짖다
jitda[t͡ɕit̚t͈a̠]
To bark in Korean is 짖다 (jitda).
The verb 짖다 is used to describe the action of a dog making a loud noise. For the sound itself, you can use the onomatopoeic expression 왈왈, which imitates the sound of a dog barking. If you want to refer specifically to the sound a dog makes, you can use the phrase 개 짖는 소리.
Meaning: to make a loud noise (dogs) (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb 짖다 can be conjugated in several ways: use the polite form 짖어요 to say someone or something barks or is barking, and use the past tense 짖었다 to say it barked. To use 'barking' as an adjective to describe a noun, use the form 짖는.
How do you pronounce it?
jitda
Did you know?
- The expression 개 짖는 소리 literally translates to 'dog barking sound', but in certain slang contexts, it can be used metaphorically to dismiss someone's words as nonsense or gibberish.
- The verb 짖다 can be used metaphorically to describe a person shouting or yelling aggressively, though this is often perceived as very insulting.
- In the 1463 text 묘법연화경언해, the ancestor of the modern word 짖다 appeared as 즞다.
Examples in context
- 개가 "walwal" (왈왈) 소리를 내요.The dog barks.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bark” translations and entries 짖다, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 짖다, CC BY-SA 4.0.
