춤추다 Korean verb conjugation
to dance
Every form of 춤추다 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
- 춤추는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 춤춰
- -으니Since
- 춤추니
- 합니다Formal
- 춤춥니다
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 | 춤춰요 | 춤춥니다 | 춤춰 | 춤춘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 춤췄어요 | 춤췄습니다 | 춤췄어 | 춤췄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 춤추겠어요 | 춤추겠습니다 | 춤추겠어 | 춤추겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 춤출 거예요 | 춤출 것입니다 | 춤출 거야 | 춤출 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 춤춰요? | 춤춥니까? | 춤춰? | 춤추니? |
| 과거Past | 춤췄어요? | 춤췄습니까? | 춤췄어? | 춤췄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 춤추세요 | 춤추십시오 | 춤춰 | 춤춰라 |
| 청유Let's | 춤춰요 | 춤춥시다 | 춤춰 | 춤추자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 춤춰요 | 안 춤춥니다 | 안 춤춰 | 안 춤춘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 춤추지 않아요 | 춤추지 않습니다 | 춤추지 않아 | 춤추지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 춤춰요 | 못 춤춥니다 | 못 춤춰 | 못 춤춘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 춤추세요 | 춤추십니다 | 춤추셔 | 춤추신다 |
| 과거Past | 춤추셨어요 | 춤추셨습니다 | 춤추셨어 | 춤추셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 춤추는
- 과거Past
- 춤춘
- 미래Future
- 춤출
- 회상Used to
- 춤추던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 춤추고
- -게-ly / so that
- 춤추게
- -어서so / and then
- 춤춰서
- -으니까since
- 춤추니까
- -으면if / when
- 춤추면
- -지만but
- 춤추지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 춤추는데
- -어도even if
- 춤춰도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 춤추고 있어요 | 춤추고 있습니다 | 춤추고 있어 | 춤추고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 춤추고 있었어요 | 춤추고 있었습니다 | 춤추고 있었어 | 춤추고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 춤추다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
계속 춤추고 있어봐.
Keep dancing.
우리는 모두 자리에서 일어나 춤추기 시작했다.
We all got up and started dancing.
저는 여러분들처럼 걷고, 뛰고, 춤추며 자랐어요.
I grew up like many of you, running, jumping and dancing.
이것은 가상현실에서 건축에 관해 누군가가 실제로 춤추는 장면입니다.
And this is actually someone dancing about architecture in virtual reality.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 춤추다 in Korean?
춤추다 (to dance) is 춤춰요 in the polite 해요체, 춤춥니다 in formal 합니다체, 춤춰 in casual 반말 and 춤춘다 in the plain written style. The past is 춤췄어요.
What is the past tense of 춤추다?
춤췄어요 in everyday polite speech, 춤췄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 춤춰 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 춤추다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 춤춥니다, 춤춰, 춤추니 all keep 춤추 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 춤추다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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