흘리다

to spill

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
흘리는
아/어Infinitive
흘려
-으니Since
흘리니
합니다Formal
흘립니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 흘려요흘립니다흘려흘린다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 흘렸어요흘렸습니다흘렸어흘렸다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 흘리겠어요흘리겠습니다흘리겠어흘리겠다
-을 것이다Going to 흘릴 거예요흘릴 것입니다흘릴 거야흘릴 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 흘려요?흘립니까?흘려?흘리니?
과거Past 흘렸어요?흘렸습니까?흘렸어?흘렸니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 흘리세요흘리십시오흘려흘려라
청유Let's 흘려요흘립시다흘려흘리자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 흘려요안 흘립니다안 흘려안 흘린다
-지 않다Not (long) 흘리지 않아요흘리지 않습니다흘리지 않아흘리지 않는다
못Cannot 못 흘려요못 흘립니다못 흘려못 흘린다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 흘리세요흘리십니다흘리셔흘리신다
과거Past 흘리셨어요흘리셨습니다흘리셨어흘리셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
흘리는
과거Past
흘린
미래Future
흘릴
회상Used to
흘리던

Joining clauses

-고and
흘리고
-게-ly / so that
흘리게
-어서so / and then
흘려서
-으니까since
흘리니까
-으면if / when
흘리면
-지만but
흘리지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
흘리는데
-어도even if
흘려도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 흘리고 있어요흘리고 있습니다흘리고 있어흘리고 있다
과거Was doing 흘리고 있었어요흘리고 있었습니다흘리고 있었어흘리고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그래도 흘려보내야 해요.

You need to let them come and let them go.

내가 흘린 눈물을 생각하면서

Thinking about all the tears I've cried.

저는 눈물을 흘리며 그렇게 못한다고 말했죠.

With tears in my eyes, I said, "No."

엄마는 눈물을 흘리며 소피에게 조금 읽어줍니다.

The letter makes her mum cry, but she reads a little out to Sophie.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 흘리다 in Korean?

흘리다 (to spill) is 흘려요 in the polite 해요체, 흘립니다 in formal 합니다체, 흘려 in casual 반말 and 흘린다 in the plain written style. The past is 흘렸어요.

What is the past tense of 흘리다?

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

Is 흘리다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 흘립니다, 흘려, 흘리니 all keep 흘리 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 흘리다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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