 (sseda) (dialect)
• 캐다 (kaeda) (dialect)
• 헤다 (heda) (dialect)

Conjugation

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as ᅘᅧ다 (Yale: hhyeta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (…을) To split a wood lengthwise with a saw
   • 통나무를 켜다‎ ― tongnamureul kyeoda ― saw a log
   • 박을 켜다‎ ― bageul kyeoda ― cut a gourd in two
   • 나무를 켜는 전기톱은 소리가 시끄럽다.‎

     Namureul kyeoneun jeon-gitobeun soriga sikkeureopda.

     The chain saw which is cutting a tree is noisy.

2. (…을) To play the string instrument
   • 바이올린을 켜다‎ ― baiollineul kyeoda ― play the violin
   • 그녀가 나를 위해 첼로를 켜면서 노래를 불러 주었다.‎

     Geunyeoga nareul wihae chelloreul kyeomyeonseo noraereul bulleo jueotda.

     She sang the song for me, playing the cello.

   • 멀리서 해금을 켜는 소리가 난다.‎

     Meolliseo haegeumeul kyeoneun soriga nanda.

     There is sound which plays the haegeum from a distant place.

3. (…을) To reel silk off cocoons
   • 고치를 켜다‎ ― gochireul kyeoda ― spin thread off a cocoon
4. (…을) To make a taffy white
   • 엿을 켜다‎ ― yeoseul kyeoda ― make a yeot white

Related terms

• 썰다 (sseolda) (dialect)
• 써다 (sseoda) (dialect)
• 켜이다 (kyeoida) (passive verb)

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (…을) To drink at a gulp
   • 그는 막걸리 한 사발을 쭉 켠 다음에 논두렁에 앉아서 땀을 닦았다.‎

     Geuneun makgeolli han sabareul jjuk kyeon da-eume nondureong-e anjaseo ttameul dakkatda.

     After he finished off his makgeolli with one large gulp, he sat on the ridge between rice paddies and wiped sweat.

2. (…을) To drink water very often because of thirst
   • 짜게 먹어서 그랬는지 물을 많이 켰다.‎

     Jjage meogeoseo geuraenneunji mureul mani kyeotda.

     Because I had salty, I drank lots of water.

Related terms

• 켜이다 (kyeoida) (passive verb)

Conjugation

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (…을, with 기지개) To stretch
   • 기지개를 켜다‎ ― gijigaereul kyeoda ― stretch
   • 그는 일어나 기지개를 한 번 켜고 나서 창문을 열었다.‎

     Geuneun ireona gijigaereul han beon kyeogo naseo changmuneul yeoreotda.

     He got up, stretched once and opened the window.

Conjugation

Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (…을) To corrugate
   • 밭골을 켜다‎ ― batgoreul kyeoda ― make furrows

Conjugation

Etymology 6

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (…을) To make a sound using something like ure
   • 꿩 사냥을 할 때는 으레 우레를 켠다.‎

     Kkwong sanyang-eul hal ttaeneun eure urereul kyeonda.

     I usually use the ure when hunting.

Conjugation

Etymology 7

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kçjʌ̹da̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 켜다

Verb

켜다 • ‎(kyeoda) ‎(infinitive 켜어, sequential 켜니)

1. (North Korea) To fan

Conjugation