다

• IPA^(key)[ta̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[다]

다 • (da)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ and ㅏ.

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 다.

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• Phonetic Hangul[다]

다 • (da)

1. all, completely

   청소를 다 했다.

   Cheongsoreul da haetda.

   I finished cleaning everything.

2. nearly

   집에 다 와 간다.

   Jibe da wa ganda.

   I'm nearly home.

3. meaning slight surprise, exclamation, or sarcasm

   이거 원, 별별 사람을 다 보겠네.

   Igeo won, byeolbyeol sarameul da bogenne.

   Well, I'm gonna see all kinds of people. (You are very peculiar.)

4. (in past tense) used to say something that became unable to achieve ironically as if it were already achieved.

   친구가 놀쟀으니 잠은 다 잤다.

   Chin-guga noljaesseuni jameun da jatda.

   'Cause my friend told me to play, I can't go to bed.

다 • (da)

1. (before 이다 (ida, “to be something”) and 아니다 (anida, “not to be something”)) everything, all

   그게 다(이)냐?

   Geuge da(i)nya?

   Is that all?

   성공은 인생의 다가 아니다.

   Seonggong-eun insaeng-ui daga anida.

   Success is not everything of life.

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• 전부 (jeonbu)

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• Phonetic Hangul[다]

다 • (da)

1. C (musical note)

Elision of 이 in 이다 after a vowel.

• IPA^(key)[ta̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[다]

다 • (da)

1. To be (something). Used after a vowel.

• 이다 (ida) (after a consonant)

Of native Korean origin.

—다 • (-da)

1. a plain style declarative suffix

   맛있겠다.

   Masitgetda.

   It looks delicious.

   우리가 이겼다!

   Uriga igyeotda!

   It's our victory!

2. makes the canonical form

The suffix 다 (da) directly follows the stem of an adjective, a verb with non-present tense, or 이다 (ida, “to be”), and if the stem ends in the consonant ㄹ (l), it does not drop out. For verbs with present tense, ㄴ다 (nda, after a vowel or ㄹ (l)) and 는다 (neunda, after a consonant) are in use.

• ㄴ다 (nda)
• 는다 (neunda)

Contraction of 다가 (daga).

• 다가 (daga)

다 • (da)

1. semantic marker of emphasis

   이 그림은 저 벽에다 걸어 주세요. (I geurimeun jeo byeogeda georeo juseyo., “Please hang this picture on that wall.”)

The particle 다 (da) is placed after some adverbs for places ending in a vowel and the particles 에 (e), 에게 (ege), 한테 (hante) and 으로 (euro).

—다 • (-da)

1. and then; but soon; depicts one motion or state stopping and then the other starting

   좋다 말았네.

   Jota maranne.

   What a disappointment..

2. while

   도서관에 공부하러 가다 친구를 만났다.

   Doseogwane gongbuhareo gada chin-gureul mannatda.

   I ran into my friend when I was going to the library for my study.

3. (in the form of '-다 -다') over and over

   연휴 마지막 날인 오늘, 경부 고속도로 대부분의 구간에서 차량들이 가다 서다를 반복하고 있습니다.

   Yeonhyu majimak narin oneul, gyeongbu gosokdoro daebubunui guganeseo charyangdeuri gada seodareul banbokhago itseumnida.

   Today, the last day of the holiday, most of the Seoul-Busan highway keeps being stop-and-go.

The suffix 다 (da) is directly attached to the stem of a verb, an adjective, or 이다 (ida, “to be”), and if the stem ends in the consonant ㄹ (l), it does not drop out.

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

다 (da)

1. 多: many

   (eumhun reading: 많을 다 (maneul da), MC reading: 多 (MC tɑ))

2. 茶: tea

   (eumhun reading: 차 다 (cha da), MC reading: 茶 (MC ɖˠa))

3. 爹: father

   (eumhun reading: 아비 다 (abi da), MC reading: 爹 (MC ʈia, dɑ^X))