불리하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be disadvantageous,unfavorable to/for
Every form of 불리하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 불리한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 불리해
- -으니Since
- 불리하니
- 합니다Formal
- 불리합니다
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 | 불리해요 | 불리합니다 | 불리해 | 불리하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 불리했어요 | 불리했습니다 | 불리했어 | 불리했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 불리하겠어요 | 불리하겠습니다 | 불리하겠어 | 불리하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 불리할 거예요 | 불리할 것입니다 | 불리할 거야 | 불리할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 불리해요? | 불리합니까? | 불리해? | 불리하니? |
| 과거Past | 불리했어요? | 불리했습니까? | 불리했어? | 불리했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 불리해요 | 안 불리합니다 | 안 불리해 | 안 불리하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 불리하지 않아요 | 불리하지 않습니다 | 불리하지 않아 | 불리하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 불리하세요 | 불리하십니다 | 불리하셔 | 불리하시다 |
| 과거Past | 불리하셨어요 | 불리하셨습니다 | 불리하셨어 | 불리하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 불리한
- 과거Past
- 불리한
- 미래Future
- 불리할
- 회상Used to
- 불리하던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 불리하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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