더디다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be slow
Every form of 더디다 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
- 더딘
- 아/어Infinitive
- 더뎌
- -으니Since
- 더디니
- 합니다Formal
- 더딥니다
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 | 더뎌요 | 더딥니다 | 더뎌 | 더디다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 더뎠어요 | 더뎠습니다 | 더뎠어 | 더뎠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 더디겠어요 | 더디겠습니다 | 더디겠어 | 더디겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 더딜 거예요 | 더딜 것입니다 | 더딜 거야 | 더딜 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 더뎌요? | 더딥니까? | 더뎌? | 더디니? |
| 과거Past | 더뎠어요? | 더뎠습니까? | 더뎠어? | 더뎠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 더뎌요 | 안 더딥니다 | 안 더뎌 | 안 더디다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 더디지 않아요 | 더디지 않습니다 | 더디지 않아 | 더디지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 더디세요 | 더디십니다 | 더디셔 | 더디시다 |
| 과거Past | 더디셨어요 | 더디셨습니다 | 더디셨어 | 더디셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 더딘
- 과거Past
- 더딘
- 미래Future
- 더딜
- 회상Used to
- 더디던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 더디고
- -게-ly / so that
- 더디게
- -어서so / and then
- 더뎌서
- -으니까since
- 더디니까
- -으면if / when
- 더디면
- -지만but
- 더디지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 더딘데
- -어도even if
- 더뎌도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 더디다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
우리 건설 분야의 변화는 분명 더디다고 할 수 있습니다.
In our world of construction, the changes seem positively glacial.
청각상실과 이것의 치료는 지난 200년 동안 더디게 발전 되어 왔습니다.
Now hearing loss and the treatment for hearing loss has really evolved in the past 200 years.
왜 우리는 진보를 이뤄내는데 이렇게 더딜까요?
Why are we so slow at achieving these advances?
천천히, 체계적으로 더디게 오지
It's slow. It's methodical. It's exhausting.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 더디다 in Korean?
더디다 (to be slow) is 더뎌요 in the polite 해요체, 더딥니다 in formal 합니다체, 더뎌 in casual 반말 and 더디다 in the plain written style. The past is 더뎠어요.
What is the past tense of 더디다?
더뎠어요 in everyday polite speech, 더뎠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 더뎌 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 더디다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 더딥니다, 더뎌, 더디니 all keep 더디 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 더디다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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