좇다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [졷따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jochda
McCune–Reischauer?	chotta
Yale Romanization?	cochta

Verb

좇다 • (jotda) (infinitive 좇아, sequential 좇으니)

1. to pursue; to seek
2. to follow; to obey

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 좇다 (jotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	좇는다 jonneunda	좇아 jocha	좇아요 jochayo	좇습니다 jotseumnida
	Past	좇았다 jochatda	좇았어 jochasseo	좇았어요 jochasseoyo	좇았습니다 jochatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	좇느냐 jonneunya	좇아 jocha	좇아요 jochayo	좇습니까 jotseumnikka
	Past	좇았느냐 jochanneunya	좇았어 jochasseo	좇았어요 jochasseoyo	좇았습니까 jochatseumnikka
Hortative		좇자 jotja	좇아 jocha	좇아요 jochayo	좇으십시다 jocheusipsida
Imperative		좇아라 jochara	좇아 jocha	좇아요 jochayo	좇읍시오 jocheupsio
Assertive		좇겠다 jotgetda	좇겠어 jotgesseo	좇겠어요 jotgesseoyo	좇겠습니다 jotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		좇아 jocha	좇아서 jochaseo	좇으니 jocheuni	좇으니까 jocheunikka
Contrast		좇지만 jotjiman	좇는데 jonneunde	좇더니 jotdeoni
Conjunction		좇고 jotgo
Condition		좇으면 jocheumyeon	좇아야 jochaya
Motive		좇으려고 jocheuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		좇음 jocheum	좇기 jotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		좇았음 jochasseum	좇았기 jochatgi
Determiners	Past	좇은 jocheun
	Present	좇는 jonneun
	Future	좇을 jocheul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	좇으신다 jocheusinda	좇으셔 jocheusyeo	좇으세요, 좇으셔요 jocheuseyo, jocheusyeoyo	좇으십니다 jocheusimnida
	Past	좇으셨다 jocheusyeotda	좇으셨어 jocheusyeosseo	좇으셨어요 jocheusyeosseoyo	좇으셨습니다 jocheusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	좇으시느냐 jocheusineunya	좇으셔 jocheusyeo	좇으세요, 좇으셔요 jocheuseyo, jocheusyeoyo	좇으십니까 jocheusimnikka
	Past	좇으셨느냐 jocheusyeonneunya	좇으셨어 jocheusyeosseo	좇으셨어요 jocheusyeosseoyo	좇으셨습니까 jocheusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		좇으시라 jocheusira	좇으셔 jocheusyeo	좇으세요 jocheuseyo	좇으십시오 jocheusipsio
Assertive		좇으시겠다 jocheusigetda	좇으시겠어 jocheusigesseo	좇으시겠어요 jocheusigesseoyo	좇으시겠습니다 jocheusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		좇으셔 jocheusyeo	좇으셔서 jocheusyeoseo	좇으시니 jocheusini	좇으시니까 jocheusinikka
Contrast		좇으시지만 jocheusijiman	좇으시는데 jocheusineunde	좇으시더니 jocheusideoni
Conjunction		좇으시고 jocheusigo
Condition		좇으시면 jocheusimyeon	좇으셔야 jocheusyeoya
Motive		좇으시려고 jocheusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		좇으심 jocheusim	좇으시기 jocheusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		좇으셨음 jocheusyeosseum	좇으셨기 jocheusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	좇으신 jocheusin
	Present	좇으시는 jocheusineun
	Future	좇으실 jocheusil

Related terms

• 쫓다 (jjotda)