바꾸다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 밧고〮다〮 (Yale: pàskwó-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bakkuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ba'kkuda
McCune–Reischauer?pakkuda
Yale Romanization?pa.kkwuta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 바꾸다 (bakkuda)
Passive바뀌다 (bakkwida)

바꾸다 • (bakkuda) (infinitive 바꾸어 or 바꿔, sequential 바꾸니) (transitive)

  1. to change [something]; to replace [something] with something else
    전구 바꾸어 끼우다
    jeon'gu-reul bakkueo kkiuda
    to change a lightbulb
  2. to exchange [something]; to give [something] and receive something else in return
    지폐 잔돈으로 바꾸다
    jipye-reul jandon-euro bakkuda
    to exchange notes (paper currency) for coins
  3. to change; to make changes; to modify
    원고 내용 많이 바꾸어야겠다.
    Won'go-ui naeyong-eul mani bakkueoyagetda.
    [You] will have to make a lot of changes to the manuscript.
    그만 바꿔라. 어차피 기록 는다.
    Geuman jom bakkwora. Eochapi da girog-e namneunda.
    Stop changing it. It's all on record anyway.
  4. to put (somebody) on (on the phone)
    수빈 바꿔 주세요.
    Subin ssi jom bakkwo juseyo.
    Please put Subin on (on the phone).
    바꿔 드리겠습니다.
    Bakkwo deurigetseumnida.
    I'll put (her) on.
    전화 바꿨습니다.
    Jeonhwa bakkwotseumnida.
    I am on the phone. (after somebody put them on)
  5. (North Korea) to exchange words or greetings with each other

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 되바꾸다 (doebakkuda)
  • 뒤바꾸다 (dwibakkuda)
  • 맞바꾸다 (matbakkuda)
  • 엇바꾸다 (eotbakkuda)
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