돋우다 Korean verb conjugation
to raise, to lift
Every form of 돋우다 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
- 돋우는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 돋워
- -으니Since
- 돋우니
- 합니다Formal
- 돋웁니다
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 | 돋워요 | 돋웁니다 | 돋워 | 돋운다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 돋웠어요 | 돋웠습니다 | 돋웠어 | 돋웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 돋우겠어요 | 돋우겠습니다 | 돋우겠어 | 돋우겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 돋울 거예요 | 돋울 것입니다 | 돋울 거야 | 돋울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 돋워요? | 돋웁니까? | 돋워? | 돋우니? |
| 과거Past | 돋웠어요? | 돋웠습니까? | 돋웠어? | 돋웠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 돋우세요 | 돋우십시오 | 돋워 | 돋워라 |
| 청유Let's | 돋워요 | 돋웁시다 | 돋워 | 돋우자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 돋워요 | 안 돋웁니다 | 안 돋워 | 안 돋운다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 돋우지 않아요 | 돋우지 않습니다 | 돋우지 않아 | 돋우지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 돋워요 | 못 돋웁니다 | 못 돋워 | 못 돋운다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 돋우세요 | 돋우십니다 | 돋우셔 | 돋우신다 |
| 과거Past | 돋우셨어요 | 돋우셨습니다 | 돋우셨어 | 돋우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 돋우는
- 과거Past
- 돋운
- 미래Future
- 돋울
- 회상Used to
- 돋우던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 돋우고
- -게-ly / so that
- 돋우게
- -어서so / and then
- 돋워서
- -으니까since
- 돋우니까
- -으면if / when
- 돋우면
- -지만but
- 돋우지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 돋우는데
- -어도even if
- 돋워도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 돋우고 있어요 | 돋우고 있습니다 | 돋우고 있어 | 돋우고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 돋우고 있었어요 | 돋우고 있었습니다 | 돋우고 있었어 | 돋우고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 돋우다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
사랑의 용기를 돋우어 주려구요?
So you might say that we are encouraged to love.
예를 들면, 비막치어는 그다지 식 욕을 돋우는 생김새가 아닙니다.
For example, the Patagonian toothfish neither sounds nor looks very appetizing.
먼저 흥을 좀 돋워야지
We have to warm him up first.
무대에 흥을 돋울 수 있겠어
It's gonna spice things up on stage.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 돋우다 in Korean?
돋우다 (to raise, to lift) is 돋워요 in the polite 해요체, 돋웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 돋워 in casual 반말 and 돋운다 in the plain written style. The past is 돋웠어요.
What is the past tense of 돋우다?
돋웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 돋웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 돋워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 돋우다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 돋웁니다, 돋워, 돋우니 all keep 돋우 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 돋우다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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