두다 Korean verb conjugation

to leave (behind), let there be

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 두다 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
두는
아/어Infinitive
-으니Since
두니
합니다Formal
둡니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 둬요둡니다둔다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뒀어요뒀습니다뒀어뒀다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

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

의문Questions

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

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 두세요두십시오둬라
청유Let's 둬요둡시다두자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 둬요안 둡니다안 둬안 둔다
-지 않다Not (long) 두지 않아요두지 않습니다두지 않아두지 않는다
Cannot 못 둬요못 둡니다못 둬못 둔다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 두세요두십니다두셔두신다
과거Past 두셨어요두셨습니다두셨어두셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
두는
과거Past
미래Future
회상Used to
두던

연결Joining 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

진행In progress

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

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

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.

자주 묻는 질문Common 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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