졸리다 Korean adjective conjugation
sleepy
Every form of 졸리다 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
- 졸린
- 아/어Infinitive
- 졸려
- -으니Since
- 졸리니
- 합니다Formal
- 졸립니다
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 | 졸려요 | 졸립니다 | 졸려 | 졸리다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 졸렸어요 | 졸렸습니다 | 졸렸어 | 졸렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 졸리겠어요 | 졸리겠습니다 | 졸리겠어 | 졸리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 졸릴 거예요 | 졸릴 것입니다 | 졸릴 거야 | 졸릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 졸려요? | 졸립니까? | 졸려? | 졸리니? |
| 과거Past | 졸렸어요? | 졸렸습니까? | 졸렸어? | 졸렸니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 졸려요 | 안 졸립니다 | 안 졸려 | 안 졸리다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 졸리지 않아요 | 졸리지 않습니다 | 졸리지 않아 | 졸리지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 졸리세요 | 졸리십니다 | 졸리셔 | 졸리시다 |
| 과거Past | 졸리셨어요 | 졸리셨습니다 | 졸리셨어 | 졸리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 졸린
- 과거Past
- 졸린
- 미래Future
- 졸릴
- 회상Used to
- 졸리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 졸리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 졸리게
- -어서so / and then
- 졸려서
- -으니까since
- 졸리니까
- -으면if / when
- 졸리면
- -지만but
- 졸리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 졸린데
- -어도even if
- 졸려도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 졸리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
목이 졸려 죽다
to be strangled to death
그냥 조금 졸린 것 같아.
I guess I'm just a little sleepy.
넌 왜 항상 그렇게 졸려해?
Why are you always so sleepy?
12시간 잤는데도 또 졸려.
Even though I slept for twelve hours, I'm still sleepy.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 졸리다 in Korean?
졸리다 (sleepy) is 졸려요 in the polite 해요체, 졸립니다 in formal 합니다체, 졸려 in casual 반말 and 졸리다 in the plain written style. The past is 졸렸어요.
What is the past tense of 졸리다?
졸렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 졸렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 졸려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 졸리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 졸립니다, 졸려, 졸리니 all keep 졸리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 졸리다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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