쎄다

Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 세다 (seda).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽s͈eta⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [s͈eda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sseda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sseda
Yale Romanization?sseyta

Adjective

쎄다 (sseda)

  1. (to be) strong

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈs͈e̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sseda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sseda
McCune–Reischauer?sseda
Yale Romanization?ssēyta

Adjective

쎄다 • (sseda) (infinitive or 쎄어, sequential 쎄니)

  1. colloquial form of 세다 (seda, to be strong)

Usage notes

This is more common in spoken Korean (including Seoul and dialects) than the prescriptive 세다 (seda).

Conjugation