잃어버리다 Korean verb conjugation
to lose
Every form of 잃어버리다 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
- 잃어버리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잃어버려
- -으니Since
- 잃어버리니
- 합니다Formal
- 잃어버립니다
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 | 잃어버려요 | 잃어버립니다 | 잃어버려 | 잃어버린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잃어버렸어요 | 잃어버렸습니다 | 잃어버렸어 | 잃어버렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잃어버리겠어요 | 잃어버리겠습니다 | 잃어버리겠어 | 잃어버리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잃어버릴 거예요 | 잃어버릴 것입니다 | 잃어버릴 거야 | 잃어버릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잃어버려요? | 잃어버립니까? | 잃어버려? | 잃어버리니? |
| 과거Past | 잃어버렸어요? | 잃어버렸습니까? | 잃어버렸어? | 잃어버렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 잃어버리세요 | 잃어버리십시오 | 잃어버려 | 잃어버려라 |
| 청유Let's | 잃어버려요 | 잃어버립시다 | 잃어버려 | 잃어버리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잃어버려요 | 안 잃어버립니다 | 안 잃어버려 | 안 잃어버린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잃어버리지 않아요 | 잃어버리지 않습니다 | 잃어버리지 않아 | 잃어버리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 잃어버려요 | 못 잃어버립니다 | 못 잃어버려 | 못 잃어버린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잃어버리세요 | 잃어버리십니다 | 잃어버리셔 | 잃어버리신다 |
| 과거Past | 잃어버리셨어요 | 잃어버리셨습니다 | 잃어버리셨어 | 잃어버리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잃어버리는
- 과거Past
- 잃어버린
- 미래Future
- 잃어버릴
- 회상Used to
- 잃어버리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잃어버리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잃어버리게
- -어서so / and then
- 잃어버려서
- -으니까since
- 잃어버리니까
- -으면if / when
- 잃어버리면
- -지만but
- 잃어버리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잃어버리는데
- -어도even if
- 잃어버려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 잃어버리고 있어요 | 잃어버리고 있습니다 | 잃어버리고 있어 | 잃어버리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 잃어버리고 있었어요 | 잃어버리고 있었습니다 | 잃어버리고 있었어 | 잃어버리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 잃어버리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그런데, 그때 잃어버린 우산은 찾았어?
By the way, did you find the umbrella that you lost that time?
거의 모든 것을 잃어버렸죠.
I lost almost everything.
차를 잃어버린 적이 있으신가요?
You ever forgotten your car?
그 기회를 우리는 잃어버렸습니다.
Well, we lost that chance.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잃어버리다 in Korean?
잃어버리다 (to lose) is 잃어버려요 in the polite 해요체, 잃어버립니다 in formal 합니다체, 잃어버려 in casual 반말 and 잃어버린다 in the plain written style. The past is 잃어버렸어요.
What is the past tense of 잃어버리다?
잃어버렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 잃어버렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잃어버려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잃어버리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잃어버립니다, 잃어버려, 잃어버리니 all keep 잃어버리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잃어버리다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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