지양하다 (to avoid, to refrain from) is 지양하요 in the polite 해요체, 지양합니다 in formal 합니다체, 지양하 in casual 반말 and 지양한다 in the plain written style. The past is 지양핬어요.
What is the past tense of 지양하다?
지양핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 지양핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 지양하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 지양하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 지양합니다, 지양하, 지양하니 all keep 지양하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 지양하다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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