따라오다 Korean verb conjugation
to follow, to come after
Every form of 따라오다 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
- 따라오는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 따라와
- -으니Since
- 따라오니
- 합니다Formal
- 따라옵니다
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 | 따라와요 | 따라옵니다 | 따라와 | 따라온다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 따라왔어요 | 따라왔습니다 | 따라왔어 | 따라왔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 따라오겠어요 | 따라오겠습니다 | 따라오겠어 | 따라오겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 따라올 거예요 | 따라올 것입니다 | 따라올 거야 | 따라올 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따라와요? | 따라옵니까? | 따라와? | 따라오니? |
| 과거Past | 따라왔어요? | 따라왔습니까? | 따라왔어? | 따라왔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 따라오세요 | 따라오십시오 | 따라와 | 따라와라 |
| also, archaic | 따라오너라 | |||
| 청유Let's | 따라와요 | 따라옵시다 | 따라와 | 따라오자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 따라와요 | 안 따라옵니다 | 안 따라와 | 안 따라온다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 따라오지 않아요 | 따라오지 않습니다 | 따라오지 않아 | 따라오지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 따라와요 | 못 따라옵니다 | 못 따라와 | 못 따라온다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따라오세요 | 따라오십니다 | 따라오셔 | 따라오신다 |
| 과거Past | 따라오셨어요 | 따라오셨습니다 | 따라오셨어 | 따라오셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 따라오는
- 과거Past
- 따라온
- 미래Future
- 따라올
- 회상Used to
- 따라오던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 따라오고
- -게-ly / so that
- 따라오게
- -어서so / and then
- 따라와서
- -으니까since
- 따라오니까
- -으면if / when
- 따라오면
- -지만but
- 따라오지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 따라오는데
- -어도even if
- 따라와도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 따라오고 있어요 | 따라오고 있습니다 | 따라오고 있어 | 따라오고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 따라오고 있었어요 | 따라오고 있었습니다 | 따라오고 있었어 | 따라오고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 따라오다
- 1이 따라오다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그에 따른 결과도 따라왔는데요.
But that's had consequences.
여러분이 잘 따라와 주셨으면 해요.
So I hope that you can all go there with me.
여기보세요. 중국을 지역별로 분리하면 상하이는 벌써 따라왔습니다.
If I would split China, look here, Shanghai has already catched up.
우릴 왜 따라오는 거야?
Why are you following us?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 따라오다 in Korean?
따라오다 (to follow, to come after) is 따라와요 in the polite 해요체, 따라옵니다 in formal 합니다체, 따라와 in casual 반말 and 따라온다 in the plain written style. The past is 따라왔어요.
What is the past tense of 따라오다?
따라왔어요 in everyday polite speech, 따라왔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 따라와 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 따라오다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 따라옵니다, 따라와, 따라오니 all keep 따라오 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 따라오다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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