여의다

to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of

TOPIK 6 6급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
여의는
아/어Infinitive
여의어
-으니Since
여의니
합니다Formal
여읩니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 여의어요여읩니다여의어여읜다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 여의었어요여의었습니다여의었어여의었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 여의겠어요여의겠습니다여의겠어여의겠다
-을 것이다Going to 여읠 거예요여읠 것입니다여읠 거야여읠 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 여의어요?여읩니까?여의어?여의니?
과거Past 여의었어요?여의었습니까?여의었어?여의었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 여의세요여의십시오여의어여의어라
청유Let's 여의어요여읩시다여의어여의자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 여의어요안 여읩니다안 여의어안 여읜다
-지 않다Not (long) 여의지 않아요여의지 않습니다여의지 않아여의지 않는다
못Cannot 못 여의어요못 여읩니다못 여의어못 여읜다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 여의세요여의십니다여의셔여의신다
과거Past 여의셨어요여의셨습니다여의셨어여의셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
여의는
과거Past
여읜
미래Future
여읠
회상Used to
여의던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 여의고 있어요여의고 있습니다여의고 있어여의고 있다
과거Was doing 여의고 있었어요여의고 있었습니다여의고 있었어여의고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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