엎드리다 Korean verb conjugation
to lie face down, to prostrate oneself
Every form of 엎드리다 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
- 엎드리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엎드려
- -으니Since
- 엎드리니
- 합니다Formal
- 엎드립니다
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 | 엎드려요 | 엎드립니다 | 엎드려 | 엎드린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엎드렸어요 | 엎드렸습니다 | 엎드렸어 | 엎드렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엎드리겠어요 | 엎드리겠습니다 | 엎드리겠어 | 엎드리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엎드릴 거예요 | 엎드릴 것입니다 | 엎드릴 거야 | 엎드릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엎드려요? | 엎드립니까? | 엎드려? | 엎드리니? |
| 과거Past | 엎드렸어요? | 엎드렸습니까? | 엎드렸어? | 엎드렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 엎드리세요 | 엎드리십시오 | 엎드려 | 엎드려라 |
| 청유Let's | 엎드려요 | 엎드립시다 | 엎드려 | 엎드리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엎드려요 | 안 엎드립니다 | 안 엎드려 | 안 엎드린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엎드리지 않아요 | 엎드리지 않습니다 | 엎드리지 않아 | 엎드리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 엎드려요 | 못 엎드립니다 | 못 엎드려 | 못 엎드린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엎드리세요 | 엎드리십니다 | 엎드리셔 | 엎드리신다 |
| 과거Past | 엎드리셨어요 | 엎드리셨습니다 | 엎드리셨어 | 엎드리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엎드리는
- 과거Past
- 엎드린
- 미래Future
- 엎드릴
- 회상Used to
- 엎드리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엎드리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엎드리게
- -어서so / and then
- 엎드려서
- -으니까since
- 엎드리니까
- -으면if / when
- 엎드리면
- -지만but
- 엎드리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엎드리는데
- -어도even if
- 엎드려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 엎드리고 있어요 | 엎드리고 있습니다 | 엎드리고 있어 | 엎드리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 엎드리고 있었어요 | 엎드리고 있었습니다 | 엎드리고 있었어 | 엎드리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 엎드리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그냥 다른 데 엎드렸다
I just fell down and another one.
엎드린 채 뒤를 대 주죠
I like it from behind, and on my knees.
셋 세면 엎드려서 숨어요
On three, I want you to get down, and take cover.
그래서 딴 사람 무덤에 엎드렸어?
And you just feel down on somebody's grave?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엎드리다 in Korean?
엎드리다 (to lie face down, to prostrate oneself) is 엎드려요 in the polite 해요체, 엎드립니다 in formal 합니다체, 엎드려 in casual 반말 and 엎드린다 in the plain written style. The past is 엎드렸어요.
What is the past tense of 엎드리다?
엎드렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 엎드렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엎드려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엎드리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엎드립니다, 엎드려, 엎드리니 all keep 엎드리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엎드리다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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