떠다니다 Korean verb conjugation
to float
Every form of 떠다니다 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
- 떠다니는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 떠다녀
- -으니Since
- 떠다니니
- 합니다Formal
- 떠다닙니다
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 | 떠다녀요 | 떠다닙니다 | 떠다녀 | 떠다닌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떠다녔어요 | 떠다녔습니다 | 떠다녔어 | 떠다녔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 떠다니겠어요 | 떠다니겠습니다 | 떠다니겠어 | 떠다니겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 떠다닐 거예요 | 떠다닐 것입니다 | 떠다닐 거야 | 떠다닐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떠다녀요? | 떠다닙니까? | 떠다녀? | 떠다니니? |
| 과거Past | 떠다녔어요? | 떠다녔습니까? | 떠다녔어? | 떠다녔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 떠다니세요 | 떠다니십시오 | 떠다녀 | 떠다녀라 |
| 청유Let's | 떠다녀요 | 떠다닙시다 | 떠다녀 | 떠다니자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 떠다녀요 | 안 떠다닙니다 | 안 떠다녀 | 안 떠다닌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 떠다니지 않아요 | 떠다니지 않습니다 | 떠다니지 않아 | 떠다니지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 떠다녀요 | 못 떠다닙니다 | 못 떠다녀 | 못 떠다닌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떠다니세요 | 떠다니십니다 | 떠다니셔 | 떠다니신다 |
| 과거Past | 떠다니셨어요 | 떠다니셨습니다 | 떠다니셨어 | 떠다니셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 떠다니는
- 과거Past
- 떠다닌
- 미래Future
- 떠다닐
- 회상Used to
- 떠다니던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 떠다니고
- -게-ly / so that
- 떠다니게
- -어서so / and then
- 떠다녀서
- -으니까since
- 떠다니니까
- -으면if / when
- 떠다니면
- -지만but
- 떠다니지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 떠다니는데
- -어도even if
- 떠다녀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 떠다니고 있어요 | 떠다니고 있습니다 | 떠다니고 있어 | 떠다니고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 떠다니고 있었어요 | 떠다니고 있었습니다 | 떠다니고 있었어 | 떠다니고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/로/를 떠다니다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
당신의 시야에 떠다니는 것들을 본 적이 있나요?
Have you ever noticed something swimming in your field of vision?
어딘가에서 전자가 대기에 있는 전자구름들을 떠다닙니다.
Somewhere an electron flies off its energy cloud.
빌,날따라오면,형도떠다닐거야.
Bill, if you'll come with me, you'll float, too.
저는 떠다니는 섬을 생각해왔습니다.
And so I have been looking at floating islands.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 떠다니다 in Korean?
떠다니다 (to float) is 떠다녀요 in the polite 해요체, 떠다닙니다 in formal 합니다체, 떠다녀 in casual 반말 and 떠다닌다 in the plain written style. The past is 떠다녔어요.
What is the past tense of 떠다니다?
떠다녔어요 in everyday polite speech, 떠다녔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떠다녀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 떠다니다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 떠다닙니다, 떠다녀, 떠다니니 all keep 떠다니 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 떠다니다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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