뜨다 Korean verb conjugation
to float, to stay afloat (on water)
Every form of 뜨다 across the four speech levels. It is 으 irregular — The stem 으 drops before a vowel ending: 쓰다 → 써요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 뜨는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 떠
- -으니Since
- 뜨니
- 합니다Formal
- 뜹니다
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 | 떠요 | 뜹니다 | 떠 | 뜬다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떴어요 | 떴습니다 | 떴어 | 떴다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뜨겠어요 | 뜨겠습니다 | 뜨겠어 | 뜨겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뜰 거예요 | 뜰 것입니다 | 뜰 거야 | 뜰 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떠요? | 뜹니까? | 떠? | 뜨니? |
| 과거Past | 떴어요? | 떴습니까? | 떴어? | 떴니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뜨세요 | 뜨십시오 | 떠 | 떠라 |
| 청유Let's | 떠요 | 뜹시다 | 떠 | 뜨자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 떠요 | 안 뜹니다 | 안 떠 | 안 뜬다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뜨지 않아요 | 뜨지 않습니다 | 뜨지 않아 | 뜨지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 떠요 | 못 뜹니다 | 못 떠 | 못 뜬다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뜨세요 | 뜨십니다 | 뜨셔 | 뜨신다 |
| 과거Past | 뜨셨어요 | 뜨셨습니다 | 뜨셨어 | 뜨셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뜨는
- 과거Past
- 뜬
- 미래Future
- 뜰
- 회상Used to
- 뜨던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뜨고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뜨게
- -어서so / and then
- 떠서
- -으니까since
- 뜨니까
- -으면if / when
- 뜨면
- -지만but
- 뜨지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뜨는데
- -어도even if
- 떠도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뜨고 있어요 | 뜨고 있습니다 | 뜨고 있어 | 뜨고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뜨고 있었어요 | 뜨고 있었습니다 | 뜨고 있었어 | 뜨고 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 뜨다
- 1이 뜨다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
하늘에 떠 있는 별들
The stars in the sky
내일은 해가 뜰 것 같아.
I think it will be sunny tomorrow.
난 눈을 거의 뜰 수 없었어.
I could barely open my eyes.
그럼 눈을 떠보세요.
Now open your eyes.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뜨다 in Korean?
뜨다 (to float, to stay afloat (on water)) is 떠요 in the polite 해요체, 뜹니다 in formal 합니다체, 떠 in casual 반말 and 뜬다 in the plain written style. The past is 떴어요.
What is the past tense of 뜨다?
떴어요 in everyday polite speech, 떴습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떠 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뜨다 irregular?
Yes — it is 으 irregular (으 불규칙). The stem 으 drops before a vowel ending: 쓰다 → 써요. That is why the stem looks different in 떠 and 뜨니 but unchanged in 뜹니다.
What TOPIK level is 뜨다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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