잇달다 Korean verb conjugation

to follow in succession

Every form of 잇달다 across the four speech levels. It is ㄹ dropping — ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
잇다는
아/어Infinitive
잇달아
-으니Since
잇다니
합니다Formal
잇답니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잇달아요잇답니다잇달아잇단다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잇달았어요잇달았습니다잇달았어잇달았다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 잇달겠어요잇달겠습니다잇달겠어잇달겠다
-을 것이다Going to 잇달 거예요잇달 것입니다잇달 거야잇달 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잇달아요?잇답니까?잇달아?잇다니?
과거Past 잇달았어요?잇달았습니까?잇달았어?잇달았니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 잇다세요잇다십시오잇달아잇달아라
청유Let's 잇달아요잇답시다잇달아잇달자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 잇달아요안 잇답니다안 잇달아안 잇단다
-지 않다Not (long) 잇달지 않아요잇달지 않습니다잇달지 않아잇달지 않는다
Cannot 못 잇달아요못 잇답니다못 잇달아못 잇단다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잇다세요잇다십니다잇다셔잇다신다
과거Past 잇다셨어요잇다셨습니다잇다셨어잇다셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
잇다는
과거Past
잇단
미래Future
잇달
회상Used to
잇달던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
잇달고
-게-ly / so that
잇달게
-어서so / and then
잇달아서
-으니까since
잇다니까
-으면if / when
잇달면
-지만but
잇달지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
잇다는데
-어도even if
잇달아도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 잇달고 있어요잇달고 있습니다잇달고 있어잇달고 있다
과거Was doing 잇달고 있었어요잇달고 있었습니다잇달고 있었어잇달고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그들은 잇달아 공격하기로 했는데, 누가 먼저 가야 할까요?

They would attack in sequence, but who should go first?

굴드는 이 작업에서 명목상 이익을 얻었지만, 그 후 잇달은 소송에서 그것을 잃었다.

Gould made a small profit from this operation but lost it to subsequent lawsuits.

예를 들면 제가 위의 불가사리를 1/6 회전 돌리고, 잇달아서 1/3 회전 돌리면 어떻게 될까요?

For example, what if I turn the starfish by a sixth of a turn, and then a third of a turn?

발열에 잇달아 강한 관절통이나 경직이 일어나는데, 이는 수 년 동안 지속될 수 있지만 보통은 몇 주에서 몇 달 동안 지속된다.

Following the fever, strong joint pain or stiffness occurs; it usually lasts weeks or months, but may last for years.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 잇달다 in Korean?

잇달다 (to follow in succession) is 잇달아요 in the polite 해요체, 잇답니다 in formal 합니다체, 잇달아 in casual 반말 and 잇단다 in the plain written style. The past is 잇달았어요.

What is the past tense of 잇달다?

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

Is 잇달다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 잇달아 and 잇다니 but unchanged in 잇답니다.

What TOPIK level is 잇달다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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