더듬다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 더듬〮다〮 (Yale: tètúm-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹dɯmt͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [더듬따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deodeumda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deodeumda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏdŭmta
Yale Romanization?	tetumqta

Verb

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	더듬다 (deodeumda)
Yang-form	다듬다 (dadeumda)

더듬다 • (deodeumda) (infinitive 더듬어, sequential 더듬으니) (transitive)

1. to feel for; to grope for
2. to stammer; to stutter
3. to follow; to trace

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 더듬다 (deodeumda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	더듬는다 deodeumneunda	더듬어 deodeumeo	더듬어요 deodeumeoyo	더듬습니다 deodeumseumnida
	Past	더듬었다 deodeumeotda	더듬었어 deodeumeosseo	더듬었어요 deodeumeosseoyo	더듬었습니다 deodeumeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	더듬느냐 deodeumneunya	더듬어 deodeumeo	더듬어요 deodeumeoyo	더듬습니까 deodeumseumnikka
	Past	더듬었느냐 deodeumeonneunya	더듬었어 deodeumeosseo	더듬었어요 deodeumeosseoyo	더듬었습니까 deodeumeotseumnikka
Hortative		더듬자 deodeumja	더듬어 deodeumeo	더듬어요 deodeumeoyo	더듬으십시다 deodeumeusipsida
Imperative		더듬어라 deodeumeora	더듬어 deodeumeo	더듬어요 deodeumeoyo	더듬읍시오 deodeumeupsio
Assertive		더듬겠다 deodeumgetda	더듬겠어 deodeumgesseo	더듬겠어요 deodeumgesseoyo	더듬겠습니다 deodeumgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		더듬어 deodeumeo	더듬어서 deodeumeoseo	더듬으니 deodeumeuni	더듬으니까 deodeumeunikka
Contrast		더듬지만 deodeumjiman	더듬는데 deodeumneunde	더듬더니 deodeumdeoni
Conjunction		더듬고 deodeumgo
Condition		더듬으면 deodeumeumyeon	더듬어야 deodeumeoya
Motive		더듬으려고 deodeumeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		더듬음 deodeumeum	더듬기 deodeumgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		더듬었음 deodeumeosseum	더듬었기 deodeumeotgi
Determiners	Past	더듬은 deodeumeun
	Present	더듬는 deodeumneun
	Future	더듬을 deodeumeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	더듬으신다 deodeumeusinda	더듬으셔 deodeumeusyeo	더듬으세요, 더듬으셔요 deodeumeuseyo, deodeumeusyeoyo	더듬으십니다 deodeumeusimnida
	Past	더듬으셨다 deodeumeusyeotda	더듬으셨어 deodeumeusyeosseo	더듬으셨어요 deodeumeusyeosseoyo	더듬으셨습니다 deodeumeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	더듬으시느냐 deodeumeusineunya	더듬으셔 deodeumeusyeo	더듬으세요, 더듬으셔요 deodeumeuseyo, deodeumeusyeoyo	더듬으십니까 deodeumeusimnikka
	Past	더듬으셨느냐 deodeumeusyeonneunya	더듬으셨어 deodeumeusyeosseo	더듬으셨어요 deodeumeusyeosseoyo	더듬으셨습니까 deodeumeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		더듬으시라 deodeumeusira	더듬으셔 deodeumeusyeo	더듬으세요 deodeumeuseyo	더듬으십시오 deodeumeusipsio
Assertive		더듬으시겠다 deodeumeusigetda	더듬으시겠어 deodeumeusigesseo	더듬으시겠어요 deodeumeusigesseoyo	더듬으시겠습니다 deodeumeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		더듬으셔 deodeumeusyeo	더듬으셔서 deodeumeusyeoseo	더듬으시니 deodeumeusini	더듬으시니까 deodeumeusinikka
Contrast		더듬으시지만 deodeumeusijiman	더듬으시는데 deodeumeusineunde	더듬으시더니 deodeumeusideoni
Conjunction		더듬으시고 deodeumeusigo
Condition		더듬으시면 deodeumeusimyeon	더듬으셔야 deodeumeusyeoya
Motive		더듬으시려고 deodeumeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		더듬으심 deodeumeusim	더듬으시기 deodeumeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		더듬으셨음 deodeumeusyeosseum	더듬으셨기 deodeumeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	더듬으신 deodeumeusin
	Present	더듬으시는 deodeumeusineun
	Future	더듬으실 deodeumeusil

Derived terms

• 더듬거리다 (deodeumgeorida)
• 더듬대다 (deodeumdaeda)
• 더듬더듬 (deodeumdeodeum)
• 더듬바리 (deodeumbari)
• 더듬뱅이 (deodeumbaeng'i)
• 더듬이 (deodeumi)
• 더듬쟁이 (deodeumjaeng'i)
• 더듬적거리다 (deodeumjeokgeorida)
• 더듬적대다 (deodeumjeokdaeda)
• 더듬적더듬적 (deodeumjeokdeodeumjeok)
• 더듬질 (deodeumjil)
• 어루더듬다 (eorudeodeumda)
• 휘더듬다 (hwideodeumda)