따라다녀
ttah-rah-dah-nyuh
ttaradanyeo
regular
따라다니다
To say to follow around politely in the present tense, use 따라다녀요 (ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-yoh) · ttaradanyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 따라다니다 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 | 따라다녀요 ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-yoh ttaradanyeoyo | 따라다닙니다 ttah-rah-dah-neem-nee-dah ttaradanimnida | |
| Past | 따라다녔어 ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-ssuh ttaradanyeosseo | 따라다녔어요 ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-ssuh-yoh ttaradanyeosseoyo | 따라다녔습니다 ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-sseum-nee-dah ttaradanyeosseumnida |
| Future | 따라다닐 거야 ttah-rah-dah-neel guh-yah ttaradanil geoya | 따라다닐 거예요 ttah-rah-dah-neel guh-yae-yoh ttaradanil geoyeyo | 따라다닐 겁니다 ttah-rah-dah-neel guhm-nee-dah ttaradanil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
따라다니세요
ttah-rah-dah-nee-sae-yoh
ttaradaniseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
따라다녀요
ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-yoh
ttaradanyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
따라다녀요?
ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-yoh-?
ttaradanyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
따라다니고
ttah-rah-dah-nee-goh
ttaradanigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
따라다니면
ttah-rah-dah-nee-myuhn
ttaradanimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
따라다니고 있어요
ttah-rah-dah-nee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ttaradanigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
따라다니고 싶어요
ttah-rah-dah-nee-goh shee-puh-yoh
ttaradanigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
따라다닐 수 있어요
ttah-rah-dah-neel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ttaradanil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
따라다녀서
ttah-rah-dah-nyuh-suh
ttaradanyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
따라다니기
ttah-rah-dah-nee-gee
ttaradanigi
Noun form — (음)
따라다님
ttah-rah-dah-neem
ttaradanim