쪼개다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean ᄧᅩ긔다 (Yale: pcwokuyta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡɛda̠] ~ [t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡe̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쪼개다/쪼게다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjogaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjogaeda
McCune–Reischauer?	tchogaeda
Yale Romanization?	ccokayta

Verb

쪼개다 • (jjogaeda) (infinitive 쪼개 or 쪼개어, sequential 쪼개니)

1. to split, to cut, to cleave (into at least two parts)

   Synonym: 나누다 (nanuda)

   사과를 반으로 쪼개다

   sagwa-reul ban-euro jjogaeda

   to split an apple in half

   없는 시간을 쪼개서 너를 만났어.

   Eomneun sigan-eul jjogaeseo neo-reul mannasseo.

   I made time to meet you out of the little time I have.

2. (slang) to laugh

   Synonym: 웃다 (utda)

   실실 쪼개다 ― silsil jjogaeda ― to chuckle

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쪼갠다 jjogaenda	쪼개 jjogae	쪼개요, 쪼개어요 jjogaeyo, jjogaeeoyo	쪼갭니다 jjogaemnida
	Past	쪼갰다 jjogaetda	쪼갰어 jjogaesseo	쪼갰어요 jjogaesseoyo	쪼갰습니다 jjogaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쪼개느냐 jjogaeneunya	쪼개 jjogae	쪼개요, 쪼개어요 jjogaeyo, jjogaeeoyo	쪼갭니까 jjogaemnikka
	Past	쪼갰느냐 jjogaenneunya	쪼갰어 jjogaesseo	쪼갰어요 jjogaesseoyo	쪼갰습니까 jjogaetseumnikka
Hortative		쪼개자 jjogaeja	쪼개 jjogae	쪼개요, 쪼개어요 jjogaeyo, jjogaeeoyo	쪼개십시다 jjogaesipsida
Imperative		쪼개라, 쪼개어라 jjogaera, jjogaeeora	쪼개 jjogae	쪼개요, 쪼개어요 jjogaeyo, jjogaeeoyo	쪼갭시오 jjogaepsio
Assertive		쪼개겠다 jjogaegetda	쪼개겠어 jjogaegesseo	쪼개겠어요 jjogaegesseoyo	쪼개겠습니다 jjogaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쪼개 jjogae	쪼개서, 쪼개어서 jjogaeseo, jjogaeeoseo	쪼개니 jjogaeni	쪼개니까 jjogaenikka
Contrast		쪼개지만 jjogaejiman	쪼개는데 jjogaeneunde	쪼개더니 jjogaedeoni
Conjunction		쪼개고 jjogaego
Condition		쪼개면 jjogaemyeon	쪼개야, 쪼개어야 jjogaeya, jjogaeeoya
Motive		쪼개려고 jjogaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쪼갬 jjogaem	쪼개기 jjogaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쪼갰음, 쪼개었음 jjogaesseum, jjogaeeosseum	쪼갰기, 쪼개었기 jjogaetgi, jjogaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	쪼갠 jjogaen
	Present	쪼개는 jjogaeneun
	Future	쪼갤 jjogael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쪼개신다 jjogaesinda	쪼개셔 jjogaesyeo	쪼개세요, 쪼개셔요 jjogaeseyo, jjogaesyeoyo	쪼개십니다 jjogaesimnida
	Past	쪼개셨다 jjogaesyeotda	쪼개셨어 jjogaesyeosseo	쪼개셨어요 jjogaesyeosseoyo	쪼개셨습니다 jjogaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쪼개시느냐 jjogaesineunya	쪼개셔 jjogaesyeo	쪼개세요, 쪼개셔요 jjogaeseyo, jjogaesyeoyo	쪼개십니까 jjogaesimnikka
	Past	쪼개셨느냐 jjogaesyeonneunya	쪼개셨어 jjogaesyeosseo	쪼개셨어요 jjogaesyeosseoyo	쪼개셨습니까 jjogaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쪼개시라 jjogaesira	쪼개셔 jjogaesyeo	쪼개세요 jjogaeseyo	쪼개십시오 jjogaesipsio
Assertive		쪼개시겠다 jjogaesigetda	쪼개시겠어 jjogaesigesseo	쪼개시겠어요 jjogaesigesseoyo	쪼개시겠습니다 jjogaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쪼개셔 jjogaesyeo	쪼개셔서 jjogaesyeoseo	쪼개시니 jjogaesini	쪼개시니까 jjogaesinikka
Contrast		쪼개시지만 jjogaesijiman	쪼개시는데 jjogaesineunde	쪼개시더니 jjogaesideoni
Conjunction		쪼개시고 jjogaesigo
Condition		쪼개시면 jjogaesimyeon	쪼개셔야 jjogaesyeoya
Motive		쪼개시려고 jjogaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쪼개심 jjogaesim	쪼개시기 jjogaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쪼개셨음 jjogaesyeosseum	쪼개셨기 jjogaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쪼개신 jjogaesin
	Present	쪼개시는 jjogaesineun
	Future	쪼개실 jjogaesil

    Selected forms of the verb 쪼개다 (jjogaeda): vowel-stem, regular