불리하다

to be disadvantageous,unfavorable to/for

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
불리한
아/어Infinitive
불리해
-으니Since
불리하니
합니다Formal
불리합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 불리해요불리합니다불리해불리하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 불리했어요불리했습니다불리했어불리했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 불리하겠어요불리하겠습니다불리하겠어불리하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 불리할 거예요불리할 것입니다불리할 거야불리할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 불리해요?불리합니까?불리해?불리하니?
과거Past 불리했어요?불리했습니까?불리했어?불리했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 불리해요안 불리합니다안 불리해안 불리하다
-지 않다Not (long) 불리하지 않아요불리하지 않습니다불리하지 않아불리하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 불리하세요불리하십니다불리하셔불리하시다
과거Past 불리하셨어요불리하셨습니다불리하셨어불리하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
불리한
과거Past
불리한
미래Future
불리할
회상Used to
불리하던

Joining clauses

-고and
불리하고
-게-ly / so that
불리하게
-어서so / and then
불리해서
-으니까since
불리하니까
-으면if / when
불리하면
-지만but
불리하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
불리한데
-어도even if
불리해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

병원에서도 불리한 상황에 있습니다.

They're at a big disadvantage in hospitals.

그들에게는 엄청나게 불리한 상황이었죠.

The odds were massively stacked against them.

로저스 목사에게 불리한 싸움인거죠.

This is about to end really poorly for Mister Rogers.

아직도 웬디는 널 불리하게 만들고 있어

Still, Wendy's making things difficult for you.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 불리하다 in Korean?

불리하다 (to be disadvantageous,unfavorable to/for) is 불리해요 in the polite 해요체, 불리합니다 in formal 합니다체, 불리해 in casual 반말 and 불리하다 in the plain written style. The past is 불리했어요.

What is the past tense of 불리하다?

불리했어요 in everyday polite speech, 불리했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 불리하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 불리하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 불리하여 and 불리하니 but unchanged in 불리합니다.

What TOPIK level is 불리하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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