퇴근하다 Korean verb conjugation
to leave work
Every form of 퇴근하다 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
- 퇴근하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 퇴근하
- -으니Since
- 퇴근하니
- 합니다Formal
- 퇴근합니다
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 | 퇴근하요 | 퇴근합니다 | 퇴근하 | 퇴근한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 퇴근핬어요 | 퇴근핬습니다 | 퇴근핬어 | 퇴근핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 퇴근하겠어요 | 퇴근하겠습니다 | 퇴근하겠어 | 퇴근하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 퇴근할 거예요 | 퇴근할 것입니다 | 퇴근할 거야 | 퇴근할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 퇴근하요? | 퇴근합니까? | 퇴근하? | 퇴근하니? |
| 과거Past | 퇴근핬어요? | 퇴근핬습니까? | 퇴근핬어? | 퇴근핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 퇴근하세요 | 퇴근하십시오 | 퇴근하 | 퇴근하라 |
| 청유Let's | 퇴근하요 | 퇴근합시다 | 퇴근하 | 퇴근하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 퇴근하요 | 안 퇴근합니다 | 안 퇴근하 | 안 퇴근한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 퇴근하지 않아요 | 퇴근하지 않습니다 | 퇴근하지 않아 | 퇴근하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 퇴근하요 | 못 퇴근합니다 | 못 퇴근하 | 못 퇴근한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 퇴근하세요 | 퇴근하십니다 | 퇴근하셔 | 퇴근하신다 |
| 과거Past | 퇴근하셨어요 | 퇴근하셨습니다 | 퇴근하셨어 | 퇴근하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 퇴근하는
- 과거Past
- 퇴근한
- 미래Future
- 퇴근할
- 회상Used to
- 퇴근하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 퇴근하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 퇴근하게
- -어서so / and then
- 퇴근하서
- -으니까since
- 퇴근하니까
- -으면if / when
- 퇴근하면
- -지만but
- 퇴근하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 퇴근하는데
- -어도even if
- 퇴근하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 퇴근하고 있어요 | 퇴근하고 있습니다 | 퇴근하고 있어 | 퇴근하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 퇴근하고 있었어요 | 퇴근하고 있었습니다 | 퇴근하고 있었어 | 퇴근하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 퇴근하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
네, 우리 퇴근해요
Yeah, let's get outta here.
그치들 밤이라 퇴근했겠지.
They've gone home for the night.
퇴근하고 바로 오는 거니?
Straight home from work again?
여러분 퇴근하세요 끝났습니다
Gentlemen, you're done. Finished.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 퇴근하다 in Korean?
퇴근하다 (to leave work) is 퇴근하요 in the polite 해요체, 퇴근합니다 in formal 합니다체, 퇴근하 in casual 반말 and 퇴근한다 in the plain written style. The past is 퇴근핬어요.
What is the past tense of 퇴근하다?
퇴근핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 퇴근핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 퇴근하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 퇴근하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 퇴근합니다, 퇴근하, 퇴근하니 all keep 퇴근하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 퇴근하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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