뒤져
dwee-chyuh
dwijyeo
regular
뒤지다
To say to rummage, to rifle politely in the present tense, use 뒤져요 (dwee-chyuh-yoh) · dwijyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뒤지다 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 | 뒤져요 dwee-chyuh-yoh dwijyeoyo | 뒤집니다 dwee-cheem-nee-dah dwijimnida | |
| Past | 뒤졌어 dwee-chyuh-ssuh dwijyeosseo | 뒤졌어요 dwee-chyuh-ssuh-yoh dwijyeosseoyo | 뒤졌습니다 dwee-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah dwijyeosseumnida |
| Future | 뒤질 거야 dwee-cheel guh-yah dwijil geoya | 뒤질 거예요 dwee-cheel guh-yae-yoh dwijil geoyeyo | 뒤질 겁니다 dwee-cheel guhm-nee-dah dwijil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뒤지세요
dwee-chee-sae-yoh
dwijiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뒤져요
dwee-chyuh-yoh
dwijyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
뒤져요?
dwee-chyuh-yoh-?
dwijyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뒤지고
dwee-chee-goh
dwijigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뒤지면
dwee-chee-myuhn
dwijimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뒤지고 있어요
dwee-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dwijigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뒤지고 싶어요
dwee-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
dwijigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뒤질 수 있어요
dwee-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dwijil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뒤져서
dwee-chyuh-suh
dwijyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
뒤지기
dwee-chee-gee
dwijigi
Noun form — (음)
뒤짐
dwee-cheem
dwijim