길어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to become long
Every form of 길어지다 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
- 길어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 길어져
- -으니Since
- 길어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 길어집니다
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 | 길어져요 | 길어집니다 | 길어져 | 길어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 길어졌어요 | 길어졌습니다 | 길어졌어 | 길어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 길어지겠어요 | 길어지겠습니다 | 길어지겠어 | 길어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 길어질 거예요 | 길어질 것입니다 | 길어질 거야 | 길어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 길어져요? | 길어집니까? | 길어져? | 길어지니? |
| 과거Past | 길어졌어요? | 길어졌습니까? | 길어졌어? | 길어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 길어지세요 | 길어지십시오 | 길어져 | 길어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 길어져요 | 길어집시다 | 길어져 | 길어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 길어져요 | 안 길어집니다 | 안 길어져 | 안 길어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 길어지지 않아요 | 길어지지 않습니다 | 길어지지 않아 | 길어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 길어져요 | 못 길어집니다 | 못 길어져 | 못 길어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 길어지세요 | 길어지십니다 | 길어지셔 | 길어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 길어지셨어요 | 길어지셨습니다 | 길어지셨어 | 길어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 길어지는
- 과거Past
- 길어진
- 미래Future
- 길어질
- 회상Used to
- 길어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 길어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 길어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 길어져서
- -으니까since
- 길어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 길어지면
- -지만but
- 길어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 길어지는데
- -어도even if
- 길어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 길어지고 있어요 | 길어지고 있습니다 | 길어지고 있어 | 길어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 길어지고 있었어요 | 길어지고 있었습니다 | 길어지고 있었어 | 길어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 길어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
더 길어지겠죠?
Longer, right?
머리가 길어져요
My hair is getting long.
길어지겠는 걸요
It's gonna be a long night.
말이 길어졌구나
I return before too long.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 길어지다 in Korean?
길어지다 (to become long) is 길어져요 in the polite 해요체, 길어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 길어져 in casual 반말 and 길어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 길어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 길어지다?
길어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 길어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 길어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 길어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 길어집니다, 길어져, 길어지니 all keep 길어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 길어지다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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