늦다

to be late

TOPIK 1 1급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
늦는
아/어Infinitive
늦어
-으니Since
늦으니
합니다Formal
늦습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 늦어요늦습니다늦어늦는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 늦었어요늦었습니다늦었어늦었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 늦겠어요늦겠습니다늦겠어늦겠다
-을 것이다Going to 늦을 거예요늦을 것입니다늦을 거야늦을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 늦어요?늦습니까?늦어?늦니?
과거Past 늦었어요?늦었습니까?늦었어?늦었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 늦으세요늦으십시오늦어늦어라
청유Let's 늦어요늦읍시다늦어늦자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 늦어요안 늦습니다안 늦어안 늦는다
-지 않다Not (long) 늦지 않아요늦지 않습니다늦지 않아늦지 않는다
못Cannot 못 늦어요못 늦습니다못 늦어못 늦는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 늦으세요늦으십니다늦으셔늦으신다
과거Past 늦으셨어요늦으셨습니다늦으셨어늦으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
늦는
과거Past
늦은
미래Future
늦을
회상Used to
늦던

Joining clauses

-고and
늦고
-게-ly / so that
늦게
-어서so / and then
늦어서
-으니까since
늦으니까
-으면if / when
늦으면
-지만but
늦지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
늦는데
-어도even if
늦어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 늦고 있어요늦고 있습니다늦고 있어늦고 있다
과거Was doing 늦고 있었어요늦고 있었습니다늦고 있었어늦고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그날 늦게, 전화 한통이 또 왔어요.

Later on in the day, we get another call.

그들은 매일 40분씩 늦게 일어났습니다.

They got up 40 minutes later every day.

인간이시니까, 이해하는데 늦지는 않으실 것입니다.

Squeeze firm. You're human, you're not slow.

앞으로 늦지 마세요.

Do not be late in the future.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 늦다 in Korean?

늦다 (to be late) is 늦어요 in the polite 해요체, 늦습니다 in formal 합니다체, 늦어 in casual 반말 and 늦는다 in the plain written style. The past is 늦었어요.

What is the past tense of 늦다?

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

Is 늦다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늦습니다, 늦어, 늦으니 all keep 늦 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 늦다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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