빨다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈a̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [빨다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppalda
McCune–Reischauer?	ppalda
Yale Romanization?	ppalta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄲᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: spól-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	빨다 (ppalda)
Causative	빨리다 (ppallida)
Passive	빨리다 (ppallida)

빨다 • (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니) (transitive)

1. to sip, to suck
2. to fellate

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 빨다 (ppalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빤다 ppanda	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱니다 ppamnida
	Past	빨았다 pparatda	빨았어 pparasseo	빨았어요 pparasseoyo	빨았습니다 pparatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠느냐 ppaneunya	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱니까 ppamnikka
	Past	빨았느냐 pparanneunya	빨았어 pparasseo	빨았어요 pparasseoyo	빨았습니까 pparatseumnikka
Hortative		빨자 ppalja	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빠십시다 ppasipsida
Imperative		빨아라 pparara	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱시오 ppapsio
Assertive		빨겠다 ppalgetda	빨겠어 ppalgesseo	빨겠어요 ppalgesseoyo	빨겠습니다 ppalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		빨아 ppara	빨아서 pparaseo	빠니 ppani	빠니까 ppanikka
Contrast		빨지만 ppaljiman	빠는데 ppaneunde	빨더니 ppaldeoni
Conjunction		빨고 ppalgo
Condition		빨면 ppalmyeon	빨아야 pparaya
Motive		빨려고 ppallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		빪 ppam	빨기 ppalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빨았음 pparasseum	빨았기 pparatgi
Determiners	Past	빤 ppan
	Present	빠는 ppaneun
	Future	빨 ppal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠신다 ppasinda	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요, 빠셔요 ppaseyo, ppasyeoyo	빠십니다 ppasimnida
	Past	빠셨다 ppasyeotda	빠셨어 ppasyeosseo	빠셨어요 ppasyeosseoyo	빠셨습니다 ppasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠시느냐 ppasineunya	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요, 빠셔요 ppaseyo, ppasyeoyo	빠십니까 ppasimnikka
	Past	빠셨느냐 ppasyeonneunya	빠셨어 ppasyeosseo	빠셨어요 ppasyeosseoyo	빠셨습니까 ppasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		빠시라 ppasira	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요 ppaseyo	빠십시오 ppasipsio
Assertive		빠시겠다 ppasigetda	빠시겠어 ppasigesseo	빠시겠어요 ppasigesseoyo	빠시겠습니다 ppasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		빠셔 ppasyeo	빠셔서 ppasyeoseo	빠시니 ppasini	빠시니까 ppasinikka
Contrast		빠시지만 ppasijiman	빠시는데 ppasineunde	빠시더니 ppasideoni
Conjunction		빠시고 ppasigo
Condition		빠시면 ppasimyeon	빠셔야 ppasyeoya
Motive		빠시려고 ppasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		빠심 ppasim	빠시기 ppasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠셨음 ppasyeosseum	빠셨기 ppasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	빠신 ppasin
	Present	빠시는 ppasineun
	Future	빠실 ppasil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 감빨다 (gamppalda, “to lick up greedily”)
• 꿀빨기새 (kkulppalgisae, “honeyeater”)
• 빨대 (ppaldae, “drinking straw”)
• 빨아내다 (pparanaeda, “to suck out, draw out”)
• 빨아들이다 (pparadeurida, “to suck in, draw in”)
• 빨아먹다 (pparameokda, “to extort”)
• 빨아올리다 (pparaollida, “to suck up”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄲᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: spól-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	빨다 (ppalda)
Causative	빨리다 (ppallida)
Passive	빨리다 (ppallida)

빨다 • (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니) (transitive)

