헤어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to part from, to part company with
Every form of 헤어지다 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
- 헤어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 헤어져
- -으니Since
- 헤어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 헤어집니다
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 | 헤어져요 | 헤어집니다 | 헤어져 | 헤어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 헤어졌어요 | 헤어졌습니다 | 헤어졌어 | 헤어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 헤어지겠어요 | 헤어지겠습니다 | 헤어지겠어 | 헤어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 헤어질 거예요 | 헤어질 것입니다 | 헤어질 거야 | 헤어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 헤어져요? | 헤어집니까? | 헤어져? | 헤어지니? |
| 과거Past | 헤어졌어요? | 헤어졌습니까? | 헤어졌어? | 헤어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 헤어지세요 | 헤어지십시오 | 헤어져 | 헤어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 헤어져요 | 헤어집시다 | 헤어져 | 헤어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 헤어져요 | 안 헤어집니다 | 안 헤어져 | 안 헤어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 헤어지지 않아요 | 헤어지지 않습니다 | 헤어지지 않아 | 헤어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 헤어져요 | 못 헤어집니다 | 못 헤어져 | 못 헤어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 헤어지세요 | 헤어지십니다 | 헤어지셔 | 헤어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 헤어지셨어요 | 헤어지셨습니다 | 헤어지셨어 | 헤어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 헤어지는
- 과거Past
- 헤어진
- 미래Future
- 헤어질
- 회상Used to
- 헤어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 헤어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 헤어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 헤어져서
- -으니까since
- 헤어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 헤어지면
- -지만but
- 헤어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 헤어지는데
- -어도even if
- 헤어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 헤어지고 있어요 | 헤어지고 있습니다 | 헤어지고 있어 | 헤어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 헤어지고 있었어요 | 헤어지고 있었습니다 | 헤어지고 있었어 | 헤어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 헤어지다
- 1이 헤어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
우리 헤어지잔 말이야?
Are you saying we should break up?
1991년, 전 많은 헤어짐을 겪었습니다.
In 1991, I had a series of losses.
만나고, 짝을 이루고, 싸우고, 헤어지기도 합니다.
They meet, they mate, they fight, they break up.
인생은 원래 헤어지는 거야.
Life is always about saying goodbye.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 헤어지다 in Korean?
헤어지다 (to part from, to part company with) is 헤어져요 in the polite 해요체, 헤어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 헤어져 in casual 반말 and 헤어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 헤어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 헤어지다?
헤어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 헤어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 헤어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 헤어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 헤어집니다, 헤어져, 헤어지니 all keep 헤어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 헤어지다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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