앞세우다 Korean verb conjugation
to place in front, to have (someone) go ahead
Every form of 앞세우다 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
- 앞세우는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 앞세워
- -으니Since
- 앞세우니
- 합니다Formal
- 앞세웁니다
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.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 앞세워요 | 앞세웁니다 | 앞세워 | 앞세운다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 앞세웠어요 | 앞세웠습니다 | 앞세웠어 | 앞세웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 앞세우겠어요 | 앞세우겠습니다 | 앞세우겠어 | 앞세우겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 앞세울 거예요 | 앞세울 것입니다 | 앞세울 거야 | 앞세울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 앞세워요? | 앞세웁니까? | 앞세워? | 앞세우니? |
| 과거Past | 앞세웠어요? | 앞세웠습니까? | 앞세웠어? | 앞세웠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 앞세우세요 | 앞세우십시오 | 앞세워 | 앞세워라 |
| 청유Let's | 앞세워요 | 앞세웁시다 | 앞세워 | 앞세우자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 앞세워요 | 안 앞세웁니다 | 안 앞세워 | 안 앞세운다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 앞세우지 않아요 | 앞세우지 않습니다 | 앞세우지 않아 | 앞세우지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 앞세워요 | 못 앞세웁니다 | 못 앞세워 | 못 앞세운다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 앞세우세요 | 앞세우십니다 | 앞세우셔 | 앞세우신다 |
| 과거Past | 앞세우셨어요 | 앞세우셨습니다 | 앞세우셨어 | 앞세우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 앞세우는
- 과거Past
- 앞세운
- 미래Future
- 앞세울
- 회상Used to
- 앞세우던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 앞세우고
- -게-ly / so that
- 앞세우게
- -어서so / and then
- 앞세워서
- -으니까since
- 앞세우니까
- -으면if / when
- 앞세우면
- -지만but
- 앞세우지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 앞세우는데
- -어도even if
- 앞세워도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 앞세우고 있어요 | 앞세우고 있습니다 | 앞세우고 있어 | 앞세우고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 앞세우고 있었어요 | 앞세우고 있었습니다 | 앞세우고 있었어 | 앞세우고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 앞세우다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
조작자를 보고 있습니다. 훈련된 아프리카인으로 쥐를 앞세워서 좌우로 움직입니다.
You see an operator, a trained African with his rats in front who actually are left and right.
우선 성경은 골리앗이 시종을 앞세우고 골짜기로 내려왔다고 합니다.
So to begin with, the Bible says that Goliath is led onto the valley floor by an attendant.
라고 말합니다. 그런 솔직한 순간에도 허구를 위한 것이라고 말하고 싶습니다. 하지만 허구의 인위성을 앞세우는 것입니다.
And even that supposedly honest moment, I would argue, is in service of the lie, but it's supposed to foreground the artificiality of the fiction.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 앞세우다 in Korean?
앞세우다 (to place in front, to have (someone) go ahead) is 앞세워요 in the polite 해요체, 앞세웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 앞세워 in casual 반말 and 앞세운다 in the plain written style. The past is 앞세웠어요.
What is the past tense of 앞세우다?
앞세웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 앞세웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 앞세워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 앞세우다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 앞세웁니다, 앞세워, 앞세우니 all keep 앞세우 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 앞세우다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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