외우다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 외다 (oeda) (contraction)

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 외오〮다〮 (Yale: wòyGwó-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞uda̠] ~ [ø̞uda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨우다/외우다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oe'uda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oe'uda
McCune–Reischauer?	oeuda
Yale Romanization?	oywuta

Verb

외우다 • (oe'uda) (infinitive 외워, sequential 외우니) (transitive)

1. to utter; to recite; to chant
2. to memorize; to learn something by heart

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 외우다 (oe'uda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	외운다 oe'unda	외워 oewo	외워요 oewoyo	외웁니다 oe'umnida
	Past	외웠다 oewotda	외웠어 oewosseo	외웠어요 oewosseoyo	외웠습니다 oewotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	외우느냐 oe'uneunya	외워 oewo	외워요 oewoyo	외웁니까 oe'umnikka
	Past	외웠느냐 oewonneunya	외웠어 oewosseo	외웠어요 oewosseoyo	외웠습니까 oewotseumnikka
Hortative		외우자 oe'uja	외워 oewo	외워요 oewoyo	외우십시다 oe'usipsida
Imperative		외워라 oewora	외워 oewo	외워요 oewoyo	외웁시오 oe'upsio
Assertive		외우겠다 oe'ugetda	외우겠어 oe'ugesseo	외우겠어요 oe'ugesseoyo	외우겠습니다 oe'ugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		외워 oewo	외워서 oewoseo	외우니 oe'uni	외우니까 oe'unikka
Contrast		외우지만 oe'ujiman	외우는데 oe'uneunde	외우더니 oe'udeoni
Conjunction		외우고 oe'ugo
Condition		외우면 oe'umyeon	외워야 oewoya
Motive		외우려고 oe'uryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		외움 oe'um	외우기 oe'ugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		외웠음 oewosseum	외웠기 oewotgi
Determiners	Past	외운 oe'un
	Present	외우는 oe'uneun
	Future	외울 oe'ul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	외우신다 oe'usinda	외우셔 oe'usyeo	외우세요, 외우셔요 oe'useyo, oe'usyeoyo	외우십니다 oe'usimnida
	Past	외우셨다 oe'usyeotda	외우셨어 oe'usyeosseo	외우셨어요 oe'usyeosseoyo	외우셨습니다 oe'usyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	외우시느냐 oe'usineunya	외우셔 oe'usyeo	외우세요, 외우셔요 oe'useyo, oe'usyeoyo	외우십니까 oe'usimnikka
	Past	외우셨느냐 oe'usyeonneunya	외우셨어 oe'usyeosseo	외우셨어요 oe'usyeosseoyo	외우셨습니까 oe'usyeotseumnikka
Imperative		외우시라 oe'usira	외우셔 oe'usyeo	외우세요 oe'useyo	외우십시오 oe'usipsio
Assertive		외우시겠다 oe'usigetda	외우시겠어 oe'usigesseo	외우시겠어요 oe'usigesseoyo	외우시겠습니다 oe'usigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		외우셔 oe'usyeo	외우셔서 oe'usyeoseo	외우시니 oe'usini	외우시니까 oe'usinikka
Contrast		외우시지만 oe'usijiman	외우시는데 oe'usineunde	외우시더니 oe'usideoni
Conjunction		외우시고 oe'usigo
Condition		외우시면 oe'usimyeon	외우셔야 oe'usyeoya
Motive		외우시려고 oe'usiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		외우심 oe'usim	외우시기 oe'usigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		외우셨음 oe'usyeosseum	외우셨기 oe'usyeotgi
Determiners	Past	외우신 oe'usin
	Present	외우시는 oe'usineun
	Future	외우실 oe'usil