저리다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be numb, to feel pins and needles
Every form of 저리다 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
- 저린
- 아/어Infinitive
- 저려
- -으니Since
- 저리니
- 합니다Formal
- 저립니다
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 | 저려요 | 저립니다 | 저려 | 저리다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 저렸어요 | 저렸습니다 | 저렸어 | 저렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 저리겠어요 | 저리겠습니다 | 저리겠어 | 저리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 저릴 거예요 | 저릴 것입니다 | 저릴 거야 | 저릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 저려요? | 저립니까? | 저려? | 저리니? |
| 과거Past | 저렸어요? | 저렸습니까? | 저렸어? | 저렸니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 저려요 | 안 저립니다 | 안 저려 | 안 저리다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 저리지 않아요 | 저리지 않습니다 | 저리지 않아 | 저리지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 저리세요 | 저리십니다 | 저리셔 | 저리시다 |
| 과거Past | 저리셨어요 | 저리셨습니다 | 저리셨어 | 저리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 저린
- 과거Past
- 저린
- 미래Future
- 저릴
- 회상Used to
- 저리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 저리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 저리게
- -어서so / and then
- 저려서
- -으니까since
- 저리니까
- -으면if / when
- 저리면
- -지만but
- 저리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 저린데
- -어도even if
- 저려도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 저리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
앉아있을때 다리가 붓거나 저린 경험을 한 적이 있나요?
Have you ever experienced numbness and swelling in your limbs when you sit?
온 발이 저립니다.
Barry's only reward is a dead leg.
실어증과 저린 증상이 설명되는군요
Which would explain the aphasia and the numbness.
길랭-바레 증후군의 첫 번째 증상은 무감각, 저림, 고통이 단독 또는 복합으로 나타난다.
The first symptoms of Guillain–Barré syndrome are numbness, tingling, and pain, alone or in combination.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 저리다 in Korean?
저리다 (to be numb, to feel pins and needles) is 저려요 in the polite 해요체, 저립니다 in formal 합니다체, 저려 in casual 반말 and 저리다 in the plain written style. The past is 저렸어요.
What is the past tense of 저리다?
저렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 저렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 저려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 저리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 저립니다, 저려, 저리니 all keep 저리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 저리다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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