따라가다 Korean verb conjugation
to follow, to go after
Every form of 따라가다 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
- 따라가는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 따라가
- -으니Since
- 따라가니
- 합니다Formal
- 따라갑니다
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 | 따라가요 | 따라갑니다 | 따라가 | 따라간다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 따라갔어요 | 따라갔습니다 | 따라갔어 | 따라갔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 따라가겠어요 | 따라가겠습니다 | 따라가겠어 | 따라가겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 따라갈 거예요 | 따라갈 것입니다 | 따라갈 거야 | 따라갈 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따라가요? | 따라갑니까? | 따라가? | 따라가니? |
| 과거Past | 따라갔어요? | 따라갔습니까? | 따라갔어? | 따라갔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 따라가세요 | 따라가십시오 | 따라가 | 따라가라 |
| also, archaic | 따라가거라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 따라가요 | 따라갑시다 | 따라가 | 따라가자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 따라가요 | 안 따라갑니다 | 안 따라가 | 안 따라간다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 따라가지 않아요 | 따라가지 않습니다 | 따라가지 않아 | 따라가지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 따라가요 | 못 따라갑니다 | 못 따라가 | 못 따라간다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따라가세요 | 따라가십니다 | 따라가셔 | 따라가신다 |
| 과거Past | 따라가셨어요 | 따라가셨습니다 | 따라가셨어 | 따라가셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 따라가는
- 과거Past
- 따라간
- 미래Future
- 따라갈
- 회상Used to
- 따라가던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 따라가고
- -게-ly / so that
- 따라가게
- -어서so / and then
- 따라가서
- -으니까since
- 따라가니까
- -으면if / when
- 따라가면
- -지만but
- 따라가지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 따라가는데
- -어도even if
- 따라가도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 따라가고 있어요 | 따라가고 있습니다 | 따라가고 있어 | 따라가고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 따라가고 있었어요 | 따라가고 있었습니다 | 따라가고 있었어 | 따라가고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 따라가다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그렇죠? 이제 이걸 따라가보죠.
Right? Now we should trace it.
예, 여자들이 많이 따라갔네요.
Yes, yes, yes, women have almost caught up.
이 점을 따라가면 어떤 일이 일어나는지 보세요.
Let's trace it and see what happens.
네가 어딜 가든 따라갈 것이다.
I'll follow you wherever you go.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 따라가다 in Korean?
따라가다 (to follow, to go after) is 따라가요 in the polite 해요체, 따라갑니다 in formal 합니다체, 따라가 in casual 반말 and 따라간다 in the plain written style. The past is 따라갔어요.
What is the past tense of 따라가다?
따라갔어요 in everyday polite speech, 따라갔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 따라가 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 따라가다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 따라갑니다, 따라가, 따라가니 all keep 따라가 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 따라가다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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