더러워지다

to become dirty

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
더러워지는
아/어Infinitive
더러워져
-으니Since
더러워지니
합니다Formal
더러워집니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 더러워져요더러워집니다더러워져더러워진다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 더러워졌어요더러워졌습니다더러워졌어더러워졌다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 더러워지겠어요더러워지겠습니다더러워지겠어더러워지겠다
-을 것이다Going to 더러워질 거예요더러워질 것입니다더러워질 거야더러워질 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 더러워져요?더러워집니까?더러워져?더러워지니?
과거Past 더러워졌어요?더러워졌습니까?더러워졌어?더러워졌니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 더러워지세요더러워지십시오더러워져더러워져라
청유Let's 더러워져요더러워집시다더러워져더러워지자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 더러워져요안 더러워집니다안 더러워져안 더러워진다
-지 않다Not (long) 더러워지지 않아요더러워지지 않습니다더러워지지 않아더러워지지 않는다
못Cannot 못 더러워져요못 더러워집니다못 더러워져못 더러워진다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 더러워지세요더러워지십니다더러워지셔더러워지신다
과거Past 더러워지셨어요더러워지셨습니다더러워지셨어더러워지셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
더러워지는
과거Past
더러워진
미래Future
더러워질
회상Used to
더러워지던

Joining clauses

-고and
더러워지고
-게-ly / so that
더러워지게
-어서so / and then
더러워져서
-으니까since
더러워지니까
-으면if / when
더러워지면
-지만but
더러워지지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
더러워지는데
-어도even if
더러워져도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 더러워지고 있어요더러워지고 있습니다더러워지고 있어더러워지고 있다
과거Was doing 더러워지고 있었어요더러워지고 있었습니다더러워지고 있었어더러워지고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

어쨌든 더러워진 것 같네요.

But I kinda feel dirty anyway.

스웨터 꼴 좀 봐 더러워졌잖아

Look at your sweater. It's ruined. It's dirty.

이제 두 사람이나 더러워졌잖아

Now two people are dirty.

테이블 위에 올려 놔 더러워지면 안 돼

Here, put it on the table. I don't want it to get dirty.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 더러워지다 in Korean?

더러워지다 (to become dirty) is 더러워져요 in the polite 해요체, 더러워집니다 in formal 합니다체, 더러워져 in casual 반말 and 더러워진다 in the plain written style. The past is 더러워졌어요.

What is the past tense of 더러워지다?

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

Is 더러워지다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 더러워집니다, 더러워져, 더러워지니 all keep 더러워지 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 더러워지다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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