터지다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄩᅥ〮디다〮 (Yale: ptheti-ta), from ᄩᅳ〮 (pthú-, “to depart”) +‎ 어 (-e, converb) +‎ 디 (ti-, “to fall”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑida̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [터(ː)지다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	teojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	teojida
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ŏjida
Yale Romanization?	thēcita

Verb

터지다 • (teojida) (infinitive 터져 or 터지어, sequential 터지니)

1. (intransitive)
   1. (also figuratively) to burst; to explode

      코피가 터지다 ― kopi-ga teojida ― to have a nosebleed

   2. (of a war, etc.) to break out

      Synonym: 발발(勃發)하다 (balbalhada)

      전쟁이 터지다 ― jeonjaeng-i teojida ― for a war to erupt

   3. (of an emotion) to burst out (e.g. of anger)

      분노가 터지다 ― bunno-ga teojida ― to burst out of anger

   4. to burst into (tears, laughter, applause, etc.)

      관객들의 웃음이 터져 나왔다. ― Gwan'gaek-deur-ui useum-i teojeo nawatda. ― The audience burst into laughter.

2. (auxiliary, after the infinitive) Synonym of 빠지다 (ppajida)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 터지다 (teojida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	터진다 teojinda	터져 teojeo	터져요, 터지어요 teojeoyo, teojieoyo	터집니다 teojimnida
	Past	터졌다 teojeotda	터졌어 teojeosseo	터졌어요 teojeosseoyo	터졌습니다 teojeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	터지느냐 teojineunya	터져 teojeo	터져요, 터지어요 teojeoyo, teojieoyo	터집니까 teojimnikka
	Past	터졌느냐 teojeonneunya	터졌어 teojeosseo	터졌어요 teojeosseoyo	터졌습니까 teojeotseumnikka
Hortative		터지자 teojija	터져 teojeo	터져요, 터지어요 teojeoyo, teojieoyo	터지십시다 teojisipsida
Imperative		터져라, 터지어라 teojeora, teojieora	터져 teojeo	터져요, 터지어요 teojeoyo, teojieoyo	터집시오 teojipsio
Assertive		터지겠다 teojigetda	터지겠어 teojigesseo	터지겠어요 teojigesseoyo	터지겠습니다 teojigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		터져 teojeo	터져서, 터지어서 teojeoseo, teojieoseo	터지니 teojini	터지니까 teojinikka
Contrast		터지지만 teojijiman	터지는데 teojineunde	터지더니 teojideoni
Conjunction		터지고 teojigo
Condition		터지면 teojimyeon	터져야, 터지어야 teojeoya, teojieoya
Motive		터지려고 teojiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		터짐 teojim	터지기 teojigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		터졌음, 터지었음 teojeosseum, teojieosseum	터졌기, 터지었기 teojeotgi, teojieotgi
Determiners	Past	터진 teojin
	Present	터지는 teojineun
	Future	터질 teojil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	터지신다 teojisinda	터지셔 teojisyeo	터지세요, 터지셔요 teojiseyo, teojisyeoyo	터지십니다 teojisimnida
	Past	터지셨다 teojisyeotda	터지셨어 teojisyeosseo	터지셨어요 teojisyeosseoyo	터지셨습니다 teojisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	터지시느냐 teojisineunya	터지셔 teojisyeo	터지세요, 터지셔요 teojiseyo, teojisyeoyo	터지십니까 teojisimnikka
	Past	터지셨느냐 teojisyeonneunya	터지셨어 teojisyeosseo	터지셨어요 teojisyeosseoyo	터지셨습니까 teojisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		터지시라 teojisira	터지셔 teojisyeo	터지세요 teojiseyo	터지십시오 teojisipsio
Assertive		터지시겠다 teojisigetda	터지시겠어 teojisigesseo	터지시겠어요 teojisigesseoyo	터지시겠습니다 teojisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		터지셔 teojisyeo	터지셔서 teojisyeoseo	터지시니 teojisini	터지시니까 teojisinikka
Contrast		터지시지만 teojisijiman	터지시는데 teojisineunde	터지시더니 teojisideoni
Conjunction		터지시고 teojisigo
Condition		터지시면 teojisimyeon	터지셔야 teojisyeoya
Motive		터지시려고 teojisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		터지심 teojisim	터지시기 teojisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		터지셨음 teojisyeosseum	터지셨기 teojisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	터지신 teojisin
	Present	터지시는 teojisineun
	Future	터지실 teojisil