불다

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulda
McCune–Reischauer?	pulda
Yale Romanization?	pūlta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	불다 (bulda)
Causative	불리다 (bullida)
Passive	불리다 (bullida)

불다 • (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

1. (intransitive, also figuratively, of wind) to blow
2. (intransitive or transitive) to confess
3. (transitive) to play/blow (a wind instrument)
4. (transitive) to blow one's breath

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 불다 (bulda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	분다 bunda	불어 bureo	불어요 bureoyo	붑니다 bumnida
	Past	불었다 bureotda	불었어 bureosseo	불었어요 bureosseoyo	불었습니다 bureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	부느냐 buneunya	불어 bureo	불어요 bureoyo	붑니까 bumnikka
	Past	불었느냐 bureonneunya	불었어 bureosseo	불었어요 bureosseoyo	불었습니까 bureotseumnikka
Hortative		불자 bulja	불어 bureo	불어요 bureoyo	부십시다 busipsida
Imperative		불어라 bureora	불어 bureo	불어요 bureoyo	붑시오 bupsio
Assertive		불겠다 bulgetda	불겠어 bulgesseo	불겠어요 bulgesseoyo	불겠습니다 bulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		불어 bureo	불어서 bureoseo	부니 buni	부니까 bunikka
Contrast		불지만 buljiman	부는데 buneunde	불더니 buldeoni
Conjunction		불고 bulgo
Condition		불면 bulmyeon	불어야 bureoya
Motive		불려고 bullyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		붊 bum	불기 bulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불었음 bureosseum	불었기 bureotgi
Determiners	Past	분 bun
	Present	부는 buneun
	Future	불 bul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	부신다 businda	부셔 busyeo	부세요, 부셔요 buseyo, busyeoyo	부십니다 busimnida
	Past	부셨다 busyeotda	부셨어 busyeosseo	부셨어요 busyeosseoyo	부셨습니다 busyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	부시느냐 busineunya	부셔 busyeo	부세요, 부셔요 buseyo, busyeoyo	부십니까 busimnikka
	Past	부셨느냐 busyeonneunya	부셨어 busyeosseo	부셨어요 busyeosseoyo	부셨습니까 busyeotseumnikka
Imperative		부시라 busira	부셔 busyeo	부세요 buseyo	부십시오 busipsio
Assertive		부시겠다 busigetda	부시겠어 busigesseo	부시겠어요 busigesseoyo	부시겠습니다 busigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		부셔 busyeo	부셔서 busyeoseo	부시니 busini	부시니까 businikka
Contrast		부시지만 busijiman	부시는데 busineunde	부시더니 busideoni
Conjunction		부시고 busigo
Condition		부시면 busimyeon	부셔야 busyeoya
Motive		부시려고 busiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		부심 busim	부시기 busigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		부셨음 busyeosseum	부셨기 busyeotgi
Determiners	Past	부신 busin
	Present	부시는 busineun
	Future	부실 busil

Derived terms

• 불어넣다 (bureoneota)
• 불어오다 (bureooda)

 

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulda
McCune–Reischauer?	pulda
Yale Romanization?	pūlta

Verb

불다 • (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

1. Gangwon, Seoul, and Hwanghae form of 벌다 (beolda, “to earn money”)
   • 1976, 김덕종 [gimdeokjong], “목도소리 [mokdosori]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu]‎^[1], 황해북도 신평군 대지리 [hwanghaebukdo sinpyeonggun daejiri]:

     돈 불어 히여 가주구 히여 고향에 헤이 한 번은 가볼까 이여차 이여.

     Don bureo hiyeo gaju-gu hiyeo gohyang-e hei han beon-eun gabolkka iyeocha iyeo.

     Let's visit our hometowns with the money we earn.