두다

to leave (behind), let there be

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
두는
아/어Infinitive
둬
-으니Since
두니
합니다Formal
둡니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 둬요둡니다둬둔다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뒀어요뒀습니다뒀어뒀다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 두겠어요두겠습니다두겠어두겠다
-을 것이다Going to 둘 거예요둘 것입니다둘 거야둘 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 둬요?둡니까?둬?두니?
과거Past 뒀어요?뒀습니까?뒀어?뒀니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 두세요두십시오둬둬라
청유Let's 둬요둡시다둬두자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 둬요안 둡니다안 둬안 둔다
-지 않다Not (long) 두지 않아요두지 않습니다두지 않아두지 않는다
못Cannot 못 둬요못 둡니다못 둬못 둔다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 두세요두십니다두셔두신다
과거Past 두셨어요두셨습니다두셨어두셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
두는
과거Past
둔
미래Future
둘
회상Used to
두던

Joining clauses

-고and
두고
-게-ly / so that
두게
-어서so / and then
둬서
-으니까since
두니까
-으면if / when
두면
-지만but
두지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
두는데
-어도even if
둬도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 두고 있어요두고 있습니다두고 있어두고 있다
과거Was doing 두고 있었어요두고 있었습니다두고 있었어두고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

이거 어디에 두면 돼?

Where should I put these?

이를 두고만 볼 수 없었어요.

I can't bear to see this happening.

머리 속으로만 생각해 두세요.

But put a number in your head.

그러니 제 말을 잘 들어두세요.

So keep that in mind as I talk to you.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 두다 in Korean?

두다 (to leave (behind), let there be) is 둬요 in the polite 해요체, 둡니다 in formal 합니다체, 둬 in casual 반말 and 둔다 in the plain written style. The past is 뒀어요.

What is the past tense of 두다?

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

Is 두다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 둡니다, 둬, 두니 all keep 두 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 두다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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