쫓다 Korean verb conjugation
to chase
Every form of 쫓다 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
- 쫓는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쫓아
- -으니Since
- 쫓으니
- 합니다Formal
- 쫓습니다
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 | 쫓아요 | 쫓습니다 | 쫓아 | 쫓는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쫓았어요 | 쫓았습니다 | 쫓았어 | 쫓았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쫓겠어요 | 쫓겠습니다 | 쫓겠어 | 쫓겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쫓을 거예요 | 쫓을 것입니다 | 쫓을 거야 | 쫓을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쫓아요? | 쫓습니까? | 쫓아? | 쫓니? |
| 과거Past | 쫓았어요? | 쫓았습니까? | 쫓았어? | 쫓았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쫓으세요 | 쫓으십시오 | 쫓아 | 쫓아라 |
| 청유Let's | 쫓아요 | 쫓읍시다 | 쫓아 | 쫓자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쫓아요 | 안 쫓습니다 | 안 쫓아 | 안 쫓는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쫓지 않아요 | 쫓지 않습니다 | 쫓지 않아 | 쫓지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쫓아요 | 못 쫓습니다 | 못 쫓아 | 못 쫓는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쫓으세요 | 쫓으십니다 | 쫓으셔 | 쫓으신다 |
| 과거Past | 쫓으셨어요 | 쫓으셨습니다 | 쫓으셨어 | 쫓으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쫓는
- 과거Past
- 쫓은
- 미래Future
- 쫓을
- 회상Used to
- 쫓던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쫓고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쫓게
- -어서so / and then
- 쫓아서
- -으니까since
- 쫓으니까
- -으면if / when
- 쫓으면
- -지만but
- 쫓지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쫓는데
- -어도even if
- 쫓아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쫓고 있어요 | 쫓고 있습니다 | 쫓고 있어 | 쫓고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쫓고 있었어요 | 쫓고 있었습니다 | 쫓고 있었어 | 쫓고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 쫓다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
친누나가 누군가를 쫓고 있습니다.
My sister is chasing someone else. It's not me.
어서 쫓자. 이제 다시 떨어지고.
Now you have to stay away. Get away.
저들이 왜 날 쫓죠?
You talked to someone inside Tread stone.
그럼 왜 경찰이 쫓죠?
Why are the police following you?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쫓다 in Korean?
쫓다 (to chase) is 쫓아요 in the polite 해요체, 쫓습니다 in formal 합니다체, 쫓아 in casual 반말 and 쫓는다 in the plain written style. The past is 쫓았어요.
What is the past tense of 쫓다?
쫓았어요 in everyday polite speech, 쫓았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쫓아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쫓다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쫓습니다, 쫓아, 쫓으니 all keep 쫓 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쫓다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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