읽다
ikda
to read
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
읽
ㅇ—initial+ㅣimedial+ㄺkfinal
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 저는 책을 자주 읽어요.I read books often.
- 신문을 읽고 있어요.I am reading the newspaper.
Collocations
책을 읽다신문을 읽다소리 내어 읽다
Mnemonic
ikda "to read" is spelled with a double final consonant in the stem (ilk-), but only one is pronounced: the citation sounds like ik-da. Before a vowel ending both consonants surface: ilg-eo-yo.
Quick check
Before a vowel ending, the stem of ikda surfaces as...