Verbs · Regular
춤추다 conjugation
to dance · chumchuda · sounds like [춤추다]
Short answer: “To dance” in Korean is 춤추다 (chumchuda). Polite present: 춤춰요 (chumchwoyo); past: 춤췄어요 (chumchwosseoyo); future: 춤출 거예요. It is regular.
- Present춤춰요[춤춰요] · chumchwoyo
- Past춤췄어요[춤춰써요] · chumchwosseoyo
- Future춤출 거예요[춤출 꺼예요] · chumchul geoyeyo
- Negative안 춤춰요[안 춤춰요] · an chumchwoyo
춤추다 in sentences
- 파티에서 춤췄어요.We danced at the party.
- 춤추는 것은 어려워요.Dancing is difficult.
All forms of 춤추다
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-아/어요 | 춤춰요 | [춤춰요] | chumchwoyo |
| formal-(스)ㅂ니다 | 춤춥니다 | [춤춤니다] | chumchumnida |
| casual-아/어 | 춤춰 | [춤춰] | chumchwo |
| plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다 | 춤춘다 | [춤춘다] | chumchunda |
| formal question-(스)ㅂ니까? | 춤춥니까? | [춤춤니까] | chumchumnikka? |
| is …ing (polite)-고 있어요 | 춤추고 있어요 | [춤추고 이써요] | chumchugo isseoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite-았/었어요 | 춤췄어요 | [춤춰써요] | chumchwosseoyo |
| formal-았/었습니다 | 춤췄습니다 | [춤춷씀니다] | chumchwotseumnida |
| casual-았/었어 | 춤췄어 | [춤춰써] | chumchwosseo |
| plain (written)-았/었다 | 춤췄다 | [춤춷따] | chumchwotda |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요 | 춤출 거예요 | [춤출 꺼예요] | chumchul geoyeyo |
| formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다 | 춤출 겁니다 | [춤출 껌니다] | chumchul geomnida |
| casual-(으)ㄹ 거야 | 춤출 거야 | [춤출 꺼야] | chumchul geoya |
| formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다 | 춤추겠습니다 | [춤추겓씀니다] | chumchugetseumnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| not (short)안 … | 안 춤춰요 | [안 춤춰요] | an chumchwoyo |
| did not안 …았/었어요 | 안 춤췄어요 | [안 춤춰써요] | an chumchwosseoyo |
| not (long)-지 않아요 | 춤추지 않아요 | [춤추지 아나요] | chumchuji anayo |
| cannot못 … | 못 춤춰요 | [몯 춤춰요] | mot chumchwoyo |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| honorific — present-(으)세요 | 춤추세요 | [춤추세요] | chumchuseyo |
| honorific — past-(으)셨어요 | 춤추셨어요 | [춤추셔써요] | chumchusyeosseoyo |
| honorific — formal-(으)십니다 | 춤추십니다 | [춤추심니다] | chumchusimnida |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| please …-(으)세요 | 춤추세요 | [춤추세요] | chumchuseyo |
| please … (for me)-아/어 주세요 | 춤춰 주세요 | [춤춰 주세요] | chumchwo juseyo |
| please don’t …-지 마세요 | 춤추지 마세요 | [춤추지 마세요] | chumchuji maseyo |
| let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다 | 춤춥시다 | [춤춥씨다] | chumchupsida |
| let’s … (casual)-자 | 춤추자 | [춤추자] | chumchuja |
| do … ! (casual command)-아/어라 | 춤춰라 | [춤춰라] | chumchwora |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| … and-고 | 춤추고 | [춤추고] | chumchugo |
| … so / and then-아/어서 | 춤춰서 | [춤춰서] | chumchwoseo |
| if …-(으)면 | 춤추면 | [춤추면] | chumchumyeon |
| … but-지만 | 춤추지만 | [춤추지만] | chumchujiman |
| because …-(으)니까 | 춤추니까 | [춤추니까] | chumchunikka |
| … and / but (background)-는데 | 춤추는데 | [춤추는데] | chumchuneunde |
| even if …-아/어도 | 춤춰도 | [춤춰도] | chumchwodo |
| while …-(으)면서 | 춤추면서 | [춤추면서] | chumchumyeonseo |
| in order to …-(으)려고 | 춤추려고 | [춤추려고] | chumchuryeogo |
| (go) to …-(으)러 | 춤추러 | [춤추러] | chumchureo |
| before …-기 전에 | 춤추기 전에 | [춤추기 저네] | chumchugi jeone |
| after …-(으)ㄴ 후에 | 춤춘 후에 | [춤춘 후에] | chumchun hue |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| (that) … now-는 | 춤추는 | [춤추는] | chumchuneun |
| (that) …ed-(으)ㄴ | 춤춘 | [춤춘] | chumchun |
| (that) will …-(으)ㄹ | 춤출 | [춤출] | chumchul |
| Form | Korean | Sounds like | Romanized |
|---|---|---|---|
| I want to …-고 싶어요 | 춤추고 싶어요 | [춤추고 시퍼요] | chumchugo sipeoyo |
| can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요 | 춤출 수 있어요 | [춤출 쑤 이써요] | chumchul su isseoyo |
| cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요 | 춤출 수 없어요 | [춤출 쑤 업써요] | chumchul su eopseoyo |
| have to …-아/어야 해요 | 춤춰야 해요 | [춤춰야 해요] | chumchwoya haeyo |
| may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요 | 춤춰도 돼요 | [춤춰도 돼요] | chumchwodo dwaeyo |
| must not …-(으)면 안 돼요 | 춤추면 안 돼요 | [춤추면 안 돼요] | chumchumyeon an dwaeyo |
| …ing (noun)-기 | 춤추기 | [춤추기] | chumchugi |
How 춤추다 changes
춤추 ends in a vowel, so 춤추 + 아/어 becomes 춤춰 → 춤춰요, 춤췄어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 춤추면, 춤출. 춤추다 is regular.
Questions
How do you say “dance” in Korean?
“To dance” is 춤추다 (chumchuda), pronounced [춤추다]. In a sentence: 파티에서 춤췄어요. — We danced at the party.
What is the past tense of 춤추다?
춤췄어요 (chumchwosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 춤추다 (“to dance”). Formal: 춤췄습니다; casual: 춤췄어.
How do you say 춤추다 politely?
Everyday polite: 춤춰요 (chumchwoyo). Formal: 춤춥니다. Casual, with close friends: 춤춰.
How do you say “I want to dance” in Korean?
춤추고 싶어요 (chumchugo sipeoyo), pronounced [춤추고 시퍼요].
Is 춤추다 irregular?
No. 춤추 ends in a vowel, so 춤추 + 아/어 becomes 춤춰 → 춤춰요, 춤췄어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 춤추면, 춤출. 춤추다 is regular.
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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check