더러워지다 Korean verb conjugation
to become dirty
Every form of 더러워지다 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
- 더러워지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 더러워져
- -으니Since
- 더러워지니
- 합니다Formal
- 더러워집니다
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 | 더러워져요 | 더러워집니다 | 더러워져 | 더러워진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 더러워졌어요 | 더러워졌습니다 | 더러워졌어 | 더러워졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 더러워지겠어요 | 더러워지겠습니다 | 더러워지겠어 | 더러워지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 더러워질 거예요 | 더러워질 것입니다 | 더러워질 거야 | 더러워질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 더러워져요? | 더러워집니까? | 더러워져? | 더러워지니? |
| 과거Past | 더러워졌어요? | 더러워졌습니까? | 더러워졌어? | 더러워졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 더러워지세요 | 더러워지십시오 | 더러워져 | 더러워져라 |
| 청유Let's | 더러워져요 | 더러워집시다 | 더러워져 | 더러워지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 더러워져요 | 안 더러워집니다 | 안 더러워져 | 안 더러워진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 더러워지지 않아요 | 더러워지지 않습니다 | 더러워지지 않아 | 더러워지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 더러워져요 | 못 더러워집니다 | 못 더러워져 | 못 더러워진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 더러워지세요 | 더러워지십니다 | 더러워지셔 | 더러워지신다 |
| 과거Past | 더러워지셨어요 | 더러워지셨습니다 | 더러워지셨어 | 더러워지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 더러워지는
- 과거Past
- 더러워진
- 미래Future
- 더러워질
- 회상Used to
- 더러워지던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 더러워지고 있어요 | 더러워지고 있습니다 | 더러워지고 있어 | 더러워지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 더러워지고 있었어요 | 더러워지고 있었습니다 | 더러워지고 있었어 | 더러워지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 더러워지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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