덩달다 Korean verb conjugation
to follow blindly
Every form of 덩달다 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
- 덩다는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 덩달아
- -으니Since
- 덩다니
- 합니다Formal
- 덩답니다
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 | 덩달아요 | 덩답니다 | 덩달아 | 덩단다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 덩달았어요 | 덩달았습니다 | 덩달았어 | 덩달았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 덩달겠어요 | 덩달겠습니다 | 덩달겠어 | 덩달겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 덩달 거예요 | 덩달 것입니다 | 덩달 거야 | 덩달 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덩달아요? | 덩답니까? | 덩달아? | 덩다니? |
| 과거Past | 덩달았어요? | 덩달았습니까? | 덩달았어? | 덩달았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 덩다세요 | 덩다십시오 | 덩달아 | 덩달아라 |
| 청유Let's | 덩달아요 | 덩답시다 | 덩달아 | 덩달자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 덩달아요 | 안 덩답니다 | 안 덩달아 | 안 덩단다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 덩달지 않아요 | 덩달지 않습니다 | 덩달지 않아 | 덩달지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 덩달아요 | 못 덩답니다 | 못 덩달아 | 못 덩단다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덩다세요 | 덩다십니다 | 덩다셔 | 덩다신다 |
| 과거Past | 덩다셨어요 | 덩다셨습니다 | 덩다셨어 | 덩다셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 덩다는
- 과거Past
- 덩단
- 미래Future
- 덩달
- 회상Used to
- 덩달던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 덩달고
- -게-ly / so that
- 덩달게
- -어서so / and then
- 덩달아서
- -으니까since
- 덩다니까
- -으면if / when
- 덩달면
- -지만but
- 덩달지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 덩다는데
- -어도even if
- 덩달아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 덩달고 있어요 | 덩달고 있습니다 | 덩달고 있어 | 덩달고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 덩달고 있었어요 | 덩달고 있었습니다 | 덩달고 있었어 | 덩달고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 덩달다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
친 형이 야구를 하기 시작하면서 덩달아 자신도 야구에 흥미를 느꼈다.
People who had only casually followed baseball began going to the games in person.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 덩달다 in Korean?
덩달다 (to follow blindly) is 덩달아요 in the polite 해요체, 덩답니다 in formal 합니다체, 덩달아 in casual 반말 and 덩단다 in the plain written style. The past is 덩달았어요.
What is the past tense of 덩달다?
덩달았어요 in everyday polite speech, 덩달았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 덩달아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 덩달다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 덩답니다, 덩달아, 덩다니 all keep 덩달 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 덩달다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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