들리다 Korean verb conjugation
to be caught (a cold)
Every form of 들리다 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
- 들리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 들려
- -으니Since
- 들리니
- 합니다Formal
- 들립니다
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 | 들려요 | 들립니다 | 들려 | 들린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 들렸어요 | 들렸습니다 | 들렸어 | 들렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 들리겠어요 | 들리겠습니다 | 들리겠어 | 들리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 들릴 거예요 | 들릴 것입니다 | 들릴 거야 | 들릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 들려요? | 들립니까? | 들려? | 들리니? |
| 과거Past | 들렸어요? | 들렸습니까? | 들렸어? | 들렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 들리세요 | 들리십시오 | 들려 | 들려라 |
| 청유Let's | 들려요 | 들립시다 | 들려 | 들리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 들려요 | 안 들립니다 | 안 들려 | 안 들린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 들리지 않아요 | 들리지 않습니다 | 들리지 않아 | 들리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 들려요 | 못 들립니다 | 못 들려 | 못 들린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 들리세요 | 들리십니다 | 들리셔 | 들리신다 |
| 과거Past | 들리셨어요 | 들리셨습니다 | 들리셨어 | 들리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 들리는
- 과거Past
- 들린
- 미래Future
- 들릴
- 회상Used to
- 들리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 들리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 들리게
- -어서so / and then
- 들려서
- -으니까since
- 들리니까
- -으면if / when
- 들리면
- -지만but
- 들리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 들리는데
- -어도even if
- 들려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 들리고 있어요 | 들리고 있습니다 | 들리고 있어 | 들리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 들리고 있었어요 | 들리고 있었습니다 | 들리고 있었어 | 들리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 들리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
뭔가 들린 사람 있어?
Did someone hear something?
그래. 내 말 들리니?
Oh, you can hear me?
이야기를 하나 들려드리죠.
I'm going to tell you a story.
아빠 말이 들리지 않잖아요.
They can't hear you.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 들리다 in Korean?
들리다 (to be caught (a cold)) is 들려요 in the polite 해요체, 들립니다 in formal 합니다체, 들려 in casual 반말 and 들린다 in the plain written style. The past is 들렸어요.
What is the past tense of 들리다?
들렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 들렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 들려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 들리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 들립니다, 들려, 들리니 all keep 들리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 들리다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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