Chase in Korean 🇰🇷

쫓기고 있어요 info.

Tips to Remember the Word:
• Notice that “쫓기고 있어요” comes from the verb “쫓기다” (jjot-chi-da), meaning “to be chased.” Try picturing a scene from an action movie where someone is literally being chased to link the sound of “쫓” with the idea of someone being pursued.
• Break the word into parts: “쫓기-” is the verb stem and “-고 있어요” signals a continuous or progressive action (“is being …”). This structure is common in Korean, so remembering it here can help with other similar verbs.

Explanations:
• “쫓기고 있어요” is the present progressive form of “쫓기다,” indicating that the action of being chased is ongoing.
• The base verb “쫓기다” means “to be chased.” When you add “-고 있어요,” it emphasizes that the action is currently in progress.
• Romanized, “쫓기고 있어요” is pronounced as “jjot-gi-go isseoyo.”

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• “추적당하고 있어요” (chujeok-danghago isseoyo) – “is being pursued.”
• “따라잡히고 있어요” (ttara-jab-hi-go isseoyo) – “is being caught” (implying being chased down).

Conjugations of the Verb “쫓기다”:
• Dictionary form: 쫓기다 (jjot-chi-da) – “to be chased.”
• Present simple (state): 쫓겨요 (jjot-gyeo-yo) – “is chased.”
• Present progressive: 쫓기고 있어요 (jjot-gi-go isseoyo) – “is being chased.”
• Past simple: 쫓겼어요 (jjot-gyeot-sseo-yo) – “was chased.”
• Past progressive: 쫓기고 있었어요 (jjot-gi-go isseot-sseo-yo) – “was being chased.”
• Future simple: 쫓길 거예요 (jjot-gil geo-ye-yo) – “will be chased.”
• Future progressive: 쫓기고 있을 거예요 (jjot-gi-go isseul geo-ye-yo) – “will be being chased.”

Example Sentences:
• “He is being chased by the police.”
→ 경찰에게 쫓기고 있어요.
(Gyeongchal-ege jjot-gi-go isseoyo.)

• “I feel like I’m constantly being chased.”
→ 나는 계속 쫓기고 있어요.
(Naneun gyesok jjot-gi-go isseoyo.)

• “In the movie, the hero is being chased through dark alleys.”
→ 영화에서 주인공은 어두운 골목을 지나며 쫓기고 있어요.
(Yeonghwa-eseo ju-ingong-eun eoduun golmogeul jinamyeo jjot-gi-go isseoyo.)

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