잘리다 Korean verb conjugation
to be cut
Every form of 잘리다 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
- 잘리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잘려
- -으니Since
- 잘리니
- 합니다Formal
- 잘립니다
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 | 잘려요 | 잘립니다 | 잘려 | 잘린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잘렸어요 | 잘렸습니다 | 잘렸어 | 잘렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잘리겠어요 | 잘리겠습니다 | 잘리겠어 | 잘리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잘릴 거예요 | 잘릴 것입니다 | 잘릴 거야 | 잘릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘려요? | 잘립니까? | 잘려? | 잘리니? |
| 과거Past | 잘렸어요? | 잘렸습니까? | 잘렸어? | 잘렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 잘리세요 | 잘리십시오 | 잘려 | 잘려라 |
| 청유Let's | 잘려요 | 잘립시다 | 잘려 | 잘리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잘려요 | 안 잘립니다 | 안 잘려 | 안 잘린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잘리지 않아요 | 잘리지 않습니다 | 잘리지 않아 | 잘리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 잘려요 | 못 잘립니다 | 못 잘려 | 못 잘린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘리세요 | 잘리십니다 | 잘리셔 | 잘리신다 |
| 과거Past | 잘리셨어요 | 잘리셨습니다 | 잘리셨어 | 잘리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잘리는
- 과거Past
- 잘린
- 미래Future
- 잘릴
- 회상Used to
- 잘리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잘리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잘리게
- -어서so / and then
- 잘려서
- -으니까since
- 잘리니까
- -으면if / when
- 잘리면
- -지만but
- 잘리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잘리는데
- -어도even if
- 잘려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 잘리고 있어요 | 잘리고 있습니다 | 잘리고 있어 | 잘리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 잘리고 있었어요 | 잘리고 있었습니다 | 잘리고 있었어 | 잘리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 잘리다
- 1이 2에서/를 잘리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그런데 제 다리가 잘려나가자 저는 갑자기 MIT 교수가 됐습니다.
Then, after my limbs were amputated, I suddenly became an MIT professor.
우리는 거의 잘릴 지경이었죠.
And we were about to be fired.
이것은 조각들이 잘린 것입니다.
These are strips that are cut down.
뭐 어차피 잘릴 판이었으니까요.
I say, "Hey, I mean, we're about to be fired."
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잘리다 in Korean?
잘리다 (to be cut) is 잘려요 in the polite 해요체, 잘립니다 in formal 합니다체, 잘려 in casual 반말 and 잘린다 in the plain written style. The past is 잘렸어요.
What is the past tense of 잘리다?
잘렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 잘렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잘려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잘리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잘립니다, 잘려, 잘리니 all keep 잘리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잘리다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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