앞장서다 Korean verb conjugation

to lead, to take the lead

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 앞장서다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
앞장서는
아/어Infinitive
앞장서
-으니Since
앞장서니
합니다Formal
앞장섭니다

현재Present

The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 앞장서요앞장섭니다앞장서앞장선다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 앞장섰어요앞장섰습니다앞장섰어앞장섰다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 앞장서겠어요앞장서겠습니다앞장서겠어앞장서겠다
-을 것이다Going to 앞장설 거예요앞장설 것입니다앞장설 거야앞장설 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 앞장서요?앞장섭니까?앞장서?앞장서니?
과거Past 앞장섰어요?앞장섰습니까?앞장섰어?앞장섰니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 앞장서세요앞장서십시오앞장서앞장서라
청유Let's 앞장서요앞장섭시다앞장서앞장서자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 앞장서요안 앞장섭니다안 앞장서안 앞장선다
-지 않다Not (long) 앞장서지 않아요앞장서지 않습니다앞장서지 않아앞장서지 않는다
Cannot 못 앞장서요못 앞장섭니다못 앞장서못 앞장선다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 앞장서세요앞장서십니다앞장서셔앞장서신다
과거Past 앞장서셨어요앞장서셨습니다앞장서셨어앞장서셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
앞장서는
과거Past
앞장선
미래Future
앞장설
회상Used to
앞장서던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
앞장서고
-게-ly / so that
앞장서게
-어서so / and then
앞장서서
-으니까since
앞장서니까
-으면if / when
앞장서면
-지만but
앞장서지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
앞장서는데
-어도even if
앞장서도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 앞장서고 있어요앞장서고 있습니다앞장서고 있어앞장서고 있다
과거Was doing 앞장서고 있었어요앞장서고 있었습니다앞장서고 있었어앞장서고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

마크는 페이스북을 고치는 데 앞장서고 있어요.

And Mark's leading the charge on fixing Facebook.

세 사람의 지역 교수가 이에 앞장서고 있다.

Three of the owners are discussed in this way.

앞장서고 놈들 잡는 덴 아무도 케이트를 못 당해

She's in the front line. Nobody's gonna be happier than Kate to see these guys go down.

그것은 무엇인가를 앞장서서 하는 구글 직원들의 소그룹 모임에서 시작됩니다.

It starts with a small group of Googlers taking the initiative to do something.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 앞장서다 in Korean?

앞장서다 (to lead, to take the lead) is 앞장서요 in the polite 해요체, 앞장섭니다 in formal 합니다체, 앞장서 in casual 반말 and 앞장선다 in the plain written style. The past is 앞장섰어요.

What is the past tense of 앞장서다?

앞장섰어요 in everyday polite speech, 앞장섰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 앞장서 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 앞장서다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 앞장섭니다, 앞장서, 앞장서니 all keep 앞장서 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 앞장서다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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