늦어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to become late
Every form of 늦어지다 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
- 늦어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늦어져
- -으니Since
- 늦어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 늦어집니다
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 | 늦어져요 | 늦어집니다 | 늦어져 | 늦어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늦어졌어요 | 늦어졌습니다 | 늦어졌어 | 늦어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늦어지겠어요 | 늦어지겠습니다 | 늦어지겠어 | 늦어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늦어질 거예요 | 늦어질 것입니다 | 늦어질 거야 | 늦어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늦어져요? | 늦어집니까? | 늦어져? | 늦어지니? |
| 과거Past | 늦어졌어요? | 늦어졌습니까? | 늦어졌어? | 늦어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 늦어지세요 | 늦어지십시오 | 늦어져 | 늦어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 늦어져요 | 늦어집시다 | 늦어져 | 늦어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늦어져요 | 안 늦어집니다 | 안 늦어져 | 안 늦어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늦어지지 않아요 | 늦어지지 않습니다 | 늦어지지 않아 | 늦어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 늦어져요 | 못 늦어집니다 | 못 늦어져 | 못 늦어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늦어지세요 | 늦어지십니다 | 늦어지셔 | 늦어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 늦어지셨어요 | 늦어지셨습니다 | 늦어지셨어 | 늦어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늦어지는
- 과거Past
- 늦어진
- 미래Future
- 늦어질
- 회상Used to
- 늦어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늦어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늦어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 늦어져서
- -으니까since
- 늦어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 늦어지면
- -지만but
- 늦어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늦어지는데
- -어도even if
- 늦어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 늦어지고 있어요 | 늦어지고 있습니다 | 늦어지고 있어 | 늦어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 늦어지고 있었어요 | 늦어지고 있었습니다 | 늦어지고 있었어 | 늦어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 늦어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
늦어질 것 같아
Well, it's getting late.
좀 늦어지고 있어요.
They're running late.
이 시기는 천천히 늦어지고 있다.
It's time to slow down.
몇몇은 읽고 쓸 수 있는 능력이 늦어질 수 있다.
Many learn to read and write and some are able to do paid work.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늦어지다 in Korean?
늦어지다 (to become late) is 늦어져요 in the polite 해요체, 늦어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 늦어져 in casual 반말 and 늦어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 늦어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 늦어지다?
늦어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 늦어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늦어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늦어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늦어집니다, 늦어져, 늦어지니 all keep 늦어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늦어지다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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