휘말리다 Korean verb conjugation
to be caught up in a whirlwind
Every form of 휘말리다 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
- 휘말리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 휘말려
- -으니Since
- 휘말리니
- 합니다Formal
- 휘말립니다
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 | 휘말려요 | 휘말립니다 | 휘말려 | 휘말린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 휘말렸어요 | 휘말렸습니다 | 휘말렸어 | 휘말렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 휘말리겠어요 | 휘말리겠습니다 | 휘말리겠어 | 휘말리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 휘말릴 거예요 | 휘말릴 것입니다 | 휘말릴 거야 | 휘말릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 휘말려요? | 휘말립니까? | 휘말려? | 휘말리니? |
| 과거Past | 휘말렸어요? | 휘말렸습니까? | 휘말렸어? | 휘말렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 휘말리세요 | 휘말리십시오 | 휘말려 | 휘말려라 |
| 청유Let's | 휘말려요 | 휘말립시다 | 휘말려 | 휘말리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 휘말려요 | 안 휘말립니다 | 안 휘말려 | 안 휘말린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 휘말리지 않아요 | 휘말리지 않습니다 | 휘말리지 않아 | 휘말리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 휘말려요 | 못 휘말립니다 | 못 휘말려 | 못 휘말린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 휘말리세요 | 휘말리십니다 | 휘말리셔 | 휘말리신다 |
| 과거Past | 휘말리셨어요 | 휘말리셨습니다 | 휘말리셨어 | 휘말리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 휘말리는
- 과거Past
- 휘말린
- 미래Future
- 휘말릴
- 회상Used to
- 휘말리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 휘말리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 휘말리게
- -어서so / and then
- 휘말려서
- -으니까since
- 휘말리니까
- -으면if / when
- 휘말리면
- -지만but
- 휘말리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 휘말리는데
- -어도even if
- 휘말려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 휘말리고 있어요 | 휘말리고 있습니다 | 휘말리고 있어 | 휘말리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 휘말리고 있었어요 | 휘말리고 있었습니다 | 휘말리고 있었어 | 휘말리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 휘말리다
- 1이 2에 휘말리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
톰은 말썽에 휘말리고 싶어하지 않았지.
Tom doesn't want to get into trouble.
저는 6학년때 학교에서 싸움에 휘말리게 된 적이 있습니다.
When I was in the sixth grade, I got into a fight at school.
어쩌다 여기까지 휘말린 거지?
How did we even get mixed up in this?
어떤 일에 휘말렸는지도 모르잖니
We don't know what he might be mixed up in.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 휘말리다 in Korean?
휘말리다 (to be caught up in a whirlwind) is 휘말려요 in the polite 해요체, 휘말립니다 in formal 합니다체, 휘말려 in casual 반말 and 휘말린다 in the plain written style. The past is 휘말렸어요.
What is the past tense of 휘말리다?
휘말렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 휘말렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 휘말려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 휘말리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 휘말립니다, 휘말려, 휘말리니 all keep 휘말리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 휘말리다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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