탓하다 Korean verb conjugation
to blame, to find fault
Every form of 탓하다 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
- 탓하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 탓하
- -으니Since
- 탓하니
- 합니다Formal
- 탓합니다
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 | 탓하요 | 탓합니다 | 탓하 | 탓한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 탓핬어요 | 탓핬습니다 | 탓핬어 | 탓핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 탓하겠어요 | 탓하겠습니다 | 탓하겠어 | 탓하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 탓할 거예요 | 탓할 것입니다 | 탓할 거야 | 탓할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탓하요? | 탓합니까? | 탓하? | 탓하니? |
| 과거Past | 탓핬어요? | 탓핬습니까? | 탓핬어? | 탓핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 탓하세요 | 탓하십시오 | 탓하 | 탓하라 |
| 청유Let's | 탓하요 | 탓합시다 | 탓하 | 탓하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 탓하요 | 안 탓합니다 | 안 탓하 | 안 탓한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 탓하지 않아요 | 탓하지 않습니다 | 탓하지 않아 | 탓하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 탓하요 | 못 탓합니다 | 못 탓하 | 못 탓한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탓하세요 | 탓하십니다 | 탓하셔 | 탓하신다 |
| 과거Past | 탓하셨어요 | 탓하셨습니다 | 탓하셨어 | 탓하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 탓하는
- 과거Past
- 탓한
- 미래Future
- 탓할
- 회상Used to
- 탓하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 탓하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 탓하게
- -어서so / and then
- 탓하서
- -으니까since
- 탓하니까
- -으면if / when
- 탓하면
- -지만but
- 탓하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 탓하는데
- -어도even if
- 탓하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 탓하고 있어요 | 탓하고 있습니다 | 탓하고 있어 | 탓하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 탓하고 있었어요 | 탓하고 있었습니다 | 탓하고 있었어 | 탓하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 탓하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
젊은 세대는 기성세대를 탓했고
The young accused the old.
절대 그분들을 탓하는 게 아닙니다.
I'm not slagging them off.
물론, 그들만을 탓할 수는 없겠죠.
And to be fair, it's not entirely their fault.
그렇다고 자라고 있는 뇌만 탓할 순 없죠.
So the developing brain alone isn't to blame.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 탓하다 in Korean?
탓하다 (to blame, to find fault) is 탓하요 in the polite 해요체, 탓합니다 in formal 합니다체, 탓하 in casual 반말 and 탓한다 in the plain written style. The past is 탓핬어요.
What is the past tense of 탓하다?
탓핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 탓핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 탓하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 탓하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 탓합니다, 탓하, 탓하니 all keep 탓하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 탓하다?
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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