드리다 Korean verb conjugation

to do something for someone (honorific)

TOPIK 1 1급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 드리다 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
드리는
아/어Infinitive
드려
-으니Since
드리니
합니다Formal
드립니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 드려요드립니다드려드린다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 드렸어요드렸습니다드렸어드렸다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 드리겠어요드리겠습니다드리겠어드리겠다
-을 것이다Going to 드릴 거예요드릴 것입니다드릴 거야드릴 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 드려요?드립니까?드려?드리니?
과거Past 드렸어요?드렸습니까?드렸어?드렸니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 드리세요드리십시오드려드려라
청유Let's 드려요드립시다드려드리자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 드려요안 드립니다안 드려안 드린다
-지 않다Not (long) 드리지 않아요드리지 않습니다드리지 않아드리지 않는다
Cannot 못 드려요못 드립니다못 드려못 드린다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 드리세요드리십니다드리셔드리신다
과거Past 드리셨어요드리셨습니다드리셨어드리셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
드리는
과거Past
드린
미래Future
드릴
회상Used to
드리던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
드리고
-게-ly / so that
드리게
-어서so / and then
드려서
-으니까since
드리니까
-으면if / when
드리면
-지만but
드리지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
드리는데
-어도even if
드려도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 드리고 있어요드리고 있습니다드리고 있어드리고 있다
과거Was doing 드리고 있었어요드리고 있었습니다드리고 있었어드리고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

물 좀 가져다 드릴까요?

Shall I get some water for you?

저는 제가 아는 한에서만 말씀드릴 수 있습니다.

I can only tell you what I know.

한 가지 보여드리죠.

And I'll show you one of those right now.

한 예를 들어드리죠.

I'll give you an example.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 드리다 in Korean?

드리다 (to do something for someone (honorific)) is 드려요 in the polite 해요체, 드립니다 in formal 합니다체, 드려 in casual 반말 and 드린다 in the plain written style. The past is 드렸어요.

What is the past tense of 드리다?

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

Is 드리다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 드립니다, 드려, 드리니 all keep 드리 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 드리다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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