어리다

to be young

TOPIK 2 2급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
어린
아/어Infinitive
어려
-으니Since
어리니
합니다Formal
어립니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 어려요어립니다어려어리다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 어렸어요어렸습니다어렸어어렸다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 어리겠어요어리겠습니다어리겠어어리겠다
-을 것이다Going to 어릴 거예요어릴 것입니다어릴 거야어릴 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 어려요?어립니까?어려?어리니?
과거Past 어렸어요?어렸습니까?어렸어?어렸니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 어려요안 어립니다안 어려안 어리다
-지 않다Not (long) 어리지 않아요어리지 않습니다어리지 않아어리지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 어리세요어리십니다어리셔어리시다
과거Past 어리셨어요어리셨습니다어리셨어어리셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
어린
과거Past
어린
미래Future
어릴
회상Used to
어리던

Joining clauses

-고and
어리고
-게-ly / so that
어리게
-어서so / and then
어려서
-으니까since
어리니까
-으면if / when
어리면
-지만but
어리지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
어린데
-어도even if
어려도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

행동을 보니 아직 어리다.

Looking at his behavior, he is still childish.

대학생인데 너무 생각이 어리다.

They're university students, but they think too naively.

제 어린 생각

my humble opinion

다른 곳 어디든 더 어리죠.

Everywhere else is younger.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 어리다 in Korean?

어리다 (to be young) is 어려요 in the polite 해요체, 어립니다 in formal 합니다체, 어려 in casual 반말 and 어리다 in the plain written style. The past is 어렸어요.

What is the past tense of 어리다?

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

Is 어리다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 어립니다, 어려, 어리니 all keep 어리 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 어리다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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