미치다

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?michida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?michida
McCune–Reischauer?mich'ida
Yale Romanization?mi.chita

Etymology 1

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

Verb

미치다 • (michida) (infinitive 미쳐 or 미치어, sequential 미치니)

  1. (derogatory) to go crazy, to become insane
    너 미쳤어?
    neo micheosseo?
    Are you insane? (informal)
    미치겠네, 진짜.
    michigenne, jinjja.
    Driving me crazy. Seriously.
  2. (slang) to be crazy (positively or negatively)
    이거 맛 미쳤다.
    Igeo mat micheotda.
    This tastes crazy good.
    미쳤어. 완전 별로야.
    Micheosseo. Wanjeon byeolloya.
    It's crazy [bad]. I hate it.
Usage examples

The slang usage of this term is defective as a verb and is almost exclusively conjugated in the past tense.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 미치다 (Yale: michita), derived from the synonymous verb 및다 (Yale: michta).

Verb

미치다 • (michida) (infinitive 미쳐 or 미치어, sequential 미치니)

  1. (of an influence or effect) to extend, to reach
Conjugation
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