뒤쫓다 Korean verb conjugation
to pursue, to chase
Every form of 뒤쫓다 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
- 뒤쫓는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뒤쫓아
- -으니Since
- 뒤쫓으니
- 합니다Formal
- 뒤쫓습니다
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 | 뒤쫓아요 | 뒤쫓습니다 | 뒤쫓아 | 뒤쫓는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뒤쫓았어요 | 뒤쫓았습니다 | 뒤쫓았어 | 뒤쫓았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뒤쫓겠어요 | 뒤쫓겠습니다 | 뒤쫓겠어 | 뒤쫓겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뒤쫓을 거예요 | 뒤쫓을 것입니다 | 뒤쫓을 거야 | 뒤쫓을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤쫓아요? | 뒤쫓습니까? | 뒤쫓아? | 뒤쫓니? |
| 과거Past | 뒤쫓았어요? | 뒤쫓았습니까? | 뒤쫓았어? | 뒤쫓았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뒤쫓으세요 | 뒤쫓으십시오 | 뒤쫓아 | 뒤쫓아라 |
| 청유Let's | 뒤쫓아요 | 뒤쫓읍시다 | 뒤쫓아 | 뒤쫓자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뒤쫓아요 | 안 뒤쫓습니다 | 안 뒤쫓아 | 안 뒤쫓는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뒤쫓지 않아요 | 뒤쫓지 않습니다 | 뒤쫓지 않아 | 뒤쫓지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뒤쫓아요 | 못 뒤쫓습니다 | 못 뒤쫓아 | 못 뒤쫓는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤쫓으세요 | 뒤쫓으십니다 | 뒤쫓으셔 | 뒤쫓으신다 |
| 과거Past | 뒤쫓으셨어요 | 뒤쫓으셨습니다 | 뒤쫓으셨어 | 뒤쫓으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뒤쫓는
- 과거Past
- 뒤쫓은
- 미래Future
- 뒤쫓을
- 회상Used to
- 뒤쫓던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뒤쫓고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뒤쫓게
- -어서so / and then
- 뒤쫓아서
- -으니까since
- 뒤쫓으니까
- -으면if / when
- 뒤쫓으면
- -지만but
- 뒤쫓지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뒤쫓는데
- -어도even if
- 뒤쫓아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뒤쫓고 있어요 | 뒤쫓고 있습니다 | 뒤쫓고 있어 | 뒤쫓고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뒤쫓고 있었어요 | 뒤쫓고 있었습니다 | 뒤쫓고 있었어 | 뒤쫓고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 뒤쫓다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
제자들은 속았다는 걸 깨닫고 그녀를 뒤쫓았지요.
The servants realized they had been tricked and chased her.
어디선가 많은 사람들이 나와서 뒤쫓기 시작했어요.
And out of the woodworks, all of these people come out and they start to give chase.
곧, 그 정권은 그를 뒤쫓기 시작했고 그는 시리아를 떠나야만 했죠.
So pretty soon, the regime was after him, and he had to flee the country.
뒤쫓기 같은 거죠, 그렇죠?
It's the chase, isn't it?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뒤쫓다 in Korean?
뒤쫓다 (to pursue, to chase) is 뒤쫓아요 in the polite 해요체, 뒤쫓습니다 in formal 합니다체, 뒤쫓아 in casual 반말 and 뒤쫓는다 in the plain written style. The past is 뒤쫓았어요.
What is the past tense of 뒤쫓다?
뒤쫓았어요 in everyday polite speech, 뒤쫓았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뒤쫓아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뒤쫓다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뒤쫓습니다, 뒤쫓아, 뒤쫓으니 all keep 뒤쫓 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 뒤쫓다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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