디디다 Korean verb conjugation
to tread on, to step on
Every form of 디디다 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
- 디디는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 디뎌
- -으니Since
- 디디니
- 합니다Formal
- 디딥니다
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 | 디뎌요 | 디딥니다 | 디뎌 | 디딘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 디뎠어요 | 디뎠습니다 | 디뎠어 | 디뎠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 디디겠어요 | 디디겠습니다 | 디디겠어 | 디디겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 디딜 거예요 | 디딜 것입니다 | 디딜 거야 | 디딜 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 디뎌요? | 디딥니까? | 디뎌? | 디디니? |
| 과거Past | 디뎠어요? | 디뎠습니까? | 디뎠어? | 디뎠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 디디세요 | 디디십시오 | 디뎌 | 디뎌라 |
| 청유Let's | 디뎌요 | 디딥시다 | 디뎌 | 디디자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 디뎌요 | 안 디딥니다 | 안 디뎌 | 안 디딘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 디디지 않아요 | 디디지 않습니다 | 디디지 않아 | 디디지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 디뎌요 | 못 디딥니다 | 못 디뎌 | 못 디딘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 디디세요 | 디디십니다 | 디디셔 | 디디신다 |
| 과거Past | 디디셨어요 | 디디셨습니다 | 디디셨어 | 디디셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 디디는
- 과거Past
- 디딘
- 미래Future
- 디딜
- 회상Used to
- 디디던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 디디고
- -게-ly / so that
- 디디게
- -어서so / and then
- 디뎌서
- -으니까since
- 디디니까
- -으면if / when
- 디디면
- -지만but
- 디디지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 디디는데
- -어도even if
- 디뎌도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 디디고 있어요 | 디디고 있습니다 | 디디고 있어 | 디디고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 디디고 있었어요 | 디디고 있었습니다 | 디디고 있었어 | 디디고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 3을 디디다
- 1이 2를 디디다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
벼랑 끝에 서 있었고 발을 잘못 디디면 죽음이었다.
I was standing on the very edge of a precipice, and if I trod a wrong step, it was death.
확실히 믿을 수는 없었지만, 발을 디딜 곳을 찾았습니다.
But then I reached a foothold that I didn't quite trust.
디딤판은 발로 밟는 부분이고요.
Treads, which is the thing that you walk on.
계단의 수직면으로 두 디딤판이 구분되죠.
Riser, which is the vertical element that separates the two treads.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 디디다 in Korean?
디디다 (to tread on, to step on) is 디뎌요 in the polite 해요체, 디딥니다 in formal 합니다체, 디뎌 in casual 반말 and 디딘다 in the plain written style. The past is 디뎠어요.
What is the past tense of 디디다?
디뎠어요 in everyday polite speech, 디뎠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 디뎌 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 디디다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 디딥니다, 디뎌, 디디니 all keep 디디 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 디디다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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