흘리다
Korean
Etymology
흐르 (heureu-, “to flow”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 흘리〮다〮 (Yale: hùllí-tá).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯʎʎida̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [흘리다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | heullida |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | heullida |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hŭllida |
| Yale Romanization? | hullita |
Verb
| Base | 흐르다 (heureuda) |
|---|---|
| Causative | 흘리다 (heullida) |
흘리다 • (heullida) (infinitive 흘려 or 흘리어, sequential 흘리니) (transitive)
- to cause to flow; to spill
- 실수로 우유를 흘렸어. (colloquial)
- silsu-ro uyu-reul heullyeosseo.
- I spilled the milk by mistake.
- to drop (liquid)
- 눈물을 흘리다 ― nunmur-eul heullida ― to shed tears
- (slang) to drop a hint (in romantic relationships)
- 너가 안 흘렸으면 걔도 고백 안 했을걸?
- neo-ga an heullyeosseumyeon gyae-do gobaek an haesseulgeol?
- I don't think she would have confessed to you if you weren't dropping hints.
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 흘리다 (heullida): vowel-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 흘린다 heullinda | 흘려 heullyeo | 흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo | 흘립니다 heullimnida |
| Past | 흘렸다 heullyeotda | 흘렸어 heullyeosseo | 흘렸어요 heullyeosseoyo | 흘렸습니다 heullyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 흘리느냐 heullineunya | 흘려 heullyeo | 흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo | 흘립니까 heullimnikka |
| Past | 흘렸느냐 heullyeonneunya | 흘렸어 heullyeosseo | 흘렸어요 heullyeosseoyo | 흘렸습니까 heullyeotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 흘리자 heullija | 흘려 heullyeo | 흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo | 흘립시다 heullipsida | |
| Imperative | 흘려라, 흘리어라 heullyeora, heullieora | 흘려 heullyeo | 흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo | 흘립시오 heullipsio | |
| Assertive | 흘리겠다 heulligetda | 흘리겠어 heulligesseo | 흘리겠어요 heulligesseoyo | 흘리겠습니다 heulligetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 흘려 heullyeo | 흘려서, 흘리어서 heullyeoseo, heullieoseo | 흘리니 heullini | 흘리니까 heullinikka | |
| Contrast | 흘리지만 heullijiman | 흘리는데 heullineunde | 흘리더니 heullideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 흘리고 heulligo | ||||
| Condition | 흘리면 heullimyeon | 흘려야, 흘리어야 heullyeoya, heullieoya | |||
| Motive | 흘리려고 heulliryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 흘림 heullim | 흘리기 heulligi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 흘렸음, 흘리었음 heullyeosseum, heullieosseum | 흘렸기, 흘리었기 heullyeotgi, heullieotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 흘린 heullin | |||
| Present | 흘리는 heullineun | ||||
| Future | 흘릴 heullil | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 흘리신다 heullisinda | 흘리셔 heullisyeo | 흘리세요, 흘리셔요 heulliseyo, heullisyeoyo | 흘리십니다 heullisimnida |
| Past | 흘리셨다 heullisyeotda | 흘리셨어 heullisyeosseo | 흘리셨어요 heullisyeosseoyo | 흘리셨습니다 heullisyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 흘리시느냐 heullisineunya | 흘리셔 heullisyeo | 흘리세요, 흘리셔요 heulliseyo, heullisyeoyo | 흘리십니까 heullisimnikka |
| Past | 흘리셨느냐 heullisyeonneunya | 흘리셨어 heullisyeosseo | 흘리셨어요 heullisyeosseoyo | 흘리셨습니까 heullisyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 흘리시라 heullisira | 흘리셔 heullisyeo | 흘리세요 heulliseyo | 흘리십시오 heullisipsio | |
| Assertive | 흘리시겠다 heullisigetda | 흘리시겠어 heullisigesseo | 흘리시겠어요 heullisigesseoyo | 흘리시겠습니다 heullisigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 흘리셔 heullisyeo | 흘리셔서 heullisyeoseo | 흘리시니 heullisini | 흘리시니까 heullisinikka | |
| Contrast | 흘리시지만 heullisijiman | 흘리시는데 heullisineunde | 흘리시더니 heullisideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 흘리시고 heullisigo | ||||
| Condition | 흘리시면 heullisimyeon | 흘리셔야 heullisyeoya | |||
| Motive | 흘리시려고 heullisiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 흘리심 heullisim | 흘리시기 heullisigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 흘리셨음 heullisyeosseum | 흘리셨기 heullisyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 흘리신 heullisin | |||
| Present | 흘리시는 heullisineun | ||||
| Future | 흘리실 heullisil | ||||