벌어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to become separated, to be opened
Every form of 벌어지다 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
- 벌어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 벌어져
- -으니Since
- 벌어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 벌어집니다
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 | 벌어져요 | 벌어집니다 | 벌어져 | 벌어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 벌어졌어요 | 벌어졌습니다 | 벌어졌어 | 벌어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 벌어지겠어요 | 벌어지겠습니다 | 벌어지겠어 | 벌어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 벌어질 거예요 | 벌어질 것입니다 | 벌어질 거야 | 벌어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 벌어져요? | 벌어집니까? | 벌어져? | 벌어지니? |
| 과거Past | 벌어졌어요? | 벌어졌습니까? | 벌어졌어? | 벌어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 벌어지세요 | 벌어지십시오 | 벌어져 | 벌어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 벌어져요 | 벌어집시다 | 벌어져 | 벌어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 벌어져요 | 안 벌어집니다 | 안 벌어져 | 안 벌어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 벌어지지 않아요 | 벌어지지 않습니다 | 벌어지지 않아 | 벌어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 벌어져요 | 못 벌어집니다 | 못 벌어져 | 못 벌어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 벌어지세요 | 벌어지십니다 | 벌어지셔 | 벌어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 벌어지셨어요 | 벌어지셨습니다 | 벌어지셨어 | 벌어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 벌어지는
- 과거Past
- 벌어진
- 미래Future
- 벌어질
- 회상Used to
- 벌어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 벌어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 벌어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 벌어져서
- -으니까since
- 벌어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 벌어지면
- -지만but
- 벌어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 벌어지는데
- -어도even if
- 벌어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 벌어지고 있어요 | 벌어지고 있습니다 | 벌어지고 있어 | 벌어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 벌어지고 있었어요 | 벌어지고 있었습니다 | 벌어지고 있었어 | 벌어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 벌어지다
- 1이 (2와) 벌어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
벌어지는 일을 멈춰야 했어요.
Whatever was happening had to stop.
개 같은 일들이 매일 벌어집니다.
Bitches get beat daily.
제 남편에게 벌어진 일처럼 말이죠.
Like what happened to my husband.
무엇이 벌어질지는 계획하지 않는거죠.
You don't plan what's going to happen.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 벌어지다 in Korean?
벌어지다 (to become separated, to be opened) is 벌어져요 in the polite 해요체, 벌어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 벌어져 in casual 반말 and 벌어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 벌어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 벌어지다?
벌어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 벌어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 벌어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 벌어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 벌어집니다, 벌어져, 벌어지니 all keep 벌어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 벌어지다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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