떠
ttuh
tteo
뜨다
To say to float, to stay afloat (on water) politely in the present tense, use 떠요 (ttuh-yoh) · tteoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뜨다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular): 으-irregular verbs end in ㅡ preceded by a consonant (e.g. 쓰다, 예쁘다). Before a vowel suffix, the ㅡ is dropped entirely. 쓰다 (to write) → 써요, 예쁘다 (to be pretty) → 예뻐요. Because ㅡ itself has no inherent "brighter" or "darker" quality, the vowel harmony is determined by the preceding syllable. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 떠요 ttuh-yoh tteoyo | 뜹니다 tteum-nee-dah tteumnida | |
| Past | 떴어 ttuh-ssuh tteosseo | 떴어요 ttuh-ssuh-yoh tteosseoyo | 떴습니다 ttuh-sseum-nee-dah tteosseumnida |
| Future | 뜰 거야 tteul guh-yah tteul geoya | 뜰 거예요 tteul guh-yae-yoh tteul geoyeyo | 뜰 겁니다 tteul guhm-nee-dah tteul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뜨세요
tteu-sae-yoh
tteuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떠요
ttuh-yoh
tteoyo
Question Polite (요)
떠요?
ttuh-yoh-?
tteoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뜨고
tteu-goh
tteugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뜨면
tteu-myuhn
tteumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뜨고 있어요
tteu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뜨고 싶어요
tteu-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뜰 수 있어요
tteul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떠서
ttuh-suh
tteoseo
Noun form — (기)
뜨기
tteu-gee
tteugi
Noun form — (음)
뜸
tteum