잇따르다

to follow one after another

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
잇따르는
아/어Infinitive
잇따라
-으니Since
잇따르니
합니다Formal
잇따릅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잇따라요잇따릅니다잇따라잇따른다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잇따랐어요잇따랐습니다잇따랐어잇따랐다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 잇따르겠어요잇따르겠습니다잇따르겠어잇따르겠다
-을 것이다Going to 잇따를 거예요잇따를 것입니다잇따를 거야잇따를 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잇따라요?잇따릅니까?잇따라?잇따르니?
과거Past 잇따랐어요?잇따랐습니까?잇따랐어?잇따랐니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 잇따르세요잇따르십시오잇따라잇따라라
청유Let's 잇따라요잇따릅시다잇따라잇따르자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 잇따라요안 잇따릅니다안 잇따라안 잇따른다
-지 않다Not (long) 잇따르지 않아요잇따르지 않습니다잇따르지 않아잇따르지 않는다
못Cannot 못 잇따라요못 잇따릅니다못 잇따라못 잇따른다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잇따르세요잇따르십니다잇따르셔잇따르신다
과거Past 잇따르셨어요잇따르셨습니다잇따르셨어잇따르셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
잇따르는
과거Past
잇따른
미래Future
잇따를
회상Used to
잇따르던

Joining clauses

-고and
잇따르고
-게-ly / so that
잇따르게
-어서so / and then
잇따라서
-으니까since
잇따르니까
-으면if / when
잇따르면
-지만but
잇따르지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
잇따르는데
-어도even if
잇따라도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 잇따르고 있어요잇따르고 있습니다잇따르고 있어잇따르고 있다
과거Was doing 잇따르고 있었어요잇따르고 있었습니다잇따르고 있었어잇따르고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

또한 농업 피해도 잇따랐다.

Also followed agricultural pursuits.

그리고는 잇따라 몽골 대통령도 하겠다고 하셨죠.

And boom, boom, boom. The president of Mongolia.

팔레스타인 마을인 빌린, 닐린과 마사라에서도 시위가 잇따랐다.

Meanwhile, protests also ensued in the Palestinian villages of Bi'lin, Ni'lin and Masara.

같은 국가는 불평등의 같은 측정에 잇따라 문제가 있습니다

The same countries, the same measure of inequality, one problem after another.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 잇따르다 in Korean?

잇따르다 (to follow one after another) is 잇따라요 in the polite 해요체, 잇따릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 잇따라 in casual 반말 and 잇따른다 in the plain written style. The past is 잇따랐어요.

What is the past tense of 잇따르다?

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

Is 잇따르다 irregular?

Yes — it is 으 irregular (으 불규칙). The stem 으 drops before a vowel ending: 쓰다 → 써요. That is why the stem looks different in 잇따라 and 잇따르니 but unchanged in 잇따릅니다.

What TOPIK level is 잇따르다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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