남다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 남〯다〮 (Yale: nǎm-tá). From Old Korean 餘音 (*NAm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)mt͈a̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [남(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namda
McCune–Reischauer?	namta
Yale Romanization?	nāmqta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	남다 (namda)
Causative	남기다 (namgida)

남다 • (namda) (infinitive 남아, sequential 남으니) (intransitive)

1. to remain, to be left over
2. to profit

   Antonym: 밑지다 (mitjida)

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	남는다 namneunda	남아 nama	남아요 namayo	남습니다 namseumnida
	Past	남았다 namatda	남았어 namasseo	남았어요 namasseoyo	남았습니다 namatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	남느냐 namneunya	남아 nama	남아요 namayo	남습니까 namseumnikka
	Past	남았느냐 namanneunya	남았어 namasseo	남았어요 namasseoyo	남았습니까 namatseumnikka
Hortative		남자 namja	남아 nama	남아요 namayo	남으십시다 nameusipsida
Imperative		남아라 namara	남아 nama	남아요 namayo	남읍시오 nameupsio
Assertive		남겠다 namgetda	남겠어 namgesseo	남겠어요 namgesseoyo	남겠습니다 namgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		남아 nama	남아서 namaseo	남으니 nameuni	남으니까 nameunikka
Contrast		남지만 namjiman	남는데 namneunde	남더니 namdeoni
Conjunction		남고 namgo
Condition		남으면 nameumyeon	남아야 namaya
Motive		남으려고 nameuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		남음 nameum	남기 namgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		남았음 namasseum	남았기 namatgi
Determiners	Past	남은 nameun
	Present	남는 namneun
	Future	남을 nameul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	남으신다 nameusinda	남으셔 nameusyeo	남으세요, 남으셔요 nameuseyo, nameusyeoyo	남으십니다 nameusimnida
	Past	남으셨다 nameusyeotda	남으셨어 nameusyeosseo	남으셨어요 nameusyeosseoyo	남으셨습니다 nameusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	남으시느냐 nameusineunya	남으셔 nameusyeo	남으세요, 남으셔요 nameuseyo, nameusyeoyo	남으십니까 nameusimnikka
	Past	남으셨느냐 nameusyeonneunya	남으셨어 nameusyeosseo	남으셨어요 nameusyeosseoyo	남으셨습니까 nameusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		남으시라 nameusira	남으셔 nameusyeo	남으세요 nameuseyo	남으십시오 nameusipsio
Assertive		남으시겠다 nameusigetda	남으시겠어 nameusigesseo	남으시겠어요 nameusigesseoyo	남으시겠습니다 nameusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		남으셔 nameusyeo	남으셔서 nameusyeoseo	남으시니 nameusini	남으시니까 nameusinikka
Contrast		남으시지만 nameusijiman	남으시는데 nameusineunde	남으시더니 nameusideoni
Conjunction		남으시고 nameusigo
Condition		남으시면 nameusimyeon	남으셔야 nameusyeoya
Motive		남으시려고 nameusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		남으심 nameusim	남으시기 nameusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		남으셨음 nameusyeosseum	남으셨기 nameusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	남으신 nameusin
	Present	남으시는 nameusineun
	Future	남으실 nameusil

    Selected forms of the verb 남다 (namda): consonant-stem, regular