뒤엎다 Korean verb conjugation
to overturn, to turn upside down
Every form of 뒤엎다 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
- 뒤엎는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뒤엎어
- -으니Since
- 뒤엎으니
- 합니다Formal
- 뒤엎습니다
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 | 뒤엎어요 | 뒤엎습니다 | 뒤엎어 | 뒤엎는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뒤엎었어요 | 뒤엎었습니다 | 뒤엎었어 | 뒤엎었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뒤엎겠어요 | 뒤엎겠습니다 | 뒤엎겠어 | 뒤엎겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뒤엎을 거예요 | 뒤엎을 것입니다 | 뒤엎을 거야 | 뒤엎을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤엎어요? | 뒤엎습니까? | 뒤엎어? | 뒤엎니? |
| 과거Past | 뒤엎었어요? | 뒤엎었습니까? | 뒤엎었어? | 뒤엎었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뒤엎으세요 | 뒤엎으십시오 | 뒤엎어 | 뒤엎어라 |
| 청유Let's | 뒤엎어요 | 뒤엎읍시다 | 뒤엎어 | 뒤엎자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뒤엎어요 | 안 뒤엎습니다 | 안 뒤엎어 | 안 뒤엎는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뒤엎지 않아요 | 뒤엎지 않습니다 | 뒤엎지 않아 | 뒤엎지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뒤엎어요 | 못 뒤엎습니다 | 못 뒤엎어 | 못 뒤엎는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤엎으세요 | 뒤엎으십니다 | 뒤엎으셔 | 뒤엎으신다 |
| 과거Past | 뒤엎으셨어요 | 뒤엎으셨습니다 | 뒤엎으셨어 | 뒤엎으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뒤엎는
- 과거Past
- 뒤엎은
- 미래Future
- 뒤엎을
- 회상Used to
- 뒤엎던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뒤엎고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뒤엎게
- -어서so / and then
- 뒤엎어서
- -으니까since
- 뒤엎으니까
- -으면if / when
- 뒤엎으면
- -지만but
- 뒤엎지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뒤엎는데
- -어도even if
- 뒤엎어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뒤엎고 있어요 | 뒤엎고 있습니다 | 뒤엎고 있어 | 뒤엎고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뒤엎고 있었어요 | 뒤엎고 있었습니다 | 뒤엎고 있었어 | 뒤엎고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 뒤엎다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
실례네만, 사형 선고를 뒤엎었다고?
I was able to help out. Sorry, you stopped her husband being executed?
어떻게 생겼어요? 검은 걸 두르고 있었는데 온 바닥을 뒤엎고 있었어요
Well, it was wearing a black thing that went all the way to the floor.
황제나 대신들은 조약의 조건을 논의하거나, 개별 조항을 뒤엎을 기회가 없었다.
The emperor and his ministers were to have no opportunity to discuss the terms of the treaty, or to haggle over individual clauses.
기대를 뒤엎고 한계의 끝을 보기 위해 스스로를 벼랑 끝까지 밀어 붙여보세요.
Flip expectation upside down and shove limitation off a cliff to meet its demise.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뒤엎다 in Korean?
뒤엎다 (to overturn, to turn upside down) is 뒤엎어요 in the polite 해요체, 뒤엎습니다 in formal 합니다체, 뒤엎어 in casual 반말 and 뒤엎는다 in the plain written style. The past is 뒤엎었어요.
What is the past tense of 뒤엎다?
뒤엎었어요 in everyday polite speech, 뒤엎었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뒤엎어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뒤엎다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뒤엎습니다, 뒤엎어, 뒤엎으니 all keep 뒤엎 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 뒤엎다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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