늘어지다 Korean verb conjugation
be lengthened
Every form of 늘어지다 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
- 늘어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늘어져
- -으니Since
- 늘어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 늘어집니다
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 | 늘어져요 | 늘어집니다 | 늘어져 | 늘어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늘어졌어요 | 늘어졌습니다 | 늘어졌어 | 늘어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늘어지겠어요 | 늘어지겠습니다 | 늘어지겠어 | 늘어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늘어질 거예요 | 늘어질 것입니다 | 늘어질 거야 | 늘어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늘어져요? | 늘어집니까? | 늘어져? | 늘어지니? |
| 과거Past | 늘어졌어요? | 늘어졌습니까? | 늘어졌어? | 늘어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 늘어지세요 | 늘어지십시오 | 늘어져 | 늘어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 늘어져요 | 늘어집시다 | 늘어져 | 늘어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늘어져요 | 안 늘어집니다 | 안 늘어져 | 안 늘어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늘어지지 않아요 | 늘어지지 않습니다 | 늘어지지 않아 | 늘어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 늘어져요 | 못 늘어집니다 | 못 늘어져 | 못 늘어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늘어지세요 | 늘어지십니다 | 늘어지셔 | 늘어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 늘어지셨어요 | 늘어지셨습니다 | 늘어지셨어 | 늘어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늘어지는
- 과거Past
- 늘어진
- 미래Future
- 늘어질
- 회상Used to
- 늘어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늘어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늘어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 늘어져서
- -으니까since
- 늘어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 늘어지면
- -지만but
- 늘어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늘어지는데
- -어도even if
- 늘어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 늘어지고 있어요 | 늘어지고 있습니다 | 늘어지고 있어 | 늘어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 늘어지고 있었어요 | 늘어지고 있었습니다 | 늘어지고 있었어 | 늘어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2로) 늘어지다
- 1이 늘어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나는 축 늘어지면서 의식이 없는 척 행동했다.
I lay motionless and pretended to be unconscious.
축 늘어지게 되죠.
Flaccid be thy hammer.
그의 손목은 완전히 축 늘어졌습니다.
His wrist went completely limp, like this.
그리고 차가 멀어지면서 소리 파동이 늘어지고 음역대가 낮아집니다.
As the ambulance receded, the sound waves were stretched, and they sounded lower in pitch.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늘어지다 in Korean?
늘어지다 (be lengthened) is 늘어져요 in the polite 해요체, 늘어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 늘어져 in casual 반말 and 늘어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 늘어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 늘어지다?
늘어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 늘어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늘어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늘어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늘어집니다, 늘어져, 늘어지니 all keep 늘어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늘어지다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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