앞서다

to precede, to come before

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
앞서는
아/어Infinitive
앞서
-으니Since
앞서니
합니다Formal
앞섭니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 앞서요앞섭니다앞서앞선다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 앞섰어요앞섰습니다앞섰어앞섰다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 앞서겠어요앞서겠습니다앞서겠어앞서겠다
-을 것이다Going to 앞설 거예요앞설 것입니다앞설 거야앞설 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 앞서요?앞섭니까?앞서?앞서니?
과거Past 앞섰어요?앞섰습니까?앞섰어?앞섰니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 앞서세요앞서십시오앞서앞서라
청유Let's 앞서요앞섭시다앞서앞서자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 앞서요안 앞섭니다안 앞서안 앞선다
-지 않다Not (long) 앞서지 않아요앞서지 않습니다앞서지 않아앞서지 않는다
못Cannot 못 앞서요못 앞섭니다못 앞서못 앞선다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 앞서세요앞서십니다앞서셔앞서신다
과거Past 앞서셨어요앞서셨습니다앞서셨어앞서셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
앞서는
과거Past
앞선
미래Future
앞설
회상Used to
앞서던

Joining clauses

-고and
앞서고
-게-ly / so that
앞서게
-어서so / and then
앞서서
-으니까since
앞서니까
-으면if / when
앞서면
-지만but
앞서지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
앞서는데
-어도even if
앞서도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 앞서고 있어요앞서고 있습니다앞서고 있어앞서고 있다
과거Was doing 앞서고 있었어요앞서고 있었습니다앞서고 있었어앞서고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

제가 너무 앞서가는 것 같네요.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

그렇다고 너무 앞서가진 말도록 합시다.

Well, let's not get carried away.

우리보다 훨씬 앞서나간 문명을 상상해 보세요.

OK, well, imagine a civilization that's much more advanced than our own.

왜냐고요? 기술적으로 앞서서 그런 것이 아닙니다.

Why? It's not a technical advantage.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 앞서다 in Korean?

앞서다 (to precede, to come before) is 앞서요 in the polite 해요체, 앞섭니다 in formal 합니다체, 앞서 in casual 반말 and 앞선다 in the plain written style. The past is 앞섰어요.

What is the past tense of 앞서다?

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

Is 앞서다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 앞섭니다, 앞서, 앞서니 all keep 앞서 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 앞서다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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