따지다

to distinguish (between right and wrong)

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
따지는
아/어Infinitive
따져
-으니Since
따지니
합니다Formal
따집니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 따져요따집니다따져따진다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 따졌어요따졌습니다따졌어따졌다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 따지겠어요따지겠습니다따지겠어따지겠다
-을 것이다Going to 따질 거예요따질 것입니다따질 거야따질 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 따져요?따집니까?따져?따지니?
과거Past 따졌어요?따졌습니까?따졌어?따졌니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 따지세요따지십시오따져따져라
청유Let's 따져요따집시다따져따지자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 따져요안 따집니다안 따져안 따진다
-지 않다Not (long) 따지지 않아요따지지 않습니다따지지 않아따지지 않는다
못Cannot 못 따져요못 따집니다못 따져못 따진다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 따지세요따지십니다따지셔따지신다
과거Past 따지셨어요따지셨습니다따지셨어따지셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
따지는
과거Past
따진
미래Future
따질
회상Used to
따지던

Joining clauses

-고and
따지고
-게-ly / so that
따지게
-어서so / and then
따져서
-으니까since
따지니까
-으면if / when
따지면
-지만but
따지지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
따지는데
-어도even if
따져도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 따지고 있어요따지고 있습니다따지고 있어따지고 있다
과거Was doing 따지고 있었어요따지고 있었습니다따지고 있었어따지고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그렇게 따지시면 안 되죠

That is not a fair assessment.

너한테 따지러 온 거 아냐

I'm his number one seller. I ain't here to spank you.

그래? 너네 사장한테 가서 따져

Well, talk to your goddamn boss about that.

뭐 따지고 보면 중이랄 것도 없지

He was a certificate-less bumbling monk.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 따지다 in Korean?

따지다 (to distinguish (between right and wrong)) is 따져요 in the polite 해요체, 따집니다 in formal 합니다체, 따져 in casual 반말 and 따진다 in the plain written style. The past is 따졌어요.

What is the past tense of 따지다?

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

Is 따지다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 따집니다, 따져, 따지니 all keep 따지 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 따지다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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