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웃다

웃다

Korean

Verb

웃다 • ‎(utda) ‎(infinitive 웃어, sequential 웃으니)

to grin or laugh
to laugh off, deride, dismiss (often in form "...로 웃어버리다")

Derived terms

(causative) 웃기다 (utgida, “to make someone laugh”)
(adjective) 우습다 (useupda, “to be funny”)
(noun) 웃음 (useum, “laugh, smile”)
우스개 (useugae, “jocularity, joke”)
비웃다 (biutda, “to sneer at”)
웃는 낯에 침 뱉으랴 (unneun nache chim baeteurya, “a soft answer turneth away wrath”)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 웃다 (utda)

Stems
Stem 1	웃 (ut)
Stem 2	웃어 (useo)
Stem 3	웃으 (useu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	웃는다 unneunda past: 웃었다 useotda	웃어 useo past: 웃었어 useosseo	웃어요 useoyo past: 웃었어요 useosseoyo	웃습니다 utseumnida past: 웃었습니다 useotseumnida
Interrogative	웃느냐 unneunya past: 웃었느냐 useonneunya	웃어 useo past: 웃었어 useosseo	웃어요 useoyo past: 웃었어요 useosseoyo	웃습니까 utseumnikka past: 웃었습니까 useotseumnikka
hortative	웃자 utja	웃어 useo	웃어요 useoyo	웃읍시다 useupsida
imperative	웃어라 useora	웃어 useo	웃어요 useoyo	웃읍시오 useupsio
Assertive	웃겠다 utgetda	웃겠어 utgesseo	웃겠어요 utgesseoyo	웃겠습니다 utgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	웃어 useo	웃어서 useoseo	웃으니 useuni	웃으니까 useunikka
Contrast	웃지만 utjiman	웃는데 unneunde	웃더니 utdeoni
Conjunction	웃고 utgo
Condition	웃으면 useumyeon	웃어야 useoya
Motive	웃으려고 useuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		웃음 useum	웃기 utgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		웃었음 useosseum	웃었기 useotgi
Determiners	past	웃은 useun
	present	웃는 unneun
	future	웃을 useul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	웃으신다 useusinda past: 웃으셨다 useusyeotda	웃으셔 useusyeo past: 웃으셨어 useusyeosseo	웃으세요, 웃으셔요 useuseyo, useusyeoyo past: 웃으셨어요 useusyeosseoyo	웃으십니다 useusimnida past: 웃으셨습니다 useusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	웃으시느냐 useusineunya past: 웃으셨느냐 useusyeonneunya	웃으셔 useusyeo past: 웃으셨어 useusyeosseo	웃으세요, 웃으셔요 useuseyo, useusyeoyo past: 웃으셨어요 useusyeosseoyo	웃으십니까 useusimnikka past: 웃으셨습니까 useusyeotseumnikka
imperative	웃으시라 useusira	웃으셔 useusyeo	웃으세요 useuseyo	웃으십시오 useusipsio
Assertive	웃으시겠다 useusigetda	웃으시겠어 useusigesseo	웃으시겠어요 useusigesseoyo	웃으시겠습니다 useusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	웃으셔 useusyeo	웃으셔서 useusyeoseo	웃으시니 useusini	웃으시니까 useusinikka
Contrast	웃으시지만 useusijiman	웃으시는데 useusineunde	웃으시더니 useusideoni
Conjunction	웃으시고 useusigo
Condition	웃으시면 useusimyeon	웃으셔야 useusyeoya
Motive	웃으시려고 useusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		웃으심 useusim	웃으시기 useusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		웃으셨음 useusyeosseum	웃으셨기 useusyeotgi
Determiners	past	웃으신 useusin
	present	웃으시는 useusineun
	future	웃으실 useusil