뒤떨어져
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh
dwitteoreojyeo
regular
뒤떨어지다
To say to be behind, to stay or be left behind politely in the present tense, use 뒤떨어져요 (dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-yoh) · dwitteoreojyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뒤떨어지다 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 | 뒤떨어져요 dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-yoh dwitteoreojyeoyo | 뒤떨어집니다 dwee-ttuh-ruh-cheem-nee-dah dwitteoreojimnida | |
| Past | 뒤떨어졌어 dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-ssuh dwitteoreojyeosseo | 뒤떨어졌어요 dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-ssuh-yoh dwitteoreojyeosseoyo | 뒤떨어졌습니다 dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah dwitteoreojyeosseumnida |
| Future | 뒤떨어질 거야 dwee-ttuh-ruh-cheel guh-yah dwitteoreojil geoya | 뒤떨어질 거예요 dwee-ttuh-ruh-cheel guh-yae-yoh dwitteoreojil geoyeyo | 뒤떨어질 겁니다 dwee-ttuh-ruh-cheel guhm-nee-dah dwitteoreojil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뒤떨어지세요
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chee-sae-yoh
dwitteoreojiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뒤떨어져요
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-yoh
dwitteoreojyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
뒤떨어져요?
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-yoh-?
dwitteoreojyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뒤떨어지고
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chee-goh
dwitteoreojigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뒤떨어지면
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chee-myuhn
dwitteoreojimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뒤떨어지고 있어요
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dwitteoreojigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뒤떨어지고 싶어요
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
dwitteoreojigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뒤떨어질 수 있어요
dwee-ttuh-ruh-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dwitteoreojil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뒤떨어져서
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chyuh-suh
dwitteoreojyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
뒤떨어지기
dwee-ttuh-ruh-chee-gee
dwitteoreojigi
Noun form — (음)
뒤떨어짐
dwee-ttuh-ruh-cheem
dwitteoreojim