떠다녀
ttuh-dah-nyuh
tteodanyeo
regular
떠다니다
To say to float politely in the present tense, use 떠다녀요 (ttuh-dah-nyuh-yoh) · tteodanyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떠다니다 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 | 떠다녀요 ttuh-dah-nyuh-yoh tteodanyeoyo | 떠다닙니다 ttuh-dah-neem-nee-dah tteodanimnida | |
| Past | 떠다녔어 ttuh-dah-nyuh-ssuh tteodanyeosseo | 떠다녔어요 ttuh-dah-nyuh-ssuh-yoh tteodanyeosseoyo | 떠다녔습니다 ttuh-dah-nyuh-sseum-nee-dah tteodanyeosseumnida |
| Future | 떠다닐 거야 ttuh-dah-neel guh-yah tteodanil geoya | 떠다닐 거예요 ttuh-dah-neel guh-yae-yoh tteodanil geoyeyo | 떠다닐 겁니다 ttuh-dah-neel guhm-nee-dah tteodanil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떠다니세요
ttuh-dah-nee-sae-yoh
tteodaniseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떠다녀요
ttuh-dah-nyuh-yoh
tteodanyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
떠다녀요?
ttuh-dah-nyuh-yoh-?
tteodanyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떠다니고
ttuh-dah-nee-goh
tteodanigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
떠다니면
ttuh-dah-nee-myuhn
tteodanimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떠다니고 있어요
ttuh-dah-nee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteodanigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떠다니고 싶어요
ttuh-dah-nee-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteodanigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떠다닐 수 있어요
ttuh-dah-neel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteodanil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떠다녀서
ttuh-dah-nyuh-suh
tteodanyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
떠다니기
ttuh-dah-nee-gee
tteodanigi
Noun form — (음)
떠다님
ttuh-dah-neem
tteodanim