떨어뜨리다 Korean verb conjugation
to drop
Every form of 떨어뜨리다 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
- 떨어뜨리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 떨어뜨려
- -으니Since
- 떨어뜨리니
- 합니다Formal
- 떨어뜨립니다
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 | 떨어뜨려요 | 떨어뜨립니다 | 떨어뜨려 | 떨어뜨린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떨어뜨렸어요 | 떨어뜨렸습니다 | 떨어뜨렸어 | 떨어뜨렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 떨어뜨리겠어요 | 떨어뜨리겠습니다 | 떨어뜨리겠어 | 떨어뜨리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 떨어뜨릴 거예요 | 떨어뜨릴 것입니다 | 떨어뜨릴 거야 | 떨어뜨릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떨어뜨려요? | 떨어뜨립니까? | 떨어뜨려? | 떨어뜨리니? |
| 과거Past | 떨어뜨렸어요? | 떨어뜨렸습니까? | 떨어뜨렸어? | 떨어뜨렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 떨어뜨리세요 | 떨어뜨리십시오 | 떨어뜨려 | 떨어뜨려라 |
| 청유Let's | 떨어뜨려요 | 떨어뜨립시다 | 떨어뜨려 | 떨어뜨리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 떨어뜨려요 | 안 떨어뜨립니다 | 안 떨어뜨려 | 안 떨어뜨린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 떨어뜨리지 않아요 | 떨어뜨리지 않습니다 | 떨어뜨리지 않아 | 떨어뜨리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 떨어뜨려요 | 못 떨어뜨립니다 | 못 떨어뜨려 | 못 떨어뜨린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떨어뜨리세요 | 떨어뜨리십니다 | 떨어뜨리셔 | 떨어뜨리신다 |
| 과거Past | 떨어뜨리셨어요 | 떨어뜨리셨습니다 | 떨어뜨리셨어 | 떨어뜨리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 떨어뜨리는
- 과거Past
- 떨어뜨린
- 미래Future
- 떨어뜨릴
- 회상Used to
- 떨어뜨리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 떨어뜨리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 떨어뜨리게
- -어서so / and then
- 떨어뜨려서
- -으니까since
- 떨어뜨리니까
- -으면if / when
- 떨어뜨리면
- -지만but
- 떨어뜨리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 떨어뜨리는데
- -어도even if
- 떨어뜨려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 떨어뜨리고 있어요 | 떨어뜨리고 있습니다 | 떨어뜨리고 있어 | 떨어뜨리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 떨어뜨리고 있었어요 | 떨어뜨리고 있었습니다 | 떨어뜨리고 있었어 | 떨어뜨리고 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/으로 떨어뜨리다
- 1이 2를 3에 떨어뜨리다
- 1이 2를 3에서 떨어뜨리다
- 1이 2를 떨어뜨리다
- 1이 2에서/에게서 3을 떨어뜨리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
당신은 아마도 그 사람을 멀리 떨어뜨리고 싶어할 거예요.
You would probably want to get rid of this person right away, wouldn't you?
그냥 부모에게서 떨어뜨려 놔
Just get her away from her parents.
다른 학생들과 떨어뜨릴 거예요
He'll be separated from the other children.
장치만 떨어뜨리고 나오면 되잖아
I place the device on the floor and walk away.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 떨어뜨리다 in Korean?
떨어뜨리다 (to drop) is 떨어뜨려요 in the polite 해요체, 떨어뜨립니다 in formal 합니다체, 떨어뜨려 in casual 반말 and 떨어뜨린다 in the plain written style. The past is 떨어뜨렸어요.
What is the past tense of 떨어뜨리다?
떨어뜨렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 떨어뜨렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떨어뜨려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 떨어뜨리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 떨어뜨립니다, 떨어뜨려, 떨어뜨리니 all keep 떨어뜨리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 떨어뜨리다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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