흐리다 Korean verb conjugation
to make something cloudy or muddy
Every form of 흐리다 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
- 흐리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 흐려
- -으니Since
- 흐리니
- 합니다Formal
- 흐립니다
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 | 흐려요 | 흐립니다 | 흐려 | 흐린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 흐렸어요 | 흐렸습니다 | 흐렸어 | 흐렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 흐리겠어요 | 흐리겠습니다 | 흐리겠어 | 흐리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 흐릴 거예요 | 흐릴 것입니다 | 흐릴 거야 | 흐릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흐려요? | 흐립니까? | 흐려? | 흐리니? |
| 과거Past | 흐렸어요? | 흐렸습니까? | 흐렸어? | 흐렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 흐리세요 | 흐리십시오 | 흐려 | 흐려라 |
| 청유Let's | 흐려요 | 흐립시다 | 흐려 | 흐리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 흐려요 | 안 흐립니다 | 안 흐려 | 안 흐린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 흐리지 않아요 | 흐리지 않습니다 | 흐리지 않아 | 흐리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 흐려요 | 못 흐립니다 | 못 흐려 | 못 흐린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흐리세요 | 흐리십니다 | 흐리셔 | 흐리신다 |
| 과거Past | 흐리셨어요 | 흐리셨습니다 | 흐리셨어 | 흐리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 흐리는
- 과거Past
- 흐린
- 미래Future
- 흐릴
- 회상Used to
- 흐리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 흐리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 흐리게
- -어서so / and then
- 흐려서
- -으니까since
- 흐리니까
- -으면if / when
- 흐리면
- -지만but
- 흐리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 흐리는데
- -어도even if
- 흐려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 흐리고 있어요 | 흐리고 있습니다 | 흐리고 있어 | 흐리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 흐리고 있었어요 | 흐리고 있었습니다 | 흐리고 있었어 | 흐리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 흐리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
흐린 셈
impure intentions
술은 정신을 흐려
Drink dulls the mind.
저는 날카롭게 말했죠, 그런데 제 의도가 레지나에게 잘 전달되지 않았습니다. 그녀가 분위기를 흐린다고 말하고 싶었는데
I snapped, and my approach didn't communicate to Regina that she was being a distraction.
하지만 학생들은 수업 중 토론이나 문맥 없이 그 단어가 내뱉어졌을 때 교실 분위기 전체를 흐린다고 말합니다.
Yet I hear from students that when the word is said during a lesson without discussion and context, it poisons the entire classroom environment.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 흐리다 in Korean?
흐리다 (to make something cloudy or muddy) is 흐려요 in the polite 해요체, 흐립니다 in formal 합니다체, 흐려 in casual 반말 and 흐린다 in the plain written style. The past is 흐렸어요.
What is the past tense of 흐리다?
흐렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 흐렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 흐려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 흐리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 흐립니다, 흐려, 흐리니 all keep 흐리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 흐리다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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