여의다 Korean verb conjugation
to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of
Every form of 여의다 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
- 여의는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 여의어
- -으니Since
- 여의니
- 합니다Formal
- 여읩니다
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 | 여의어요 | 여읩니다 | 여의어 | 여읜다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 여의었어요 | 여의었습니다 | 여의었어 | 여의었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 여의겠어요 | 여의겠습니다 | 여의겠어 | 여의겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 여읠 거예요 | 여읠 것입니다 | 여읠 거야 | 여읠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 여의어요? | 여읩니까? | 여의어? | 여의니? |
| 과거Past | 여의었어요? | 여의었습니까? | 여의었어? | 여의었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 여의세요 | 여의십시오 | 여의어 | 여의어라 |
| 청유Let's | 여의어요 | 여읩시다 | 여의어 | 여의자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 여의어요 | 안 여읩니다 | 안 여의어 | 안 여읜다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 여의지 않아요 | 여의지 않습니다 | 여의지 않아 | 여의지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 여의어요 | 못 여읩니다 | 못 여의어 | 못 여읜다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 여의세요 | 여의십니다 | 여의셔 | 여의신다 |
| 과거Past | 여의셨어요 | 여의셨습니다 | 여의셨어 | 여의셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 여의는
- 과거Past
- 여읜
- 미래Future
- 여읠
- 회상Used to
- 여의던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 여의고
- -게-ly / so that
- 여의게
- -어서so / and then
- 여의어서
- -으니까since
- 여의니까
- -으면if / when
- 여의면
- -지만but
- 여의지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 여의는데
- -어도even if
- 여의어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 여의고 있어요 | 여의고 있습니다 | 여의고 있어 | 여의고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 여의고 있었어요 | 여의고 있었습니다 | 여의고 있었어 | 여의고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 여의다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
하지만 그는 8학년 때 부모님을 여의었지요.
He was in middle school, in the eighth grade, when his parents died.
그는 다섯 살 때 부모를 여의었다.
He lost his parents when he was five years old.
1년 전에 부인을 암으로 여읜 홀아비다.
His wife died a year before him of cancer.
영웅들은 다들 저처럼 부모를 여읜 아이들이에요
Superheroes are all kids with dead parents,like me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 여의다 in Korean?
여의다 (to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of) is 여의어요 in the polite 해요체, 여읩니다 in formal 합니다체, 여의어 in casual 반말 and 여읜다 in the plain written style. The past is 여의었어요.
What is the past tense of 여의다?
여의었어요 in everyday polite speech, 여의었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 여의어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 여의다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 여읩니다, 여의어, 여의니 all keep 여의 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 여의다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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