돋다 Korean verb conjugation
to rise, to come up
Every form of 돋다 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
- 돋는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 돋아
- -으니Since
- 돋으니
- 합니다Formal
- 돋습니다
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 | 돋아요 | 돋습니다 | 돋아 | 돋는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 돋았어요 | 돋았습니다 | 돋았어 | 돋았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 돋겠어요 | 돋겠습니다 | 돋겠어 | 돋겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 돋을 거예요 | 돋을 것입니다 | 돋을 거야 | 돋을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 돋아요? | 돋습니까? | 돋아? | 돋니? |
| 과거Past | 돋았어요? | 돋았습니까? | 돋았어? | 돋았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 돋으세요 | 돋으십시오 | 돋아 | 돋아라 |
| 청유Let's | 돋아요 | 돋읍시다 | 돋아 | 돋자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 돋아요 | 안 돋습니다 | 안 돋아 | 안 돋는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 돋지 않아요 | 돋지 않습니다 | 돋지 않아 | 돋지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 돋아요 | 못 돋습니다 | 못 돋아 | 못 돋는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 돋으세요 | 돋으십니다 | 돋으셔 | 돋으신다 |
| 과거Past | 돋으셨어요 | 돋으셨습니다 | 돋으셨어 | 돋으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 돋는
- 과거Past
- 돋은
- 미래Future
- 돋을
- 회상Used to
- 돋던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 돋고
- -게-ly / so that
- 돋게
- -어서so / and then
- 돋아서
- -으니까since
- 돋으니까
- -으면if / when
- 돋으면
- -지만but
- 돋지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 돋는데
- -어도even if
- 돋아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 돋고 있어요 | 돋고 있습니다 | 돋고 있어 | 돋고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 돋고 있었어요 | 돋고 있었습니다 | 돋고 있었어 | 돋고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 돋다
- 1이 2에 돋다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
알지 물론 근데 난 이게 더 감성 돋아서 말야
Oh, sure, but I have a sentimental attachment to this thing.
일부 종에서 꽃이 피거나 잎이 돋는 시기가 평소보다 일러졌습니다
Bud burst, the day when a tree or plant's leaf or flower buds open, is occurring earlier in the year for some species.
도와주려고 돋 거야
They are here to help.
오, 미스 마가렛은 소름이 돋았습니다.
Well, now, Miss Margaret was appalled.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 돋다 in Korean?
돋다 (to rise, to come up) is 돋아요 in the polite 해요체, 돋습니다 in formal 합니다체, 돋아 in casual 반말 and 돋는다 in the plain written style. The past is 돋았어요.
What is the past tense of 돋다?
돋았어요 in everyday polite speech, 돋았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 돋아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 돋다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 돋습니다, 돋아, 돋으니 all keep 돋 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 돋다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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