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Etymology 1
Suffix
—다 • (-da)
- For the verb-final suffix, see the entry at 다 (-da).
Etymology 2
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 다〯 (Yale: tǎ).
From Old Korean 悉良 (*Ta).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [다(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Adverb
다 • (da)
- all, completely
- Synonym: 모두 (modu)
- 청소를 다 했다. ― Cheongso-reul da haetda. ― I finished cleaning everything.
- 나는 다 먹을 생각이다. ― Na-neun da meogeul saenggag-ida. ― I'm thinking of eating it all.
- nearly, virtually
- 집에 다 와 간다. ― Jib-e da wa ganda. ― I'm basically home [e.g. outside the door].
- used to express mild surprise or sarcasm
이런 미친 놈이 다 있네.- Ireon michin nom-i da in-ne.
- I can't believe this bastard is so crazy.
- (literally, “There's all a crazy bastard like this.”)
- with a verb in the past tense, used sarcastically to emphasize that the verb has not occurred
애들이 놀자니까 잠은 다 잤다.- Ae-deur-i nol-ja-nikka jam-eun da jatda.
- The kids are asking me to play, so that's it for my plans for a nap.
- (literally, “The kids are asking me to play, so I've slept all my sleep [when one has really not slept at all].)”)
Noun
다 • (da)
- everything, all (only before the copulas 이다 (ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”))
- Synonym: 전부(全部) (jeonbu)
- 그게 다냐? ― Geuge da-nya? ― Is that all?
- 성공은 인생의 다가 아니다. ― Seonggong-eun insaeng-ui da-ga anida. ― Success is not everything of life.
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 多.
Pronunciation
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Prefix
다— • (da-) (hanja 多)
- multi-
- 다목적 (多目的) ― multi-purpose
- 다용도 (多用途) ― multi-purpose
Etymology 4
다 is the third syllable in the conventional ordering of Hangul, just as C is the third letter of the Roman alphabet.
Pronunciation
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Noun
다 • (da)
- (music) C (musical note)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
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Etymology 6
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
다 (da)
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- 多: many
- (eumhun reading: 많을 다 (maneul da))
(MC reading: 多 (MC ta))
- 茶: tea
- (eumhun reading: 차 다 (cha da))
(MC reading: 茶 (MC drae))
- 爹: father
- (eumhun reading: 아비 다 (abi da))
(MC reading: 爹 (MC trjae|daX))