1. to wash (clothes), to launder

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 빨다 (ppalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빤다 ppanda	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱니다 ppamnida
	Past	빨았다 pparatda	빨았어 pparasseo	빨았어요 pparasseoyo	빨았습니다 pparatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠느냐 ppaneunya	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱니까 ppamnikka
	Past	빨았느냐 pparanneunya	빨았어 pparasseo	빨았어요 pparasseoyo	빨았습니까 pparatseumnikka
Hortative		빨자 ppalja	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빠십시다 ppasipsida
Imperative		빨아라 pparara	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱시오 ppapsio
Assertive		빨겠다 ppalgetda	빨겠어 ppalgesseo	빨겠어요 ppalgesseoyo	빨겠습니다 ppalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		빨아 ppara	빨아서 pparaseo	빠니 ppani	빠니까 ppanikka
Contrast		빨지만 ppaljiman	빠는데 ppaneunde	빨더니 ppaldeoni
Conjunction		빨고 ppalgo
Condition		빨면 ppalmyeon	빨아야 pparaya
Motive		빨려고 ppallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		빪 ppam	빨기 ppalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빨았음 pparasseum	빨았기 pparatgi
Determiners	Past	빤 ppan
	Present	빠는 ppaneun
	Future	빨 ppal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠신다 ppasinda	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요, 빠셔요 ppaseyo, ppasyeoyo	빠십니다 ppasimnida
	Past	빠셨다 ppasyeotda	빠셨어 ppasyeosseo	빠셨어요 ppasyeosseoyo	빠셨습니다 ppasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠시느냐 ppasineunya	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요, 빠셔요 ppaseyo, ppasyeoyo	빠십니까 ppasimnikka
	Past	빠셨느냐 ppasyeonneunya	빠셨어 ppasyeosseo	빠셨어요 ppasyeosseoyo	빠셨습니까 ppasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		빠시라 ppasira	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요 ppaseyo	빠십시오 ppasipsio
Assertive		빠시겠다 ppasigetda	빠시겠어 ppasigesseo	빠시겠어요 ppasigesseoyo	빠시겠습니다 ppasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		빠셔 ppasyeo	빠셔서 ppasyeoseo	빠시니 ppasini	빠시니까 ppasinikka
Contrast		빠시지만 ppasijiman	빠시는데 ppasineunde	빠시더니 ppasideoni
Conjunction		빠시고 ppasigo
Condition		빠시면 ppasimyeon	빠셔야 ppasyeoya
Motive		빠시려고 ppasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		빠심 ppasim	빠시기 ppasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠셨음 ppasyeosseum	빠셨기 ppasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	빠신 ppasin
	Present	빠시는 ppasineun
	Future	빠실 ppasil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 빨래 (ppallae, “laundry”)

See also

• 씻다 (ssitda, “to wash (anything else than clothes)”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄲᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: spól-tá).

Adjective

빨다 • (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니)

1. to be pointed, to be tapered, to be hollow (as of cheeks)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 빨다 (ppalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빨다 ppalda	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱니다 ppamnida
	Past	빨았다 pparatda	빨았어 pparasseo	빨았어요 pparasseoyo	빨았습니다 pparatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠냐 ppanya	빨아 ppara	빨아요 pparayo	빱니까 ppamnikka
	Past	빨았냐 pparannya	빨았어 pparasseo	빨았어요 pparasseoyo	빨았습니까 pparatseumnikka
Assertive		빨겠다 ppalgetda	빨겠어 ppalgesseo	빨겠어요 ppalgesseoyo	빨겠습니다 ppalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		빨아 ppara	빨아서 pparaseo	빠니 ppani	빠니까 ppanikka
Contrast		빨지만 ppaljiman	빤데 ppande	빨더니 ppaldeoni
Conjunction		빨고 ppalgo
Condition		빨면 ppalmyeon	빨아야 pparaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		빪 ppam	빨기 ppalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빨았음 pparasseum	빨았기 pparatgi
Determiners	Present		빤 ppan
	Future		빨 ppal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	빠시다 ppasida	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요, 빠셔요 ppaseyo, ppasyeoyo	빠십니다 ppasimnida
	Past	빠셨다 ppasyeotda	빠셨어 ppasyeosseo	빠셨어요 ppasyeosseoyo	빠셨습니다 ppasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	빠시냐 ppasinya	빠셔 ppasyeo	빠세요, 빠셔요 ppaseyo, ppasyeoyo	빠십니까 ppasimnikka
	Past	빠셨냐 ppasyeonnya	빠셨어 ppasyeosseo	빠셨어요 ppasyeosseoyo	빠셨습니까 ppasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		빠시겠다 ppasigetda	빠시겠어 ppasigesseo	빠시겠어요 ppasigesseoyo	빠시겠습니다 ppasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		빠셔 ppasyeo	빠셔서 ppasyeoseo	빠시니 ppasini	빠시니까 ppasinikka
Contrast		빠시지만 ppasijiman	빠신데 ppasinde	빠시더니 ppasideoni
Conjunction		빠시고 ppasigo
Condition		빠시면 ppasimyeon	빠셔야 ppasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		빠심 ppasim	빠시기 ppasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		빠셨음 ppasyeosseum	빠셨기 ppasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		빠신 ppasin
	Future		빠실 ppasil