벌다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [벌(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beolda
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏlda
Yale Romanization?	pēlta

Verb

벌다 • (beolda) (infinitive 벌어, sequential 버니)

1. to earn (money)

   돈을 벌다.

   doneul beolda.

   to make(earn) money.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 벌다 (beolda): 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	번다 beonda	벌어 beoreo	벌어요 beoreoyo	법니다 beomnida
	Past	벌었다 beoreotda	벌었어 beoreosseo	벌었어요 beoreosseoyo	벌었습니다 beoreotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	버느냐 beoneunya	벌어 beoreo	벌어요 beoreoyo	법니까 beomnikka
	Past	벌었느냐 beoreonneunya	벌었어 beoreosseo	벌었어요 beoreosseoyo	벌었습니까 beoreotseumnikka
Hortative		벌자 beolja	벌어 beoreo	벌어요 beoreoyo	버십시다 beosipsida
Imperative		벌어라 beoreora	벌어 beoreo	벌어요 beoreoyo	법시오 beopsio
Assertive		벌겠다 beolgetda	벌겠어 beolgesseo	벌겠어요 beolgesseoyo	벌겠습니다 beolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		벌어 beoreo	벌어서 beoreoseo	버니 beoni	버니까 beonikka
Contrast		벌지만 beoljiman	버는데 beoneunde	벌더니 beoldeoni
Conjunction		벌고 beolgo
Condition		벌면 beolmyeon	벌어야 beoreoya
Motive		벌려고 beollyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		벎 beom	벌기 beolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		벌었음 beoreosseum	벌었기 beoreotgi
Determiners	Past	번 beon
	Present	버는 beoneun
	Future	벌 beol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	버신다 beosinda	버셔 beosyeo	버세요, 버셔요 beoseyo, beosyeoyo	버십니다 beosimnida
	Past	버셨다 beosyeotda	버셨어 beosyeosseo	버셨어요 beosyeosseoyo	버셨습니다 beosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	버시느냐 beosineunya	버셔 beosyeo	버세요, 버셔요 beoseyo, beosyeoyo	버십니까 beosimnikka
	Past	버셨느냐 beosyeonneunya	버셨어 beosyeosseo	버셨어요 beosyeosseoyo	버셨습니까 beosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		버시라 beosira	버셔 beosyeo	버세요 beoseyo	버십시오 beosipsio
Assertive		버시겠다 beosigetda	버시겠어 beosigesseo	버시겠어요 beosigesseoyo	버시겠습니다 beosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		버셔 beosyeo	버셔서 beosyeoseo	버시니 beosini	버시니까 beosinikka
Contrast		버시지만 beosijiman	버시는데 beosineunde	버시더니 beosideoni
Conjunction		버시고 beosigo
Condition		버시면 beosimyeon	버셔야 beosyeoya
Motive		버시려고 beosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		버심 beosim	버시기 beosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		버셨음 beosyeosseum	버셨기 beosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	버신 beosin
	Present	버시는 beosineun
	Future	버실 beosil

Derived terms

• 벌이 (beori, “income; earnings”)