뒤딸라
dwee-ttahl-rah
dwittalra
뒤따르다
To say to follow, to go after politely in the present tense, use 뒤딸라요 (dwee-ttahl-rah-yoh) · dwittalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 뒤따르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular): 르-irregular verbs and adjectives end in 르다. Before the -어/-아 suffix the 르 splits: the ㅡ vowel drops and a ㄹ is added as the final consonant of the preceding syllable. 모르다 (not to know) → 몰라요 (not *모르어요), 부르다 (to call) → 불러요. Before consonant suffixes 르 stays intact: 모르고, 부르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 뒤딸라요 dwee-ttahl-rah-yoh dwittalrayo | 뒤따릅니다 dwee-ttah-reum-nee-dah dwittareumnida | |
| Past | 뒤딸랐어 dwee-ttahl-rah-ssuh dwittalrasseo | 뒤딸랐어요 dwee-ttahl-rah-ssuh-yoh dwittalrasseoyo | 뒤딸랐습니다 dwee-ttahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah dwittalrasseumnida |
| Future | 뒤따를 거야 dwee-ttah-reul guh-yah dwittareul geoya | 뒤따를 거예요 dwee-ttah-reul guh-yae-yoh dwittareul geoyeyo | 뒤따를 겁니다 dwee-ttah-reul guhm-nee-dah dwittareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뒤따르세요
dwee-ttah-reu-sae-yoh
dwittareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뒤딸라요
dwee-ttahl-rah-yoh
dwittalrayo
Question Polite (요)
뒤딸라요?
dwee-ttahl-rah-yoh-?
dwittalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뒤따르고
dwee-ttah-reu-goh
dwittareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뒤따르면
dwee-ttah-reu-myuhn
dwittareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뒤따르고 있어요
dwee-ttah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dwittareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뒤따르고 싶어요
dwee-ttah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
dwittareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뒤따를 수 있어요
dwee-ttah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dwittareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뒤딸라서
dwee-ttahl-rah-suh
dwittalraseo
Noun form — (기)
뒤따르기
dwee-ttah-reu-gee
dwittareugi
Noun form — (음)
뒤따름
dwee-ttah-reum
dwittareum