디뎌
dee-dyuh
didyeo
regular
디디다
To say to tread on politely in the present tense, use 디뎌요 (dee-dyuh-yoh) · didyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 디디다 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 | 디뎌요 dee-dyuh-yoh didyeoyo | 디딥니다 dee-deem-nee-dah didimnida | |
| Past | 디뎠어 dee-dyuh-ssuh didyeosseo | 디뎠어요 dee-dyuh-ssuh-yoh didyeosseoyo | 디뎠습니다 dee-dyuh-sseum-nee-dah didyeosseumnida |
| Future | 디딜 거야 dee-deel guh-yah didil geoya | 디딜 거예요 dee-deel guh-yae-yoh didil geoyeyo | 디딜 겁니다 dee-deel guhm-nee-dah didil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
디디세요
dee-dee-sae-yoh
didiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
디뎌요
dee-dyuh-yoh
didyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
디뎌요?
dee-dyuh-yoh-?
didyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
디디고
dee-dee-goh
didigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
디디면
dee-dee-myuhn
didimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
디디고 있어요
dee-dee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
didigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
디디고 싶어요
dee-dee-goh shee-puh-yoh
didigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
디딜 수 있어요
dee-deel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
didil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
디뎌서
dee-dyuh-suh
didyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
디디기
dee-dee-gee
didigi
Noun form — (음)
디딤
dee-deem
didim