다퉈
dah-twuh
datwo
regular
다투다
To say to argue, to fight politely in the present tense, use 다퉈요 (dah-twuh-yoh) · datwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다투다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 다퉈요 dah-twuh-yoh datwoyo | 다툽니다 dah-toom-nee-dah datumnida | |
| Past | 다퉜어 dah-twuh-ssuh datwosseo | 다퉜어요 dah-twuh-ssuh-yoh datwosseoyo | 다퉜습니다 dah-twuh-sseum-nee-dah datwosseumnida |
| Future | 다툴 거야 dah-tool guh-yah datul geoya | 다툴 거예요 dah-tool guh-yae-yoh datul geoyeyo | 다툴 겁니다 dah-tool guhm-nee-dah datul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다투세요
dah-too-sae-yoh
datuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다퉈요
dah-twuh-yoh
datwoyo
Question Polite (요)
다퉈요?
dah-twuh-yoh-?
datwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다투고
dah-too-goh
datugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다투면
dah-too-myuhn
datumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다투고 있어요
dah-too-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
datugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다투고 싶어요
dah-too-goh shee-puh-yoh
datugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다툴 수 있어요
dah-tool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
datul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다퉈서
dah-twuh-suh
datwoseo
Noun form — (기)
다투기
dah-too-gee
datugi
Noun form — (음)
다툼
dah-toom
datum