# 쓰다
## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [s͈ɯda̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [쓰다]

### Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá), 스〮다〮 (Yale: sú-tá).
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá).

#### Verb

Korean verb set :
| Base | 쓰다 (sseuda) |
| Causative | 씌우다 (ssuiuda) |
| Passive | 쓰이다 (sseu'ida) |
쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니) (transitive)
* to wear, to put on (a hat, helmet, etc., on one's head; a mask, pair of glasses, etc.)
    Synonym: 착용(着用)하다 (chagyonghada)
    모자를 쓰다moja-reul sseudato wear a hat
    안경을 쓰다an'gyeong-eul sseudato put on glasses
* to put up, to hold (an umbrella over one's head)
    우산을 쓰다usan-eul sseudato put up an umbrella
    양산을 쓰다yangsan-eul sseudato put up a parasol
* to be accused of, to be suspected of (an offence)
    Antonym: 벗다 (beotda)
    혐의를 쓰다hyeomui-reul sseudato be suspected of an offence
    누명을 쓰다numyeong-eul sseudato be falsely accused
* to be covered (with dust, powder, etc.)
    청소를 했더니 온몸에 먼지를 썼다.Cheongso-reul haetdeoni onmom-e meonji-reul sseotda.After cleaning, [my] body was covered with dust.
    광부들은 온통 석탄 가루를 썼다.Gwangbu-deur-eun ontong seoktan garu-reul sseotda.The mineworkers were covered with coal dust.

##### Derived terms

* 넘겨쓰다 (neomgyeosseuda)
* 눌러쓰다 (nulleosseuda)
* 덮어쓰다 (deopeosseuda)
* 되쓰다 (doesseuda)
* 둘러쓰다 (dulleosseuda)
* 뒤쓰다 (dwisseuda)
* 들쓰다 (deulsseuda)
* 무릅쓰다 (mureupsseuda)
* 쓰개 (sseugae)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá), 스〮다〮 (Yale: sú-tá).
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쓰〮다〮 (Yale: ssú-tá).

#### Verb

Korean verb set :
| Base | 쓰다 (sseuda) |
| Causative | 쓰이다 (sseu'ida) |
| Passive | 쓰이다 (sseu'ida) |
쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니) (transitive)
* to write (in general)
    Synonym: 적다 (jeokda)
    연필로 쓰다yeonpil-lo sseudato write with a pencil
    영어로 쓰다yeong'eo-ro sseudato write in English
* to compose (a song, a piece of writing, etc.)
    소설을 쓰다soseor-eul sseudato write a novel
    노래를 쓰다norae-reul sseudato compose a song

##### Derived terms

* 가로쓰다 (garosseuda)
* 갈겨쓰다 (galgyeosseuda)
* 갖추쓰다 (gatchusseuda)
* 글쓴이 (geulsseuni)
* 내려쓰다 (naeryeosseuda)
* 내리쓰다 (naerisseuda)
* 덧스다 (deotseuda)
* 되쓰다 (doesseuda)
* 모아쓰다 (moasseuda)
* 받아쓰다 (badasseuda)
* 세로쓰다 (serosseuda)
* 써내다 (sseonaeda)
* 써넣다 (sseoneota)
* 써지다 (sseojida)
* 쓰기 (sseugi)
* 쓸거리 (sseulgeori)

##### See also

* 기록(記錄)하다 (girokhada)
* 저술(著述)하다 (jeosulhada)
* 짓다 (jitda)
* 필기(筆記)하다 (pilgihada)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Verb

Korean verb set :
| Base | 쓰다 (sseuda) |
| Passive | 쓰이다 (sseu'ida) |
쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니)
* (transitive) to use (in general)
    Synonyms: 사용(使用)하다 (sayonghada), 이용(利用)하다 (iyonghada)
** (transitive) to spend, to consume, to expend (money, time, resources, etc.)
    이런 거에 시간 쓰고 싶지는 않아.Ireon geo-e sigan sseugo sipji-neun ana.I don't want to spend my time on something like this.
    돈을 너무 많이 쓰는 것 같지 않아?don-eul neomu mani sseuneun geot gatji ana?Don't you think you are spending a bit too much money?
** (transitive) to speak (a language, a dialect, etc.)
    그는 영어와 불어를 모국어로 쓴다.Geu-neun yeong'eo-wa bureo-reul mogugeo-ro sseunda.He speaks English and French as a native language.
    그는 서울말과 사투리를 둘 다 쓴다.Geu-neun seoulmal-gwa saturi-reul dul da sseunda.He speaks both the Seoul dialect and his [local] dialect.
** (transitive) to hire, to employ
    일손이 부족하니 한 명 더 써야겠다.Ilson-i bujokhani han myeong deo sseoyagetda.Since [we] are in need of an extra hand, I will hire an extra person.
    그 회사는 직원 다섯 명을 쓴다.Geu hoesa-neun jigwon daseot myeong-eul sseunda.The company employs five employees.
* (intransitive, in questions after 어서 (-eoseo), 으면 (-eumyeon)) to be appropriate, to be right
    사람이 그딴 식으로 행동하면 쓰나?saram-i geuttan sig-euro haengdongha-myeon sseuna?Is it okay for somebody to act like that?
    그렇게 입버릇이 고약해서 쓰겠나?geureoke ipbeoreus-i goyakhae-seo sseugenna?It's no good being foul-mouthed like that.

##### Derived terms

* 꾀쓰다 (kkoesseuda)
* 당겨쓰다 (danggyeosseuda)
* 돌려쓰다 (dollyeosseuda)
* 되쓰다 (doesseuda)
* 떼쓰다 (ttesseuda)
* 마음쓰다 (ma'eumsseuda)
* 못쓰다 (motsseuda)
* 손쓰다 (sonsseuda)
* 써먹다 (sseomeokda)
* 쓸데 (sseulde)
* 쓸모 (sseulmo)
* 씀씀이 (sseumsseumi)
* 애쓰다 (aesseuda)
* 약쓰다 (yaksseuda)
* 용쓰다 (yongsseuda)
* 집어쓰다 (jibeosseuda)
* 패(覇)쓰다 (paesseuda)
* 힘쓰다 (himsseuda)

### Etymology 4

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄡᅳ〮다〮 (Yale: psú-tá).

#### Adjective

쓰다 • (sseuda) (infinitive 써, sequential 쓰니)
* to be bitter
    Antonym: 달다 (dalda, “to be sweet”)
    몸에 좋은 약은 쓰다. (proverb) ― Mom-e jo'eun yag-eun sseuda. ― Medicine that is good for the body is bitter.

##### Derived terms

* 검쓰다 (geomsseuda)
* 쓰디쓰다 (sseudisseuda)
* 쓴맛 (sseunmat)
* 쓴소리 (sseunsori)
* 쓴웃음 (sseunuseum)
* 쓴입 (sseunip)
* 쓴잔 (sseunjan)
* 쓴침 (sseunchim)
* 쓴풀 (sseunpul)
* 씀바귀 (sseumbagwi)

##### Related terms

* 쓸개 (sseulgae)
* 씁쓸하다 (sseupsseulhada)

##### See also

Basic tastes in Korean (layout · text) :
| 달다 (dalda) | 시다 (sida) | 짜다 (jjada) | 쓰다 (sseuda) | 맵다 (maepda) | 감치다 (gamchida) |