벌리다 Korean verb conjugation
to open, to spread
Every form of 벌리다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 벌리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 벌려
- -으니Since
- 벌리니
- 합니다Formal
- 벌립니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 벌려요 | 벌립니다 | 벌려 | 벌린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 벌렸어요 | 벌렸습니다 | 벌렸어 | 벌렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 벌리겠어요 | 벌리겠습니다 | 벌리겠어 | 벌리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 벌릴 거예요 | 벌릴 것입니다 | 벌릴 거야 | 벌릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 벌려요? | 벌립니까? | 벌려? | 벌리니? |
| 과거Past | 벌렸어요? | 벌렸습니까? | 벌렸어? | 벌렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 벌리세요 | 벌리십시오 | 벌려 | 벌려라 |
| 청유Let's | 벌려요 | 벌립시다 | 벌려 | 벌리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 벌려요 | 안 벌립니다 | 안 벌려 | 안 벌린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 벌리지 않아요 | 벌리지 않습니다 | 벌리지 않아 | 벌리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 벌려요 | 못 벌립니다 | 못 벌려 | 못 벌린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 벌리세요 | 벌리십니다 | 벌리셔 | 벌리신다 |
| 과거Past | 벌리셨어요 | 벌리셨습니다 | 벌리셨어 | 벌리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 벌리는
- 과거Past
- 벌린
- 미래Future
- 벌릴
- 회상Used to
- 벌리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 벌리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 벌리게
- -어서so / and then
- 벌려서
- -으니까since
- 벌리니까
- -으면if / when
- 벌리면
- -지만but
- 벌리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 벌리는데
- -어도even if
- 벌려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 벌리고 있어요 | 벌리고 있습니다 | 벌리고 있어 | 벌리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 벌리고 있었어요 | 벌리고 있었습니다 | 벌리고 있었어 | 벌리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 벌리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
자, 입 벌려 들어간다
Open 'em. Open, there we go.
어서 입 벌리란 말야!
Come on. Open your fuckin' mouth.
전 앉아서 다리를 벌렸어요.
And I sat down, and I opened my legs.
난 다리도 벌리는데 아무것도 없어요
I put my legs in the air, and nothing.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 벌리다 in Korean?
벌리다 (to open, to spread) is 벌려요 in the polite 해요체, 벌립니다 in formal 합니다체, 벌려 in casual 반말 and 벌린다 in the plain written style. The past is 벌렸어요.
What is the past tense of 벌리다?
벌렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 벌렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 벌려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 벌리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 벌립니다, 벌려, 벌리니 all keep 벌리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 벌리다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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