여리다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be tender
Every form of 여리다 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
- 여린
- 아/어Infinitive
- 여려
- -으니Since
- 여리니
- 합니다Formal
- 여립니다
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 | 여려요 | 여립니다 | 여려 | 여리다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 여렸어요 | 여렸습니다 | 여렸어 | 여렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 여리겠어요 | 여리겠습니다 | 여리겠어 | 여리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 여릴 거예요 | 여릴 것입니다 | 여릴 거야 | 여릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 여려요? | 여립니까? | 여려? | 여리니? |
| 과거Past | 여렸어요? | 여렸습니까? | 여렸어? | 여렸니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 여려요 | 안 여립니다 | 안 여려 | 안 여리다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 여리지 않아요 | 여리지 않습니다 | 여리지 않아 | 여리지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 여리세요 | 여리십니다 | 여리셔 | 여리시다 |
| 과거Past | 여리셨어요 | 여리셨습니다 | 여리셨어 | 여리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 여린
- 과거Past
- 여린
- 미래Future
- 여릴
- 회상Used to
- 여리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 여리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 여리게
- -어서so / and then
- 여려서
- -으니까since
- 여리니까
- -으면if / when
- 여리면
- -지만but
- 여리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 여린데
- -어도even if
- 여려도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 여리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
여행 중인 한 남자가 여리고 길을 지나고 있었습니다.
He said there was a man on a journey, walking down Jericho Road.
우린 오래 전에 여린 마음을 묘사하던 언어를 버렸습니다.
See, we've long ago let go of the language with which we describe our softer parts.
우리가 여려분 문에서 안드로이드 전화기를 들고 나타납니다.
We show up at your door with an Android phone.
그리고 여려 명이 달린 쪽이 항상 빠르다는 걸 발견했습니다.
And he found that every time the cyclists in the group would cycle faster.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 여리다 in Korean?
여리다 (to be tender) is 여려요 in the polite 해요체, 여립니다 in formal 합니다체, 여려 in casual 반말 and 여리다 in the plain written style. The past is 여렸어요.
What is the past tense of 여리다?
여렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 여렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 여려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 여리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 여립니다, 여려, 여리니 all keep 여리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 여리다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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