뒤지다

to rummage, to search through

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
뒤지는
아/어Infinitive
뒤져
-으니Since
뒤지니
합니다Formal
뒤집니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뒤져요뒤집니다뒤져뒤진다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뒤졌어요뒤졌습니다뒤졌어뒤졌다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 뒤지겠어요뒤지겠습니다뒤지겠어뒤지겠다
-을 것이다Going to 뒤질 거예요뒤질 것입니다뒤질 거야뒤질 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 뒤져요?뒤집니까?뒤져?뒤지니?
과거Past 뒤졌어요?뒤졌습니까?뒤졌어?뒤졌니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 뒤지세요뒤지십시오뒤져뒤져라
청유Let's 뒤져요뒤집시다뒤져뒤지자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 뒤져요안 뒤집니다안 뒤져안 뒤진다
-지 않다Not (long) 뒤지지 않아요뒤지지 않습니다뒤지지 않아뒤지지 않는다
못Cannot 못 뒤져요못 뒤집니다못 뒤져못 뒤진다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 뒤지세요뒤지십니다뒤지셔뒤지신다
과거Past 뒤지셨어요뒤지셨습니다뒤지셨어뒤지셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
뒤지는
과거Past
뒤진
미래Future
뒤질
회상Used to
뒤지던

Joining clauses

-고and
뒤지고
-게-ly / so that
뒤지게
-어서so / and then
뒤져서
-으니까since
뒤지니까
-으면if / when
뒤지면
-지만but
뒤지지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
뒤지는데
-어도even if
뒤져도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 뒤지고 있어요뒤지고 있습니다뒤지고 있어뒤지고 있다
과거Was doing 뒤지고 있었어요뒤지고 있었습니다뒤지고 있었어뒤지고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

전 세계의 사례를 뒤졌습니다.

We looked all over the world.

마이애미는 3점을 뒤지고 20초가 남았었습니다.

Miami was down by three, there was 20 seconds left.

그리고 인터넷을 뒤지기 시작했습니다.

So this is where I went online and looked for help.

그의 서류들을 뒤져봤지만 아무것도 찾지 못했습니다.

They went through his files, and they didn't find anything.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 뒤지다 in Korean?

뒤지다 (to rummage, to search through) is 뒤져요 in the polite 해요체, 뒤집니다 in formal 합니다체, 뒤져 in casual 반말 and 뒤진다 in the plain written style. The past is 뒤졌어요.

What is the past tense of 뒤지다?

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

Is 뒤지다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뒤집니다, 뒤져, 뒤지니 all keep 뒤지 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 뒤지다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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