젓다

to stir

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
젓는
아/어Infinitive
저어
-으니Since
저으니
합니다Formal
젓습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 저어요젓습니다저어젓는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 저었어요저었습니다저었어저었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 젓겠어요젓겠습니다젓겠어젓겠다
-을 것이다Going to 저을 거예요저을 것입니다저을 거야저을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 저어요?젓습니까?저어?젓니?
과거Past 저었어요?저었습니까?저었어?저었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 저으세요저으십시오저어저어라
청유Let's 저어요저읍시다저어젓자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 저어요안 젓습니다안 저어안 젓는다
-지 않다Not (long) 젓지 않아요젓지 않습니다젓지 않아젓지 않는다
못Cannot 못 저어요못 젓습니다못 저어못 젓는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 저으세요저으십니다저으셔저으신다
과거Past 저으셨어요저으셨습니다저으셨어저으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
젓는
과거Past
저은
미래Future
저을
회상Used to
젓던

Joining clauses

-고and
젓고
-게-ly / so that
젓게
-어서so / and then
저어서
-으니까since
저으니까
-으면if / when
저으면
-지만but
젓지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
젓는데
-어도even if
저어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 젓고 있어요젓고 있습니다젓고 있어젓고 있다
과거Was doing 젓고 있었어요젓고 있었습니다젓고 있었어젓고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그래서 저는 팔을 들어 저었죠.

So I lifted my arm and took a stroke.

여러분이 젓고있는 잔속의 커피도 마찬가지죠.

And the coffee in your cup, as you stir it.

살고 싶으면 계속 저어라

Keep rowing if you want to live!

배를 더 깊은 곳으로 저어 가라.

Push the boat out further to the deep water.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 젓다 in Korean?

젓다 (to stir) is 저어요 in the polite 해요체, 젓습니다 in formal 합니다체, 저어 in casual 반말 and 젓는다 in the plain written style. The past is 저었어요.

What is the past tense of 젓다?

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

Is 젓다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㅅ irregular (ㅅ 불규칙). ㅅ drops before a vowel: 짓다 → 지어요. That is why the stem looks different in 저어 and 저으니 but unchanged in 젓습니다.

What TOPIK level is 젓다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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