때

때 U+B54C, 때 HANGUL SYLLABLE DDAE Composition: ㄸ + ㅐ ← 땋 [U+B54B] Hangul Syllables 땍 → [U+B54D]

때땍땎땏땐땑땒 땓땔땕땖땗땘땙 땚땛땜땝땞땟땠 땡땢땣땤땥땦땧
따 ←	→ 땨

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 때 (ttae).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͈æ/

Noun

때 (ttae)

1. time; hour
2. meal

   Synonym: 밥 (bap)

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɛ] ~ [t͈e̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [때/떼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttae
McCune–Reischauer?	ttae
Yale Romanization?	ttay

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄣᅢ〮 (Yale: pstáy).

Noun

때 • (ttae)

1. occasion; time

   그는 어렸을 때의 추억에 잠겼다.

   Geu-neun eoryeosseul ttae-ui chueog-e jamgyeotda.

   He is reminiscing about his childhood memories.

   그때의 나와 지금의 나는 다르다.

   Geuttae-ui na-wa jigeum-ui na-neun dareuda.

   I am different now than I was at that time.

   당연히 아무 때나 놀러 와도 되지!

   Dang'yeonhi amu ttaena nolleo wado doeji!

   Of course, you can come over any time!

2. opportunity

   때를 놓치다 ― ttae-reul notchida ― to miss an opportunity

Alternative forms

• ᄯᅢ (ttae) (tense s, obsolete)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᆡ〮 (Yale: ptóy).

Noun

때 • (ttae)

1. dirt, especially dead skin produced by exfoliation