걸리다 Korean verb conjugation
to be hung, to be suspended
Every form of 걸리다 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
- 걸리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 걸려
- -으니Since
- 걸리니
- 합니다Formal
- 걸립니다
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 | 걸려요 | 걸립니다 | 걸려 | 걸린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걸렸어요 | 걸렸습니다 | 걸렸어 | 걸렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 걸리겠어요 | 걸리겠습니다 | 걸리겠어 | 걸리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 걸릴 거예요 | 걸릴 것입니다 | 걸릴 거야 | 걸릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걸려요? | 걸립니까? | 걸려? | 걸리니? |
| 과거Past | 걸렸어요? | 걸렸습니까? | 걸렸어? | 걸렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 걸리세요 | 걸리십시오 | 걸려 | 걸려라 |
| 청유Let's | 걸려요 | 걸립시다 | 걸려 | 걸리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 걸려요 | 안 걸립니다 | 안 걸려 | 안 걸린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 걸리지 않아요 | 걸리지 않습니다 | 걸리지 않아 | 걸리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 걸려요 | 못 걸립니다 | 못 걸려 | 못 걸린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걸리세요 | 걸리십니다 | 걸리셔 | 걸리신다 |
| 과거Past | 걸리셨어요 | 걸리셨습니다 | 걸리셨어 | 걸리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 걸리는
- 과거Past
- 걸린
- 미래Future
- 걸릴
- 회상Used to
- 걸리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 걸리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 걸리게
- -어서so / and then
- 걸려서
- -으니까since
- 걸리니까
- -으면if / when
- 걸리면
- -지만but
- 걸리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 걸리는데
- -어도even if
- 걸려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 걸리고 있어요 | 걸리고 있습니다 | 걸리고 있어 | 걸리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 걸리고 있었어요 | 걸리고 있었습니다 | 걸리고 있었어 | 걸리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 걸리다
- 1이 2에/에게 걸리다
- 1이 걸리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그런데 4년보다 더 걸리더라구요.
Well, it took longer than four years. It's been about 16 years.
EM: 한 2년 정도 걸릴 것 같아요.
I think that's about two years.
그에게조차, 이는 30년이 걸렸습니다.
Even for him, the career took 30 years.
얼마나 더 많은 시간이 걸릴까?
How many more hours will this take?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 걸리다 in Korean?
걸리다 (to be hung, to be suspended) is 걸려요 in the polite 해요체, 걸립니다 in formal 합니다체, 걸려 in casual 반말 and 걸린다 in the plain written style. The past is 걸렸어요.
What is the past tense of 걸리다?
걸렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 걸렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 걸려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 걸리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 걸립니다, 걸려, 걸리니 all keep 걸리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 걸리다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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