뒤처지다 Korean verb conjugation
to fall behind
Every form of 뒤처지다 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
- 뒤처지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뒤처져
- -으니Since
- 뒤처지니
- 합니다Formal
- 뒤처집니다
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 | 뒤처져요 | 뒤처집니다 | 뒤처져 | 뒤처진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뒤처졌어요 | 뒤처졌습니다 | 뒤처졌어 | 뒤처졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뒤처지겠어요 | 뒤처지겠습니다 | 뒤처지겠어 | 뒤처지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뒤처질 거예요 | 뒤처질 것입니다 | 뒤처질 거야 | 뒤처질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤처져요? | 뒤처집니까? | 뒤처져? | 뒤처지니? |
| 과거Past | 뒤처졌어요? | 뒤처졌습니까? | 뒤처졌어? | 뒤처졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뒤처지세요 | 뒤처지십시오 | 뒤처져 | 뒤처져라 |
| 청유Let's | 뒤처져요 | 뒤처집시다 | 뒤처져 | 뒤처지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뒤처져요 | 안 뒤처집니다 | 안 뒤처져 | 안 뒤처진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뒤처지지 않아요 | 뒤처지지 않습니다 | 뒤처지지 않아 | 뒤처지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뒤처져요 | 못 뒤처집니다 | 못 뒤처져 | 못 뒤처진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤처지세요 | 뒤처지십니다 | 뒤처지셔 | 뒤처지신다 |
| 과거Past | 뒤처지셨어요 | 뒤처지셨습니다 | 뒤처지셨어 | 뒤처지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뒤처지는
- 과거Past
- 뒤처진
- 미래Future
- 뒤처질
- 회상Used to
- 뒤처지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뒤처지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뒤처지게
- -어서so / and then
- 뒤처져서
- -으니까since
- 뒤처지니까
- -으면if / when
- 뒤처지면
- -지만but
- 뒤처지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뒤처지는데
- -어도even if
- 뒤처져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뒤처지고 있어요 | 뒤처지고 있습니다 | 뒤처지고 있어 | 뒤처지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뒤처지고 있었어요 | 뒤처지고 있었습니다 | 뒤처지고 있었어 | 뒤처지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 뒤처지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
뒤처지는 걸 항상 두려워했죠.
I was always scared that I was falling behind.
국가적인 규제만 있으면 아무도 뒤처지는 걸 좋아하지 않을 거예요.
If you just have national regulations, nobody would like to stay behind.
아무도 뒤처지면 안 돼!
I mean, no Troll left behind!
우리의 사명은 재정적인 이유로 누구를 뒤처지게 해서는 안 된다는 것입니다.
It is our mission that nobody will be left behind for financial reasons.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뒤처지다 in Korean?
뒤처지다 (to fall behind) is 뒤처져요 in the polite 해요체, 뒤처집니다 in formal 합니다체, 뒤처져 in casual 반말 and 뒤처진다 in the plain written style. The past is 뒤처졌어요.
What is the past tense of 뒤처지다?
뒤처졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 뒤처졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뒤처져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뒤처지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뒤처집니다, 뒤처져, 뒤처지니 all keep 뒤처지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 뒤처지다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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