# 다

(see above for suffixes and particles)
| 다 | U+B2E4, &#45796; HANGUL SYLLABLE DA |
| Composition: | ㄷ + ㅏ |
| ← 닣 [U+B2E3] | Hangul Syllables | 닥 → [U+B2E5] |
| ㈐ | U+3210, &#12816; PARENTHESIZED HANGUL TIKEUT A |
| ← ㈏ [U+320F] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㈑ → [U+3211] |
| ㉰ | U+3270, &#12912; CIRCLED HANGUL TIKEUT A |
| ← ㉯ [U+326F] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㉱ → [U+3271] |
다닥닦닧단닩닪 닫달닭닮닯닰닱 닲닳담답닶닷닸 당닺닻닼닽닾닿 :
| 니 ← | → 대 |

## Jeju
### Pronunciation

* (Morphophonemic) IPA: ⫽ta⫽
* (Jeju City) IPA: [ta̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [다]

### Adverb

다 (da)
* everything, all

## Korean
### Etymology 1
#### Suffix

—다 • (-da)
* For the verb-final suffix, see the entry at 다 (-da).

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 다〯 (Yale: tǎ). From Old Korean 悉良 (*Ta).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ta̠(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [다(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Adverb

다 • (da)
* all, completely
    Synonym: 모두 (modu)
    청소를 다 했다. ― Cheongso-reul da haetda. ― I finished cleaning everything.
    나는 다 먹을 생각이다. ― Na-neun da meogeul saenggag-ida. ― I'm thinking of eating it all.
* nearly, virtually
    집에 다 와 간다. ― Jib-e da wa ganda. ― I'm basically home [e.g. outside the door].
* used to express mild surprise or sarcasm
    이런 미친 놈이 다 있네.Ireon michin nom-i da in-ne.I can't believe this bastard is so crazy.(literally, “There's all a crazy bastard like this.”)
* with a verb in the past tense, used sarcastically to emphasize that the verb has not occurred
    애들이 놀자니까 잠은 다 잤다.Ae-deur-i nol-ja-nikka jam-eun da jatda.The kids are asking me to play, so that's it for my plans for a nap.(literally, “The kids are asking me to play, so I've slept all my sleep [when one has really not slept at all].)”)

#### Noun

다 • (da)
* everything, all (only before the copulas 이다 (ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”))
    Synonym: 전부(全部) (jeonbu)
    그게 다냐? ― geuge da-nya? ― Is that all?
    성공은 인생의 다가 아니다. ― Seonggong-eun insaeng-ui da-ga anida. ― Success is not everything of life.

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 多.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ta̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [다]

#### Prefix

다— • (da-) (hanja 多)
* multi-
    다목적 (多目的) ― multi-purpose
    다용도 (多用途) ― multi-purpose

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 多 for Sino-Korean compounds of 다 (多, da).

### Etymology 4

다 is the third syllable in the conventional ordering of Hangul, just as C is the third letter of the Roman alphabet.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ta̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [다]

#### Noun

다 • (da)
* (music) C (musical note)

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ta̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [다]

#### Noun

다 • (da)
* (speech of the royal court) scorched rice tea, sungnyung

### Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

다 • (da)
* 多: many
    (eumhun reading: 많을 다 (maneul da)) (MC reading: 多 (MC ta))
* 茶: tea
    (eumhun reading: 차 다 (cha da)) (MC reading: 茶 (MC drae))
* 爹: father
    (eumhun reading: 아비 다 (abi da)) (MC reading: 爹 (MC trjae|daX))

## Middle Korean
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tǎ/

### Adverb

다〯 (tǎ)
* everything, all, completely

#### Descendants

* Korean: 다 (da)