뿌리다 Korean verb conjugation
to sprinkle, to scatter
Every form of 뿌리다 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
- 뿌리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뿌려
- -으니Since
- 뿌리니
- 합니다Formal
- 뿌립니다
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 | 뿌려요 | 뿌립니다 | 뿌려 | 뿌린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뿌렸어요 | 뿌렸습니다 | 뿌렸어 | 뿌렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뿌리겠어요 | 뿌리겠습니다 | 뿌리겠어 | 뿌리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뿌릴 거예요 | 뿌릴 것입니다 | 뿌릴 거야 | 뿌릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뿌려요? | 뿌립니까? | 뿌려? | 뿌리니? |
| 과거Past | 뿌렸어요? | 뿌렸습니까? | 뿌렸어? | 뿌렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 뿌리세요 | 뿌리십시오 | 뿌려 | 뿌려라 |
| 청유Let's | 뿌려요 | 뿌립시다 | 뿌려 | 뿌리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뿌려요 | 안 뿌립니다 | 안 뿌려 | 안 뿌린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뿌리지 않아요 | 뿌리지 않습니다 | 뿌리지 않아 | 뿌리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 뿌려요 | 못 뿌립니다 | 못 뿌려 | 못 뿌린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뿌리세요 | 뿌리십니다 | 뿌리셔 | 뿌리신다 |
| 과거Past | 뿌리셨어요 | 뿌리셨습니다 | 뿌리셨어 | 뿌리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뿌리는
- 과거Past
- 뿌린
- 미래Future
- 뿌릴
- 회상Used to
- 뿌리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뿌리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뿌리게
- -어서so / and then
- 뿌려서
- -으니까since
- 뿌리니까
- -으면if / when
- 뿌리면
- -지만but
- 뿌리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뿌리는데
- -어도even if
- 뿌려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 뿌리고 있어요 | 뿌리고 있습니다 | 뿌리고 있어 | 뿌리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 뿌리고 있었어요 | 뿌리고 있었습니다 | 뿌리고 있었어 | 뿌리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 뿌리다
- 1이 2에/에게 3을 뿌리다
- 1이 2를 뿌리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
입안 전체에 커피를 뿌려주는 거죠.
This is because you want to spray the coffee all over your mouth.
브루노: 주변에 빛을 뿌려서 사진을 얻는 것이군요.
You spray the environment with light and that's what you get.
그건 왜 뿌리는 거야?
Why do you keep spraying it?
두 번 뿌리면 완전히 정신을 잃을 거야
TWO SPRAYS AND HE'LL BE OUT LIKE A LIGHT.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뿌리다 in Korean?
뿌리다 (to sprinkle, to scatter) is 뿌려요 in the polite 해요체, 뿌립니다 in formal 합니다체, 뿌려 in casual 반말 and 뿌린다 in the plain written style. The past is 뿌렸어요.
What is the past tense of 뿌리다?
뿌렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 뿌렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뿌려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뿌리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뿌립니다, 뿌려, 뿌리니 all keep 뿌리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 뿌리다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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