떠넘기다 Korean verb conjugation
to push responsibility onto somebody else
Every form of 떠넘기다 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
- 떠넘기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 떠넘겨
- -으니Since
- 떠넘기니
- 합니다Formal
- 떠넘깁니다
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 | 떠넘겨요 | 떠넘깁니다 | 떠넘겨 | 떠넘긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떠넘겼어요 | 떠넘겼습니다 | 떠넘겼어 | 떠넘겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 떠넘기겠어요 | 떠넘기겠습니다 | 떠넘기겠어 | 떠넘기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 떠넘길 거예요 | 떠넘길 것입니다 | 떠넘길 거야 | 떠넘길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떠넘겨요? | 떠넘깁니까? | 떠넘겨? | 떠넘기니? |
| 과거Past | 떠넘겼어요? | 떠넘겼습니까? | 떠넘겼어? | 떠넘겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 떠넘기세요 | 떠넘기십시오 | 떠넘겨 | 떠넘겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 떠넘겨요 | 떠넘깁시다 | 떠넘겨 | 떠넘기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 떠넘겨요 | 안 떠넘깁니다 | 안 떠넘겨 | 안 떠넘긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 떠넘기지 않아요 | 떠넘기지 않습니다 | 떠넘기지 않아 | 떠넘기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 떠넘겨요 | 못 떠넘깁니다 | 못 떠넘겨 | 못 떠넘긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떠넘기세요 | 떠넘기십니다 | 떠넘기셔 | 떠넘기신다 |
| 과거Past | 떠넘기셨어요 | 떠넘기셨습니다 | 떠넘기셨어 | 떠넘기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 떠넘기는
- 과거Past
- 떠넘긴
- 미래Future
- 떠넘길
- 회상Used to
- 떠넘기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 떠넘기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 떠넘기게
- -어서so / and then
- 떠넘겨서
- -으니까since
- 떠넘기니까
- -으면if / when
- 떠넘기면
- -지만but
- 떠넘기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 떠넘기는데
- -어도even if
- 떠넘겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 떠넘기고 있어요 | 떠넘기고 있습니다 | 떠넘기고 있어 | 떠넘기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 떠넘기고 있었어요 | 떠넘기고 있었습니다 | 떠넘기고 있었어 | 떠넘기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 3에/에게/으로 떠넘기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
기계에게 책임을 떠넘겨서는 안 됩니다.
We cannot outsource our responsibilities to machines.
지금 내게 떠넘기려는 거군
You're trying to force my hand.
스캇 형한테 다 떠넘길 순 없잖아
We can't leave it all to Scott.
당신이 수술을 했어야했는데 그냥 떠넘겼잖아!
You were supposed to do the surgery, but you just passed it off to him!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 떠넘기다 in Korean?
떠넘기다 (to push responsibility onto somebody else) is 떠넘겨요 in the polite 해요체, 떠넘깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 떠넘겨 in casual 반말 and 떠넘긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 떠넘겼어요.
What is the past tense of 떠넘기다?
떠넘겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 떠넘겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떠넘겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 떠넘기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 떠넘깁니다, 떠넘겨, 떠넘기니 all keep 떠넘기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 떠넘기다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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