떨어지다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᅥ러디다 (Yale: pteletita).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ʌ̹ɾʌ̹d͡ʑida̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [떠러지다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteoreojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteol'eojida
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŏrŏjida
Yale Romanization?	ttel.ecita

Verb

떨어지다 • (tteoreojida) (infinitive 떨어져 or 떨어지어, sequential 떨어지니)

1. to fall; tumble; drop
2. to fall; drop; decline; decrease
   • 2018, Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide

     1988년에 국제 소아마비 퇴치 프로그램이 개시된 이후로, 소아마비 사례의 숫자는 구십구점구(99.9)퍼센트 떨어졌다.

     1988nyeone gukje soamabi toechi peurogeuraemi gaesidoen ihuro, soamabi saryeui sutjaneun gusipgujeomgu(99.9)peosenteu tteoreojeotda.

     Since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Program began, the number of polio cases has dropped by 99.9 percent.

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	떨어진다 tteoreojinda	떨어져 tteoreojeo	떨어져요, 떨어지어요 tteoreojeoyo, tteoreojieoyo	떨어집니다 tteoreojimnida
	Past	떨어졌다 tteoreojeotda	떨어졌어 tteoreojeosseo	떨어졌어요 tteoreojeosseoyo	떨어졌습니다 tteoreojeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떨어지느냐 tteoreojineunya	떨어져 tteoreojeo	떨어져요, 떨어지어요 tteoreojeoyo, tteoreojieoyo	떨어집니까 tteoreojimnikka
	Past	떨어졌느냐 tteoreojeonneunya	떨어졌어 tteoreojeosseo	떨어졌어요 tteoreojeosseoyo	떨어졌습니까 tteoreojeotseumnikka
Hortative		떨어지자 tteoreojija	떨어져 tteoreojeo	떨어져요, 떨어지어요 tteoreojeoyo, tteoreojieoyo	떨어지십시다 tteoreojisipsida
Imperative		떨어져라, 떨어지어라 tteoreojeora, tteoreojieora	떨어져 tteoreojeo	떨어져요, 떨어지어요 tteoreojeoyo, tteoreojieoyo	떨어집시오 tteoreojipsio
Assertive		떨어지겠다 tteoreojigetda	떨어지겠어 tteoreojigesseo	떨어지겠어요 tteoreojigesseoyo	떨어지겠습니다 tteoreojigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		떨어져 tteoreojeo	떨어져서, 떨어지어서 tteoreojeoseo, tteoreojieoseo	떨어지니 tteoreojini	떨어지니까 tteoreojinikka
Contrast		떨어지지만 tteoreojijiman	떨어지는데 tteoreojineunde	떨어지더니 tteoreojideoni
Conjunction		떨어지고 tteoreojigo
Condition		떨어지면 tteoreojimyeon	떨어져야, 떨어지어야 tteoreojeoya, tteoreojieoya
Motive		떨어지려고 tteoreojiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		떨어짐 tteoreojim	떨어지기 tteoreojigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떨어졌음, 떨어지었음 tteoreojeosseum, tteoreojieosseum	떨어졌기, 떨어지었기 tteoreojeotgi, tteoreojieotgi
Determiners	Past	떨어진 tteoreojin
	Present	떨어지는 tteoreojineun
	Future	떨어질 tteoreojil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	떨어지신다 tteoreojisinda	떨어지셔 tteoreojisyeo	떨어지세요, 떨어지셔요 tteoreojiseyo, tteoreojisyeoyo	떨어지십니다 tteoreojisimnida
	Past	떨어지셨다 tteoreojisyeotda	떨어지셨어 tteoreojisyeosseo	떨어지셨어요 tteoreojisyeosseoyo	떨어지셨습니다 tteoreojisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	떨어지시느냐 tteoreojisineunya	떨어지셔 tteoreojisyeo	떨어지세요, 떨어지셔요 tteoreojiseyo, tteoreojisyeoyo	떨어지십니까 tteoreojisimnikka
	Past	떨어지셨느냐 tteoreojisyeonneunya	떨어지셨어 tteoreojisyeosseo	떨어지셨어요 tteoreojisyeosseoyo	떨어지셨습니까 tteoreojisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		떨어지시라 tteoreojisira	떨어지셔 tteoreojisyeo	떨어지세요 tteoreojiseyo	떨어지십시오 tteoreojisipsio
Assertive		떨어지시겠다 tteoreojisigetda	떨어지시겠어 tteoreojisigesseo	떨어지시겠어요 tteoreojisigesseoyo	떨어지시겠습니다 tteoreojisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		떨어지셔 tteoreojisyeo	떨어지셔서 tteoreojisyeoseo	떨어지시니 tteoreojisini	떨어지시니까 tteoreojisinikka
Contrast		떨어지시지만 tteoreojisijiman	떨어지시는데 tteoreojisineunde	떨어지시더니 tteoreojisideoni
Conjunction		떨어지시고 tteoreojisigo
Condition		떨어지시면 tteoreojisimyeon	떨어지셔야 tteoreojisyeoya
Motive		떨어지시려고 tteoreojisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		떨어지심 tteoreojisim	떨어지시기 tteoreojisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		떨어지셨음 tteoreojisyeosseum	떨어지셨기 tteoreojisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	떨어지신 tteoreojisin
	Present	떨어지시는 tteoreojisineun
	Future	떨어지실 tteoreojisil

    Selected forms of the verb 떨어지다 (tteoreojida): vowel-stem, regular

References

• 떨어지다 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.