느리다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be slow
Every form of 느리다 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
- 느린
- 아/어Infinitive
- 느려
- -으니Since
- 느리니
- 합니다Formal
- 느립니다
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 | 느려요 | 느립니다 | 느려 | 느리다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 느렸어요 | 느렸습니다 | 느렸어 | 느렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 느리겠어요 | 느리겠습니다 | 느리겠어 | 느리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 느릴 거예요 | 느릴 것입니다 | 느릴 거야 | 느릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 느려요? | 느립니까? | 느려? | 느리니? |
| 과거Past | 느렸어요? | 느렸습니까? | 느렸어? | 느렸니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 느려요 | 안 느립니다 | 안 느려 | 안 느리다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 느리지 않아요 | 느리지 않습니다 | 느리지 않아 | 느리지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 느리세요 | 느리십니다 | 느리셔 | 느리시다 |
| 과거Past | 느리셨어요 | 느리셨습니다 | 느리셨어 | 느리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 느린
- 과거Past
- 느린
- 미래Future
- 느릴
- 회상Used to
- 느리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 느리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 느리게
- -어서so / and then
- 느려서
- -으니까since
- 느리니까
- -으면if / when
- 느리면
- -지만but
- 느리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 느린데
- -어도even if
- 느려도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 느리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
조금만 더 느리게 말씀해 주시겠어요?
Could you please speak a little slower?
느리게 갈 수도 있고,
It sounds like this.
주변 환경이 매우 느리게 변화했으니까요.
The environment changed very slowly.
분명히 제가 속한 분야에서는 기술 발전이 느리게 일어납니다.
So yes, technology happens a bit slowly sometimes in my world.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 느리다 in Korean?
느리다 (to be slow) is 느려요 in the polite 해요체, 느립니다 in formal 합니다체, 느려 in casual 반말 and 느리다 in the plain written style. The past is 느렸어요.
What is the past tense of 느리다?
느렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 느렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 느려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 느리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 느립니다, 느려, 느리니 all keep 느리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 느리다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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