웃기다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 웃이다 (Yale: wusGita).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?utgida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?usgida
McCune–Reischauer?utkida
Yale Romanization?wuskita

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 웃다 (utda)
Causative웃기다 (utgida)

웃기다 • (utgida) (infinitive 웃겨 or 웃기어, sequential 웃기니)

  1. to be funny
    진짜 웃기다.
    Jinjja utgida.
    That's really funny.
  2. to make someone laugh
    나는 친구 웃기려고 애썼다.
    Naneun chin'gu-reul utgiryeogo aesseotda.
    I tried hard to make my friend laugh.
  3. to be unexpected in a negative way
    웃기네. 라고 그딴 으로 말해?
    Utgine. gyae-ga mwo-rago geuttan sig-euro malhae?
    You must be kidding me. What kind of person does he think he is, to be talking in that kind of way?

Conjugation