답다

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ta̠p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? dapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dabda
McCune–Reischauer? tapta
Yale Romanization? tapqta

Suffix

—답다 (-dapda)

  1. Attached after nouns or roots, to form adjectives expressing the sense of “to have the property/feeling of; (already) like a ...; typical of”. Forms p-irregular adjectives.
    남자남자답다
    namja → namjadapda
    man → to be manly; masculine
    답다
    neo → neodapda
    you → to be like you; typical of you
    학생학생답다
    haksaeng → haksaengdapda
    student → to be like a student
    그녀는 오랜만에 책다운 책을 읽었다.
    Geunyeoneun oraenmane chaekdaun chaegeul ilgeotda.
    She finally read a book (worthy of the name) after a long time.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 꽃답다 (kkotdapda, “lovely; flowerlike”)
  • 아름답다 (areumdapda, “beautiful”)
  • 정답다 (, jeongdapda, “friendly”)
  • 참답다 (chamdapda, “genuine”)
  • 어른답다 (eoreundapda, “like an adult”)

See also

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