뒤떨어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to fall behind, to lag behind
Every form of 뒤떨어지다 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
- 뒤떨어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뒤떨어져
- -으니Since
- 뒤떨어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 뒤떨어집니다
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 | 뒤떨어져요 | 뒤떨어집니다 | 뒤떨어져 | 뒤떨어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뒤떨어졌어요 | 뒤떨어졌습니다 | 뒤떨어졌어 | 뒤떨어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뒤떨어지겠어요 | 뒤떨어지겠습니다 | 뒤떨어지겠어 | 뒤떨어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뒤떨어질 거예요 | 뒤떨어질 것입니다 | 뒤떨어질 거야 | 뒤떨어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤떨어져요? | 뒤떨어집니까? | 뒤떨어져? | 뒤떨어지니? |
| 과거Past | 뒤떨어졌어요? | 뒤떨어졌습니까? | 뒤떨어졌어? | 뒤떨어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뒤떨어지세요 | 뒤떨어지십시오 | 뒤떨어져 | 뒤떨어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 뒤떨어져요 | 뒤떨어집시다 | 뒤떨어져 | 뒤떨어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뒤떨어져요 | 안 뒤떨어집니다 | 안 뒤떨어져 | 안 뒤떨어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뒤떨어지지 않아요 | 뒤떨어지지 않습니다 | 뒤떨어지지 않아 | 뒤떨어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뒤떨어져요 | 못 뒤떨어집니다 | 못 뒤떨어져 | 못 뒤떨어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뒤떨어지세요 | 뒤떨어지십니다 | 뒤떨어지셔 | 뒤떨어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 뒤떨어지셨어요 | 뒤떨어지셨습니다 | 뒤떨어지셨어 | 뒤떨어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뒤떨어지는
- 과거Past
- 뒤떨어진
- 미래Future
- 뒤떨어질
- 회상Used to
- 뒤떨어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뒤떨어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뒤떨어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 뒤떨어져서
- -으니까since
- 뒤떨어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 뒤떨어지면
- -지만but
- 뒤떨어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뒤떨어지는데
- -어도even if
- 뒤떨어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뒤떨어지고 있어요 | 뒤떨어지고 있습니다 | 뒤떨어지고 있어 | 뒤떨어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뒤떨어지고 있었어요 | 뒤떨어지고 있었습니다 | 뒤떨어지고 있었어 | 뒤떨어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2보다 뒤떨어지다
- 1이 2에 뒤떨어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
교육에서 하는 일은 정말 시대에 뒤떨어져 있습니다.
But the fact is that what we do with education is entirely obsolete.
치료를 받지 않으면, 말하는 것도 뒤떨어질 지경이었습니다.
Without treatment, Anuk's speech will continue to lag behind.
86%는 학년에 비해 영어와 수학 실력이 뒤떨어진 학생들이었으며
Eighty-six percent of them were below grade level in English and in math.
학위를 받고 대학원을 마치는 동안 남학생들은 여학생들보다 10% 뒤떨어집니다.
There's a 10 percent differential between getting BA's and all graduate programs, with guys falling behind girls.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뒤떨어지다 in Korean?
뒤떨어지다 (to fall behind, to lag behind) is 뒤떨어져요 in the polite 해요체, 뒤떨어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 뒤떨어져 in casual 반말 and 뒤떨어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 뒤떨어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 뒤떨어지다?
뒤떨어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 뒤떨어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뒤떨어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뒤떨어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뒤떨어집니다, 뒤떨어져, 뒤떨어지니 all keep 뒤떨어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 뒤떨어지다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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