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두다

두다

Korean

Verb

두다 • ‎(duda) ‎(infinitive 두어 or 둬, sequential 두니)

To put
To leave (behind), let there be
To keep (from), preserve
To have (in mind)
To set up

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 두다 (duda)

Stems
Stem 1	두 (du)
Stem 2	두어 (dueo)
Stem 2a	둬 (dwo)
Stem 3	두 (du)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	둔다 dunda past: 두었다 dueotda	두어 dueo past: 두었어 dueosseo	두어요, 둬요 dueoyo, dwoyo past: 두었어요 dueosseoyo	둡니다 dumnida past: 두었습니다 dueotseumnida
Interrogative	두느냐 duneunya past: 두었느냐 dueonneunya	두어 dueo past: 두었어 dueosseo	두어요, 둬요 dueoyo, dwoyo past: 두었어요 dueosseoyo	둡니까 dumnikka past: 두었습니까 dueotseumnikka
hortative	두자 duja	두어 dueo	두어요, 둬요 dueoyo, dwoyo	둡시다 dupsida
imperative	두어라, 둬라 dueora, dwora	두어 dueo	두어요, 둬요 dueoyo, dwoyo	둡시오 dupsio
Assertive	두겠다 dugetda	두겠어 dugesseo	두겠어요 dugesseoyo	두겠습니다 dugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	두어 dueo	두어서, 둬서 dueoseo, dwoseo	두니 duni	두니까 dunikka
Contrast	두지만 dujiman	두는데 duneunde	두더니 dudeoni
Conjunction	두고 dugo
Condition	두면 dumyeon	두어야, 둬야 dueoya, dwoya
Motive	두려고 duryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		둠 dum	두기 dugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		두었음, 뒀음 dueosseum, dwosseum	두었기, 뒀기 dueotgi, dwotgi
Determiners	past	둔 dun
	present	두는 duneun
	future	둘 dul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	두신다 dusinda past: 두셨다 dusyeotda	두셔 dusyeo past: 두셨어 dusyeosseo	두세요, 두셔요 duseyo, dusyeoyo past: 두셨어요 dusyeosseoyo	두십니다 dusimnida past: 두셨습니다 dusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	두시느냐 dusineunya past: 두셨느냐 dusyeonneunya	두셔 dusyeo past: 두셨어 dusyeosseo	두세요, 두셔요 duseyo, dusyeoyo past: 두셨어요 dusyeosseoyo	두십니까 dusimnikka past: 두셨습니까 dusyeotseumnikka
imperative	두시라 dusira	두셔 dusyeo	두세요 duseyo	두십시오 dusipsio
Assertive	두시겠다 dusigetda	두시겠어 dusigesseo	두시겠어요 dusigesseoyo	두시겠습니다 dusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	두셔 dusyeo	두셔서 dusyeoseo	두시니 dusini	두시니까 dusinikka
Contrast	두시지만 dusijiman	두시는데 dusineunde	두시더니 dusideoni
Conjunction	두시고 dusigo
Condition	두시면 dusimyeon	두셔야 dusyeoya
Motive	두시려고 dusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		두심 dusim	두시기 dusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		두셨음 dusyeosseum	두셨기 dusyeotgi
Determiners	past	두신 dusin
	present	두시는 dusineun
	future	두실 dusil

Derived terms

놓아 ‎(noa)두다 (nohA-) To leave something laid
잡아 ‎(jaba)두다 (jabA-) To keep someone captured

See also

놓다 ‎(nota) (noh-da, not-ta) To lay