따르다 conjugation

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Common mistakes

ㅡ drops before 아/어; the syllable before decides which one: 바쁘다 → 바빠요, 예쁘다 → 예뻐요.

~~따르어요~~ → 따라요 Polite present
~~따르었어요~~ → 따랐어요 Polite past
~~따르었습니다~~ → 따랐습니다 Formal past
~~따르어~~ → 따라 Casual

Core forms

Polite present-아/어요	따라요not: ~~따르어요~~
Polite past-았/었어요	따랐어요not: ~~따르었어요~~
Polite negative-지 않아요	따르지 않아요
Formal present-(스)ㅂ니다	따릅니다
Formal past-았/었습니다	따랐습니다not: ~~따르었습니다~~
Casual-아/어	따라not: ~~따르어~~
Plain, written-ㄴ/는다	따른다
And, linking-고	따르고

Advanced forms

If-(으)면	따르면
Polite request-(으)세요	따르세요
Let us-(으)ㅂ시다	따릅시다
Future, intention-(으)ㄹ 거예요	따를 거예요
In progress-고 있어요	따르고 있어요
Want to-고 싶어요	따르고 싶어요
Because-아/어서	따라서not: ~~따르어서~~
Modifier-는 / -(으)ㄴ	따르는

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