떨쳐
ttuhl-chyuh
tteolchyeo
regular
떨치다
To say to shake off, drop politely in the present tense, use 떨쳐요 (ttuhl-chyuh-yoh) · tteolchyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떨치다 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 | 떨쳐요 ttuhl-chyuh-yoh tteolchyeoyo | 떨칩니다 ttuhl-cheem-nee-dah tteolchimnida | |
| Past | 떨쳤어 ttuhl-chyuh-ssuh tteolchyeosseo | 떨쳤어요 ttuhl-chyuh-ssuh-yoh tteolchyeosseoyo | 떨쳤습니다 ttuhl-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah tteolchyeosseumnida |
| Future | 떨칠 거야 ttuhl-cheel guh-yah tteolchil geoya | 떨칠 거예요 ttuhl-cheel guh-yae-yoh tteolchil geoyeyo | 떨칠 겁니다 ttuhl-cheel guhm-nee-dah tteolchil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떨치세요
ttuhl-chee-sae-yoh
tteolchiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떨쳐요
ttuhl-chyuh-yoh
tteolchyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
떨쳐요?
ttuhl-chyuh-yoh-?
tteolchyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떨치고
ttuhl-chee-goh
tteolchigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
떨치면
ttuhl-chee-myuhn
tteolchimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떨치고 있어요
ttuhl-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteolchigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떨치고 싶어요
ttuhl-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteolchigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떨칠 수 있어요
ttuhl-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteolchil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떨쳐서
ttuhl-chyuh-suh
tteolchyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
떨치기
ttuhl-chee-gee
tteolchigi
Noun form — (음)
떨침
ttuhl-cheem
tteolchim