뒤지다 Korean verb conjugation
to rummage, to search through
Every form of 뒤지다 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
- 뒤지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뒤져
- -으니Since
- 뒤지니
- 합니다Formal
- 뒤집니다
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 | 뒤져요 | 뒤집니다 | 뒤져 | 뒤진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뒤졌어요 | 뒤졌습니다 | 뒤졌어 | 뒤졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뒤지겠어요 | 뒤지겠습니다 | 뒤지겠어 | 뒤지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뒤질 거예요 | 뒤질 것입니다 | 뒤질 거야 | 뒤질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤져요? | 뒤집니까? | 뒤져? | 뒤지니? |
| 과거Past | 뒤졌어요? | 뒤졌습니까? | 뒤졌어? | 뒤졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뒤지세요 | 뒤지십시오 | 뒤져 | 뒤져라 |
| 청유Let's | 뒤져요 | 뒤집시다 | 뒤져 | 뒤지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뒤져요 | 안 뒤집니다 | 안 뒤져 | 안 뒤진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뒤지지 않아요 | 뒤지지 않습니다 | 뒤지지 않아 | 뒤지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뒤져요 | 못 뒤집니다 | 못 뒤져 | 못 뒤진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤지세요 | 뒤지십니다 | 뒤지셔 | 뒤지신다 |
| 과거Past | 뒤지셨어요 | 뒤지셨습니다 | 뒤지셨어 | 뒤지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뒤지는
- 과거Past
- 뒤진
- 미래Future
- 뒤질
- 회상Used to
- 뒤지던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뒤지고 있어요 | 뒤지고 있습니다 | 뒤지고 있어 | 뒤지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뒤지고 있었어요 | 뒤지고 있었습니다 | 뒤지고 있었어 | 뒤지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2보다 뒤지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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.
Dictionary form, meaning, sentence patterns, examples and audio from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Conjugations are generated by this site's own engine and checked against the 9,380 forms the dictionary publishes on every build.