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두다 conjugation

to put; to leave (something somewhere) · duda · sounds like [두다]

Short answer: “To put” in Korean is 두다 (duda), which also means to leave (something somewhere). Polite present: 둬요 (dwoyo); past: 뒀어요 (dwosseoyo); future: 둘 거예요. It is regular.

두다 in sentences

All forms of 두다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요둬요[둬요]dwoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다둡니다[둠니다]dumnida
casual-아/어둬[둬]dwo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다둔다[둔다]dunda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?둡니까?[둠니까]dumnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요두고 있어요[두고 이써요]dugo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요뒀어요[둬써요]dwosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다뒀습니다[둳씀니다]dwotseumnida
casual-았/었어뒀어[둬써]dwosseo
plain (written)-았/었다뒀다[둳따]dwotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요둘 거예요[둘 꺼예요]dul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다둘 겁니다[둘 껌니다]dul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야둘 거야[둘 꺼야]dul geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다두겠습니다[두겓씀니다]dugetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 둬요[안 둬요]an dwoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 뒀어요[안 둬써요]an dwosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요두지 않아요[두지 아나요]duji anayo
cannot못 …못 둬요[몯 뚸요]mot dwoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요두세요[두세요]duseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요두셨어요[두셔써요]dusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다두십니다[두심니다]dusimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요두세요[두세요]duseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요둬 주세요[둬 주세요]dwo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요두지 마세요[두지 마세요]duji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다둡시다[둡씨다]dupsida
let’s … (casual)-자두자[두자]duja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라둬라[둬라]dwora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고두고[두고]dugo
… so / and then-아/어서둬서[둬서]dwoseo
if …-(으)면두면[두면]dumyeon
… but-지만두지만[두지만]dujiman
because …-(으)니까두니까[두니까]dunikka
… and / but (background)-는데두는데[두는데]duneunde
even if …-아/어도둬도[둬도]dwodo
while …-(으)면서두면서[두면서]dumyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고두려고[두려고]duryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러두러[두러]dureo
before …-기 전에두기 전에[두기 저네]dugi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에둔 후에[둔 후에]dun hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는두는[두는]duneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ둔[둔]dun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ둘[둘]dul
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요두고 싶어요[두고 시퍼요]dugo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요둘 수 있어요[둘 쑤 이써요]dul su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요둘 수 없어요[둘 쑤 업써요]dul su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요둬야 해요[둬야 해요]dwoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요둬도 돼요[둬도 돼요]dwodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요두면 안 돼요[두면 안 돼요]dumyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기두기[두기]dugi

How 두다 changes

두 ends in a vowel, so 두 + 아/어 becomes 둬 → 둬요, 뒀어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 두면, 둘. 두다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “put” in Korean?

“To put” is 두다 (duda), pronounced [두다]. In a sentence: 휴대폰을 집에 두고 왔어요. — I left my phone at home.

What is the past tense of 두다?

뒀어요 (dwosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 두다 (“to put”). Formal: 뒀습니다; casual: 뒀어.

How do you say 두다 politely?

Everyday polite: 둬요 (dwoyo). Formal: 둡니다. Casual, with close friends: 둬.

How do you say “I want to put” in Korean?

두고 싶어요 (dugo sipeoyo), pronounced [두고 시퍼요].

Is 두다 irregular?

No. 두 ends in a vowel, so 두 + 아/어 becomes 둬 → 둬요, 뒀어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 두면, 둘. 두다 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