흥얼거리다 Korean verb conjugation
to hum a song to oneself
Every form of 흥얼거리다 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
- 흥얼거리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 흥얼거려
- -으니Since
- 흥얼거리니
- 합니다Formal
- 흥얼거립니다
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 | 흥얼거려요 | 흥얼거립니다 | 흥얼거려 | 흥얼거린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 흥얼거렸어요 | 흥얼거렸습니다 | 흥얼거렸어 | 흥얼거렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 흥얼거리겠어요 | 흥얼거리겠습니다 | 흥얼거리겠어 | 흥얼거리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 흥얼거릴 거예요 | 흥얼거릴 것입니다 | 흥얼거릴 거야 | 흥얼거릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흥얼거려요? | 흥얼거립니까? | 흥얼거려? | 흥얼거리니? |
| 과거Past | 흥얼거렸어요? | 흥얼거렸습니까? | 흥얼거렸어? | 흥얼거렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 흥얼거리세요 | 흥얼거리십시오 | 흥얼거려 | 흥얼거려라 |
| 청유Let's | 흥얼거려요 | 흥얼거립시다 | 흥얼거려 | 흥얼거리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 흥얼거려요 | 안 흥얼거립니다 | 안 흥얼거려 | 안 흥얼거린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 흥얼거리지 않아요 | 흥얼거리지 않습니다 | 흥얼거리지 않아 | 흥얼거리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 흥얼거려요 | 못 흥얼거립니다 | 못 흥얼거려 | 못 흥얼거린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흥얼거리세요 | 흥얼거리십니다 | 흥얼거리셔 | 흥얼거리신다 |
| 과거Past | 흥얼거리셨어요 | 흥얼거리셨습니다 | 흥얼거리셨어 | 흥얼거리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 흥얼거리는
- 과거Past
- 흥얼거린
- 미래Future
- 흥얼거릴
- 회상Used to
- 흥얼거리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 흥얼거리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 흥얼거리게
- -어서so / and then
- 흥얼거려서
- -으니까since
- 흥얼거리니까
- -으면if / when
- 흥얼거리면
- -지만but
- 흥얼거리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 흥얼거리는데
- -어도even if
- 흥얼거려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 흥얼거리고 있어요 | 흥얼거리고 있습니다 | 흥얼거리고 있어 | 흥얼거리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 흥얼거리고 있었어요 | 흥얼거리고 있었습니다 | 흥얼거리고 있었어 | 흥얼거리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 흥얼거리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
아니, 그냥 흥얼거리는 거야
Usually just notes on a scale.
잘 부를 때까지 계속 흥얼거려 봐요
Hum it, hum it, until you can sing it at the top of your voice.
미구엘은 제가 휘트니 휴스턴 노래를 흥얼거린 것처럼 쳐다보더군요.
He looked at me like I had just quoted a Whitney Houston song.
난 이 노래를 좋아해. 내가 학생일 때 종종 혼자서 흥얼거리곤 했어.
I like this song. When I was a student, I often used to hum it to myself.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 흥얼거리다 in Korean?
흥얼거리다 (to hum a song to oneself) is 흥얼거려요 in the polite 해요체, 흥얼거립니다 in formal 합니다체, 흥얼거려 in casual 반말 and 흥얼거린다 in the plain written style. The past is 흥얼거렸어요.
What is the past tense of 흥얼거리다?
흥얼거렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 흥얼거렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 흥얼거려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 흥얼거리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 흥얼거립니다, 흥얼거려, 흥얼거리니 all keep 흥얼거리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 흥얼거리다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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