쫓아오다 Korean verb conjugation
to come chasing, to follow
Every form of 쫓아오다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 쫓아오는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쫓아와
- -으니Since
- 쫓아오니
- 합니다Formal
- 쫓아옵니다
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.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쫓아와요 | 쫓아옵니다 | 쫓아와 | 쫓아온다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쫓아왔어요 | 쫓아왔습니다 | 쫓아왔어 | 쫓아왔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쫓아오겠어요 | 쫓아오겠습니다 | 쫓아오겠어 | 쫓아오겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쫓아올 거예요 | 쫓아올 것입니다 | 쫓아올 거야 | 쫓아올 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쫓아와요? | 쫓아옵니까? | 쫓아와? | 쫓아오니? |
| 과거Past | 쫓아왔어요? | 쫓아왔습니까? | 쫓아왔어? | 쫓아왔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쫓아오세요 | 쫓아오십시오 | 쫓아와 | 쫓아와라 |
| also, archaic | 쫓아오너라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 쫓아와요 | 쫓아옵시다 | 쫓아와 | 쫓아오자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쫓아와요 | 안 쫓아옵니다 | 안 쫓아와 | 안 쫓아온다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쫓아오지 않아요 | 쫓아오지 않습니다 | 쫓아오지 않아 | 쫓아오지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쫓아와요 | 못 쫓아옵니다 | 못 쫓아와 | 못 쫓아온다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쫓아오세요 | 쫓아오십니다 | 쫓아오셔 | 쫓아오신다 |
| 과거Past | 쫓아오셨어요 | 쫓아오셨습니다 | 쫓아오셨어 | 쫓아오셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쫓아오는
- 과거Past
- 쫓아온
- 미래Future
- 쫓아올
- 회상Used to
- 쫓아오던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쫓아오고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쫓아오게
- -어서so / and then
- 쫓아와서
- -으니까since
- 쫓아오니까
- -으면if / when
- 쫓아오면
- -지만but
- 쫓아오지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쫓아오는데
- -어도even if
- 쫓아와도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쫓아오고 있어요 | 쫓아오고 있습니다 | 쫓아오고 있어 | 쫓아오고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쫓아오고 있었어요 | 쫓아오고 있었습니다 | 쫓아오고 있었어 | 쫓아오고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게/로 쫓아오다
- 1이 2를 쫓아오다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
곰이 쫓아오지 않는 때라 살기 좋은 곳이라면서
Even when the bear is not chasing us, this is a good place to be.
끝. 캠퍼스에 폭동이 일어나고 있고, 경찰들은 저를 쫓아와요, 그렇죠?
There's a riot going on on campus, and the police are chasing me, right?
날 쫓아온 줄 몰랐어
I didn't know they were following me.
그럼 계속 널 쫓아오겠지
Then they'll keep come looking for you.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쫓아오다 in Korean?
쫓아오다 (to come chasing, to follow) is 쫓아와요 in the polite 해요체, 쫓아옵니다 in formal 합니다체, 쫓아와 in casual 반말 and 쫓아온다 in the plain written style. The past is 쫓아왔어요.
What is the past tense of 쫓아오다?
쫓아왔어요 in everyday polite speech, 쫓아왔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쫓아와 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쫓아오다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쫓아옵니다, 쫓아와, 쫓아오니 all keep 쫓아오 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쫓아오다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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