쫓다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄧᅩᆾ다 (Yale: pcwochta).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
Phonetic hangul:

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jjotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jjochda
McCune–Reischauer^?	tchotta
Yale Romanization^?	ccochta

Verb

쫓다 • (jjotda) (infinitive 쫓아, sequential 쫓으니)

Korean verb set
Base	쫓다 (jjotda)
Passive	쫓기다 (jjotgida)

to chase, pursue, follow
to drive out, expel
- 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) , “人品”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)‎^{NDL NLK}, 外務省 edition, volume 1:
  厭者 보기 시른 놈들은 ᄶᅩᆺᄎᆞ 보내라
  yemca pwoki silun nwom-tul-un scwoscho pwonayla
  Loathed: Drive away those who you do not want to see.

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 쫓다 (jjotda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쫓는다 jjonneunda	쫓아 jjocha	쫓아요 jjochayo	쫓습니다 jjotseumnida
Indicative	Past	쫓았다 jjochatda	쫓았어 jjochasseo	쫓았어요 jjochasseoyo	쫓았습니다 jjochatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쫓느냐 jjonneunya	쫓아 jjocha	쫓아요 jjochayo	쫓습니까 jjotseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	쫓았느냐 jjochanneunya	쫓았어 jjochasseo	쫓았어요 jjochasseoyo	쫓았습니까 jjochatseumnikka
Hortative		쫓자 jjotja	쫓아 jjocha	쫓아요 jjochayo	쫓으십시다 jjocheusipsida
Imperative		쫓아라 jjochara	쫓아 jjocha	쫓아요 jjochayo	쫓읍시오 jjocheupsio
Assertive		쫓겠다 jjotgetda	쫓겠어 jjotgesseo	쫓겠어요 jjotgesseoyo	쫓겠습니다 jjotgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		쫓아 jjocha	쫓아서 jjochaseo	쫓으니 jjocheuni	쫓으니까 jjocheunikka
Contrast		쫓지만 jjotjiman	쫓는데 jjonneunde	쫓더니 jjotdeoni
Conjunction		쫓고 jjotgo
Condition		쫓으면 jjocheumyeon	쫓아야 jjochaya
Motive		쫓으려고 jjocheuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		쫓음 jjocheum	쫓기 jjotgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쫓았음 jjochasseum	쫓았기 jjochatgi
Determiners	Past	쫓은 jjocheun
	Present	쫓는 jjonneun
	Future	쫓을 jjocheul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	쫓으신다 jjocheusinda	쫓으셔 jjocheusyeo	쫓으세요, 쫓으셔요 jjocheuseyo, jjocheusyeoyo	쫓으십니다 jjocheusimnida
Indicative	Past	쫓으셨다 jjocheusyeotda	쫓으셨어 jjocheusyeosseo	쫓으셨어요 jjocheusyeosseoyo	쫓으셨습니다 jjocheusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	쫓으시느냐 jjocheusineunya	쫓으셔 jjocheusyeo	쫓으세요, 쫓으셔요 jjocheuseyo, jjocheusyeoyo	쫓으십니까 jjocheusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	쫓으셨느냐 jjocheusyeonneunya	쫓으셨어 jjocheusyeosseo	쫓으셨어요 jjocheusyeosseoyo	쫓으셨습니까 jjocheusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		쫓으시라 jjocheusira	쫓으셔 jjocheusyeo	쫓으세요 jjocheuseyo	쫓으십시오 jjocheusipsio
Assertive		쫓으시겠다 jjocheusigetda	쫓으시겠어 jjocheusigesseo	쫓으시겠어요 jjocheusigesseoyo	쫓으시겠습니다 jjocheusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		쫓으셔 jjocheusyeo	쫓으셔서 jjocheusyeoseo	쫓으시니 jjocheusini	쫓으시니까 jjocheusinikka
Contrast		쫓으시지만 jjocheusijiman	쫓으시는데 jjocheusineunde	쫓으시더니 jjocheusideoni
Conjunction		쫓으시고 jjocheusigo
Condition		쫓으시면 jjocheusimyeon	쫓으셔야 jjocheusyeoya
Motive		쫓으시려고 jjocheusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		쫓으심 jjocheusim	쫓으시기 jjocheusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		쫓으셨음 jjocheusyeosseum	쫓으셨기 jjocheusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	쫓으신 jjocheusin
	Present	쫓으시는 jjocheusineun
	Future	쫓으실 jjocheusil

Synonyms

뒤쫓다 (dwijjotda)

Derived terms

쫓아가다 (jjochagada, “to go chasing”)
쫓아오다 (jjochaoda, “to come chasing”)
좇잡다 (jotjapda, “to chase and catch”) (obsolete)

Related terms

좇다 (jotda, “to pursue (a goal or ideal)”)
사냥 (sanyang, “hunting, shooting”)
잡다 (japda, “to catch, capture”)
찾다 (chatda, “to search”)

쫓다