업신여기다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 업시너기다 (Yale: epsinekita). Equivalent to a univerbation of 없이 (eopsi, “lacking”) +‎ 여기다 (yeogida, “to consider as”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)pɕ͈inɲʌ̹ɡida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [업(ː)씬녀기다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eopsinnyeogida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eobsin'yeogida
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏpsinnyŏgida
Yale Romanization?	ēp.sinnyekita

Verb

업신여기다 • (eopsinyeogida) (infinitive 업신여겨 or 업신여기어, sequential 업신여기니)

1. (transitive) to look down on; to despise; to belittle; to disdain; to slight; to treat with contempt

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 업신여기다 (eopsinyeogida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	업신여긴다 eopsinyeoginda	업신여겨 eopsinyeogyeo	업신여겨요, 업신여기어요 eopsinyeogyeoyo, eopsinyeogieoyo	업신여깁니다 eopsinyeogimnida
	Past	업신여겼다 eopsinyeogyeotda	업신여겼어 eopsinyeogyeosseo	업신여겼어요 eopsinyeogyeosseoyo	업신여겼습니다 eopsinyeogyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	업신여기느냐 eopsinyeogineunya	업신여겨 eopsinyeogyeo	업신여겨요, 업신여기어요 eopsinyeogyeoyo, eopsinyeogieoyo	업신여깁니까 eopsinyeogimnikka
	Past	업신여겼느냐 eopsinyeogyeonneunya	업신여겼어 eopsinyeogyeosseo	업신여겼어요 eopsinyeogyeosseoyo	업신여겼습니까 eopsinyeogyeotseumnikka
Hortative		업신여기자 eopsinyeogija	업신여겨 eopsinyeogyeo	업신여겨요, 업신여기어요 eopsinyeogyeoyo, eopsinyeogieoyo	업신여기십시다 eopsinyeogisipsida
Imperative		업신여겨라, 업신여기어라 eopsinyeogyeora, eopsinyeogieora	업신여겨 eopsinyeogyeo	업신여겨요, 업신여기어요 eopsinyeogyeoyo, eopsinyeogieoyo	업신여깁시오 eopsinyeogipsio
Assertive		업신여기겠다 eopsinyeogigetda	업신여기겠어 eopsinyeogigesseo	업신여기겠어요 eopsinyeogigesseoyo	업신여기겠습니다 eopsinyeogigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		업신여겨 eopsinyeogyeo	업신여겨서, 업신여기어서 eopsinyeogyeoseo, eopsinyeogieoseo	업신여기니 eopsinyeogini	업신여기니까 eopsinyeoginikka
Contrast		업신여기지만 eopsinyeogijiman	업신여기는데 eopsinyeogineunde	업신여기더니 eopsinyeogideoni
Conjunction		업신여기고 eopsinyeogigo
Condition		업신여기면 eopsinyeogimyeon	업신여겨야, 업신여기어야 eopsinyeogyeoya, eopsinyeogieoya
Motive		업신여기려고 eopsinyeogiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		업신여김 eopsinyeogim	업신여기기 eopsinyeogigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		업신여겼음, 업신여기었음 eopsinyeogyeosseum, eopsinyeogieosseum	업신여겼기, 업신여기었기 eopsinyeogyeotgi, eopsinyeogieotgi
Determiners	Past	업신여긴 eopsinyeogin
	Present	업신여기는 eopsinyeogineun
	Future	업신여길 eopsinyeogil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	업신여기신다 eopsinyeogisinda	업신여기셔 eopsinyeogisyeo	업신여기세요, 업신여기셔요 eopsinyeogiseyo, eopsinyeogisyeoyo	업신여기십니다 eopsinyeogisimnida
	Past	업신여기셨다 eopsinyeogisyeotda	업신여기셨어 eopsinyeogisyeosseo	업신여기셨어요 eopsinyeogisyeosseoyo	업신여기셨습니다 eopsinyeogisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	업신여기시느냐 eopsinyeogisineunya	업신여기셔 eopsinyeogisyeo	업신여기세요, 업신여기셔요 eopsinyeogiseyo, eopsinyeogisyeoyo	업신여기십니까 eopsinyeogisimnikka
	Past	업신여기셨느냐 eopsinyeogisyeonneunya	업신여기셨어 eopsinyeogisyeosseo	업신여기셨어요 eopsinyeogisyeosseoyo	업신여기셨습니까 eopsinyeogisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		업신여기시라 eopsinyeogisira	업신여기셔 eopsinyeogisyeo	업신여기세요 eopsinyeogiseyo	업신여기십시오 eopsinyeogisipsio
Assertive		업신여기시겠다 eopsinyeogisigetda	업신여기시겠어 eopsinyeogisigesseo	업신여기시겠어요 eopsinyeogisigesseoyo	업신여기시겠습니다 eopsinyeogisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		업신여기셔 eopsinyeogisyeo	업신여기셔서 eopsinyeogisyeoseo	업신여기시니 eopsinyeogisini	업신여기시니까 eopsinyeogisinikka
Contrast		업신여기시지만 eopsinyeogisijiman	업신여기시는데 eopsinyeogisineunde	업신여기시더니 eopsinyeogisideoni
Conjunction		업신여기시고 eopsinyeogisigo
Condition		업신여기시면 eopsinyeogisimyeon	업신여기셔야 eopsinyeogisyeoya
Motive		업신여기시려고 eopsinyeogisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		업신여기심 eopsinyeogisim	업신여기시기 eopsinyeogisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		업신여기셨음 eopsinyeogisyeosseum	업신여기셨기 eopsinyeogisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	업신여기신 eopsinyeogisin
	Present	업신여기시는 eopsinyeogisineun
	Future	업신여기실 eopsinyeogisil

Derived terms

• (noun) 업신여김 (eopsinyeogim)