붙잡다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 븓잡다 (Yale: putcapta).

From 붙— (but-, “to stick, adhere, cling”) + 잡다 (japda, “to catch, hold”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [put̚t͡ɕ͈a̠p̚t͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [붇짭따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	butjapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	butjabda
McCune–Reischauer^?	putchapta
Yale Romanization^?	puthcapta

Verb

붙잡다 • (butjapda) (infinitive 붙잡아, sequential 붙잡으니)

to seize, to grab
to arrest; to detain
to keep someone from leaving
to catch in the way of
to help, to aid, to support
to support something
to find a reason, an excuse, a hint, etc
to keep going
to get a job
to make a person or thing one's possession

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 붙잡다 (butjapda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	붙잡는다 butjamneunda	붙잡아 butjaba	붙잡아요 butjabayo	붙잡습니다 butjapseumnida
Indicative	Past	붙잡았다 butjabatda	붙잡았어 butjabasseo	붙잡았어요 butjabasseoyo	붙잡았습니다 butjabatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	붙잡느냐 butjamneunya	붙잡아 butjaba	붙잡아요 butjabayo	붙잡습니까 butjapseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	붙잡았느냐 butjabanneunya	붙잡았어 butjabasseo	붙잡았어요 butjabasseoyo	붙잡았습니까 butjabatseumnikka
Hortative		붙잡자 butjapja	붙잡아 butjaba	붙잡아요 butjabayo	붙잡으십시다 butjabeusipsida
Imperative		붙잡아라 butjabara	붙잡아 butjaba	붙잡아요 butjabayo	붙잡읍시오 butjabeupsio
Assertive		붙잡겠다 butjapgetda	붙잡겠어 butjapgesseo	붙잡겠어요 butjapgesseoyo	붙잡겠습니다 butjapgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		붙잡아 butjaba	붙잡아서 butjabaseo	붙잡으니 butjabeuni	붙잡으니까 butjabeunikka
Contrast		붙잡지만 butjapjiman	붙잡는데 butjamneunde	붙잡더니 butjapdeoni
Conjunction		붙잡고 butjapgo
Condition		붙잡으면 butjabeumyeon	붙잡아야 butjabaya
Motive		붙잡으려고 butjabeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		붙잡음 butjabeum	붙잡기 butjapgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		붙잡았음 butjabasseum	붙잡았기 butjabatgi
Determiners	Past	붙잡은 butjabeun
	Present	붙잡는 butjamneun
	Future	붙잡을 butjabeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	붙잡으신다 butjabeusinda	붙잡으셔 butjabeusyeo	붙잡으세요, 붙잡으셔요 butjabeuseyo, butjabeusyeoyo	붙잡으십니다 butjabeusimnida
Indicative	Past	붙잡으셨다 butjabeusyeotda	붙잡으셨어 butjabeusyeosseo	붙잡으셨어요 butjabeusyeosseoyo	붙잡으셨습니다 butjabeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	붙잡으시느냐 butjabeusineunya	붙잡으셔 butjabeusyeo	붙잡으세요, 붙잡으셔요 butjabeuseyo, butjabeusyeoyo	붙잡으십니까 butjabeusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	붙잡으셨느냐 butjabeusyeonneunya	붙잡으셨어 butjabeusyeosseo	붙잡으셨어요 butjabeusyeosseoyo	붙잡으셨습니까 butjabeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		붙잡으시라 butjabeusira	붙잡으셔 butjabeusyeo	붙잡으세요 butjabeuseyo	붙잡으십시오 butjabeusipsio
Assertive		붙잡으시겠다 butjabeusigetda	붙잡으시겠어 butjabeusigesseo	붙잡으시겠어요 butjabeusigesseoyo	붙잡으시겠습니다 butjabeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		붙잡으셔 butjabeusyeo	붙잡으셔서 butjabeusyeoseo	붙잡으시니 butjabeusini	붙잡으시니까 butjabeusinikka
Contrast		붙잡으시지만 butjabeusijiman	붙잡으시는데 butjabeusineunde	붙잡으시더니 butjabeusideoni
Conjunction		붙잡으시고 butjabeusigo
Condition		붙잡으시면 butjabeusimyeon	붙잡으셔야 butjabeusyeoya
Motive		붙잡으시려고 butjabeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		붙잡으심 butjabeusim	붙잡으시기 butjabeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		붙잡으셨음 butjabeusyeosseum	붙잡으셨기 butjabeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	붙잡으신 butjabeusin
	Present	붙잡으시는 butjabeusineun
	Future	붙잡으실 butjabeusil