똑같다 conjugation

to be exactly the same · ttokgatda · sounds like [똑깓따]

Short answer: “Exactly the same” in Korean is 똑같다 (ttokgatda). Polite present: 똑같아요 (ttokgatayo); past: 똑같았어요 (ttokgatasseoyo); future: 똑같을 거예요. It is regular.

Present똑같아요[똑까타요] · ttokgatayo
Past똑같았어요[똑까타써요] · ttokgatasseoyo
Future똑같을 거예요[똑까틀 꺼예요] · ttokgateul geoyeyo
Negative안 똑같아요[안 똑까타요] · an ttokgatayo

똑같다 in sentences

우리 옷이 똑같아요.Our clothes are exactly the same.
또 똑같은 실수를 했어요.I made the same mistake again.

All forms of 똑같다

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.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	똑같아요	[똑까타요]	ttokgatayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	똑같습니다	[똑깓씀니다]	ttokgatseumnida
casual-아/어	똑같아	[똑까타]	ttokgata
plain (written)-다	똑같다	[똑깓따]	ttokgatda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	똑같습니까?	[똑깓씀니까]	ttokgatseumnikka?

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	똑같았어요	[똑까타써요]	ttokgatasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	똑같았습니다	[똑까탇씀니다]	ttokgatatseumnida
casual-았/었어	똑같았어	[똑까타써]	ttokgatasseo
plain (written)-았/었다	똑같았다	[똑까탇따]	ttokgatatda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will probably be-(으)ㄹ 거예요	똑같을 거예요	[똑까틀 꺼예요]	ttokgateul geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	똑같을 겁니다	[똑까틀 껌니다]	ttokgateul geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	똑같을 거야	[똑까틀 꺼야]	ttokgateul geoya

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 똑같아요	[안 똑까타요]	an ttokgatayo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 똑같았어요	[안 똑까타써요]	an ttokgatasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	똑같지 않아요	[똑깓찌 아나요]	ttokgatji anayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	똑같으세요	[똑까트세요]	ttokgateuseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	똑같으셨어요	[똑까트셔써요]	ttokgateusyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	똑같으십니다	[똑까트심니다]	ttokgateusimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	똑같고	[똑깓꼬]	ttokgatgo
… so / and then-아/어서	똑같아서	[똑까타서]	ttokgataseo
if …-(으)면	똑같으면	[똑까트면]	ttokgateumyeon
… but-지만	똑같지만	[똑깓찌만]	ttokgatjiman
because …-(으)니까	똑같으니까	[똑까트니까]	ttokgateunikka
… and / but (background)-(으)ㄴ데	똑같은데	[똑까튼데]	ttokgateunde
even if …-아/어도	똑같아도	[똑까타도]	ttokgatado
while …-(으)면서	똑같으면서	[똑까트면서]	ttokgateumyeonseo

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that is) …-(으)ㄴ	똑같은	[똑까튼]	ttokgateun
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	똑같을	[똑까틀]	ttokgateul

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
can be …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	똑같을 수 있어요	[똑까틀 쑤 이써요]	ttokgateul su isseoyo
cannot be …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	똑같을 수 없어요	[똑까틀 쑤 업써요]	ttokgateul su eopseoyo
have to be …-아/어야 해요	똑같아야 해요	[똑까타야 해요]	ttokgataya haeyo
it’s OK if it’s …-아/어도 돼요	똑같아도 돼요	[똑까타도 돼요]	ttokgatado dwaeyo
…ly (adverb)-게	똑같게	[똑깓께]	ttokgatge
becomes …-아/어지다	똑같아져요	[똑까타저요]	ttokgatajeoyo
…ing (noun)-기	똑같기	[똑깓끼]	ttokgatgi

How 똑같다 changes

똑같 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 똑같아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 똑같으면, 똑같을. 똑같다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “exactly the same” in Korean?

“Exactly the same” is 똑같다 (ttokgatda), pronounced [똑깓따]. In a sentence: 우리 옷이 똑같아요. — Our clothes are exactly the same.

What is the past tense of 똑같다?

똑같았어요 (ttokgatasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 똑같다 (“to be exactly the same”). Formal: 똑같았습니다; casual: 똑같았어.

How do you say 똑같다 politely?

Everyday polite: 똑같아요 (ttokgatayo). Formal: 똑같습니다. Casual, with close friends: 똑같아.

How do you say “not exactly the same” in Korean?

안 똑같아요 or 똑같지 않아요. Both mean the same; the first is more common in speech.

Is 똑같다 irregular?

No. 똑같 ends in a consonant, so 아/어 endings are added as they are → 똑같아요, and endings written -(으) add 으 → 똑같으면, 똑같을. 똑같다 is regular.

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