뒤쫓아
dwee-jjoh-chah
dwijjocha
regular
뒤쫓다
To say to pursue, to run after, to chase politely in the present tense, use 뒤쫓아요 (dwee-jjoh-chah-yoh) · dwijjochayo. Below is the full conjugation of 뒤쫓다 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 | 뒤쫓아요 dwee-jjoh-chah-yoh dwijjochayo | 뒤쫓습니다 dwee-jjoht-seum-nee-dah dwijjotseumnida | |
| Past | 뒤쫓았어 dwee-jjoh-chah-ssuh dwijjochasseo | 뒤쫓았어요 dwee-jjoh-chah-ssuh-yoh dwijjochasseoyo | 뒤쫓았습니다 dwee-jjoh-chah-sseum-nee-dah dwijjochasseumnida |
| Future | 뒤쫓을 거야 dwee-jjoh-cheul guh-yah dwijjocheul geoya | 뒤쫓을 거예요 dwee-jjoh-cheul guh-yae-yoh dwijjocheul geoyeyo | 뒤쫓을 겁니다 dwee-jjoh-cheul guhm-nee-dah dwijjocheul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뒤쫓으세요
dwee-jjoh-cheu-sae-yoh
dwijjocheuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뒤쫓아요
dwee-jjoh-chah-yoh
dwijjochayo
Question Polite (요)
뒤쫓아요?
dwee-jjoh-chah-yoh-?
dwijjochayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뒤쫓고
dwee-jjoht-goh
dwijjotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뒤쫓으면
dwee-jjoh-cheu-myuhn
dwijjocheumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뒤쫓고 있어요
dwee-jjoht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dwijjotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뒤쫓고 싶어요
dwee-jjoht-goh shee-puh-yoh
dwijjotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뒤쫓을 수 있어요
dwee-jjoh-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dwijjocheul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뒤쫓아서
dwee-jjoh-chah-suh
dwijjochaseo
Noun form — (기)
뒤쫓기
dwee-jjoht-gee
dwijjotgi
Noun form — (음)
뒤쫓음
dwee-jjoh-cheum
dwijjocheum