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뛰다 conjugation

to run; to jump · ttwida · sounds like [뛰다]

Short answer: “To run” in Korean is 뛰다 (ttwida), which also means to jump. Polite present: 뛰어요 (ttwieoyo); past: 뛰었어요 (ttwieosseoyo); future: 뛸 거예요. It is regular.

Present뛰어요[뛰어요] · ttwieoyo
Past뛰었어요[뛰어써요] · ttwieosseoyo
Future뛸 거예요[뛸 꺼예요] · ttwil geoyeyo
Negative안 뛰어요[안 뛰어요] · an ttwieoyo

뛰다 in sentences

늦어서 뛰었어요.I was late, so I ran.
여기서 뛰지 마세요.Don’t run here.

All forms of 뛰다

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	뛰어요	[뛰어요]	ttwieoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	뜁니다	[뜀니다]	ttwimnida
casual-아/어	뛰어	[뛰어]	ttwieo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	뛴다	[뛴다]	ttwinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	뜁니까?	[뜀니까]	ttwimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	뛰고 있어요	[뛰고 이써요]	ttwigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	뛰었어요	[뛰어써요]	ttwieosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	뛰었습니다	[뛰얻씀니다]	ttwieotseumnida
casual-았/었어	뛰었어	[뛰어써]	ttwieosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	뛰었다	[뛰얻따]	ttwieotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	뛸 거예요	[뛸 꺼예요]	ttwil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	뛸 겁니다	[뛸 껌니다]	ttwil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	뛸 거야	[뛸 꺼야]	ttwil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	뛰겠습니다	[뛰겓씀니다]	ttwigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 뛰어요	[안 뛰어요]	an ttwieoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 뛰었어요	[안 뛰어써요]	an ttwieosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	뛰지 않아요	[뛰지 아나요]	ttwiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 뛰어요	[몯 뛰어요]	mot ttwieoyo

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	뛰세요	[뛰세요]	ttwiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	뛰셨어요	[뛰셔써요]	ttwisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	뛰십니다	[뛰심니다]	ttwisimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	뛰세요	[뛰세요]	ttwiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	뛰어 주세요	[뛰어 주세요]	ttwieo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	뛰지 마세요	[뛰지 마세요]	ttwiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	뜁시다	[뜁씨다]	ttwipsida
let’s … (casual)-자	뛰자	[뛰자]	ttwija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	뛰어라	[뛰어라]	ttwieora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	뛰고	[뛰고]	ttwigo
… so / and then-아/어서	뛰어서	[뛰어서]	ttwieoseo
if …-(으)면	뛰면	[뛰면]	ttwimyeon
… but-지만	뛰지만	[뛰지만]	ttwijiman
because …-(으)니까	뛰니까	[뛰니까]	ttwinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	뛰는데	[뛰는데]	ttwineunde
even if …-아/어도	뛰어도	[뛰어도]	ttwieodo
while …-(으)면서	뛰면서	[뛰면서]	ttwimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	뛰려고	[뛰려고]	ttwiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	뛰러	[뛰러]	ttwireo
before …-기 전에	뛰기 전에	[뛰기 저네]	ttwigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	뛴 후에	[뛴 후에]	ttwin hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	뛰는	[뛰는]	ttwineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	뛴	[뛴]	ttwin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	뛸	[뛸]	ttwil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	뛰고 싶어요	[뛰고 시퍼요]	ttwigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	뛸 수 있어요	[뛸 쑤 이써요]	ttwil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	뛸 수 없어요	[뛸 쑤 업써요]	ttwil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	뛰어야 해요	[뛰어야 해요]	ttwieoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	뛰어도 돼요	[뛰어도 돼요]	ttwieodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	뛰면 안 돼요	[뛰면 안 돼요]	ttwimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	뛰기	[뛰기]	ttwigi

How 뛰다 changes

뛰 ends in a vowel, so 뛰 + 아/어 becomes 뛰어 → 뛰어요, 뛰었어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 뛰면, 뛸. 뛰다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “run” in Korean?

“To run” is 뛰다 (ttwida), pronounced [뛰다]. In a sentence: 늦어서 뛰었어요. — I was late, so I ran.

What is the past tense of 뛰다?

뛰었어요 (ttwieosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 뛰다 (“to run”). Formal: 뛰었습니다; casual: 뛰었어.

How do you say 뛰다 politely?

Everyday polite: 뛰어요 (ttwieoyo). Formal: 뜁니다. Casual, with close friends: 뛰어.

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

뛰고 싶어요 (ttwigo sipeoyo), pronounced [뛰고 시퍼요].

Is 뛰다 irregular?

No. 뛰 ends in a vowel, so 뛰 + 아/어 becomes 뛰어 → 뛰어요, 뛰었어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 뛰면, 뛸. 뛰다 is regular.

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