희다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄒᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: hóy-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [히다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huida
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭida
Yale Romanization?	huyta

Adjective

희다 • (huida) (infinitive 희어, sequential 희니)

1. (of colour) to be white

   Antonym: 검다 (geomda, “to be black”)

2. (of hair) to be grey

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 희다 (huida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	희다 huida	희어 huieo	희어요 huieoyo	흽니다 huimnida
	Past	희었다 huieotda	희었어 huieosseo	희었어요 huieosseoyo	희었습니다 huieotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	희냐 huinya	희어 huieo	희어요 huieoyo	흽니까 huimnikka
	Past	희었냐 huieonnya	희었어 huieosseo	희었어요 huieosseoyo	희었습니까 huieotseumnikka
Assertive		희겠다 huigetda	희겠어 huigesseo	희겠어요 huigesseoyo	희겠습니다 huigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		희어 huieo	희어서 huieoseo	희니 huini	희니까 huinikka
Contrast		희지만 huijiman	흰데 huinde	희더니 huideoni
Conjunction		희고 huigo
Condition		희면 huimyeon	희어야 huieoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		흼 huim	희기 huigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		희었음 huieosseum	희었기 huieotgi
Determiners	Present		흰 huin
	Future		흴 huil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	희시다 huisida	희셔 huisyeo	희세요, 희셔요 huiseyo, huisyeoyo	희십니다 huisimnida
	Past	희셨다 huisyeotda	희셨어 huisyeosseo	희셨어요 huisyeosseoyo	희셨습니다 huisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	희시냐 huisinya	희셔 huisyeo	희세요, 희셔요 huiseyo, huisyeoyo	희십니까 huisimnikka
	Past	희셨냐 huisyeonnya	희셨어 huisyeosseo	희셨어요 huisyeosseoyo	희셨습니까 huisyeotseumnikka
Assertive		희시겠다 huisigetda	희시겠어 huisigesseo	희시겠어요 huisigesseoyo	희시겠습니다 huisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		희셔 huisyeo	희셔서 huisyeoseo	희시니 huisini	희시니까 huisinikka
Contrast		희시지만 huisijiman	희신데 huisinde	희시더니 huisideoni
Conjunction		희시고 huisigo
Condition		희시면 huisimyeon	희셔야 huisyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		희심 huisim	희시기 huisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		희셨음 huisyeosseum	희셨기 huisyeotgi
Determiners	Present		희신 huisin
	Future		희실 huisil

See also

• 하얗다 (hayata)