잇따르다 Korean verb conjugation

to follow one after another

Every form of 잇따르다 across the four speech levels. It is 으 irregular — The stem 으 drops before a vowel ending: 쓰다 → 써요.

기본형Principal parts

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

관형사형Modifier
잇따르는
아/어Infinitive
잇따라
-으니Since
잇따르니
합니다Formal
잇따릅니다

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 잇따라요잇따릅니다잇따라잇따른다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잇따랐어요잇따랐습니다잇따랐어잇따랐다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

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

의문Questions

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

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 잇따르세요잇따르십시오잇따라잇따라라
청유Let's 잇따라요잇따릅시다잇따라잇따르자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 잇따라요안 잇따릅니다안 잇따라안 잇따른다
-지 않다Not (long) 잇따르지 않아요잇따르지 않습니다잇따르지 않아잇따르지 않는다
Cannot 못 잇따라요못 잇따릅니다못 잇따라못 잇따른다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잇따르세요잇따르십니다잇따르셔잇따르신다
과거Past 잇따르셨어요잇따르셨습니다잇따르셨어잇따르셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
잇따르는
과거Past
잇따른
미래Future
잇따를
회상Used to
잇따르던

연결Joining 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

진행In progress

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

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.

자주 묻는 질문Common 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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