KOREAN VERB

벌리다

to open wide, to spread (arms, a skirt, a gap)

Conjugation

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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI open wide
NegativeI don’t open wide

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI opened wide
NegativeI didn’t open wide

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will open wide
NegativeI won’t open wide

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI open wide (respectfully)
PastI opened wide (respectfully)
FutureI will open wide (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

치과에 가면 입을 크게 벌려요.

At the dentist's you open your mouth wide.
Past

강아지가 보이자 두 팔을 벌렸어요.

When I saw the puppy, I opened my arms wide.
Future

책상 사이를 조금 더 벌릴 거예요.

I'll widen the gap between the desks a bit.
Honorific

할머니는 저를 보자마자 두 팔을 벌리셨어요.

As soon as Grandma saw me, she opened her arms.
Connectives

다리를 벌리고 서면 더 안정적이에요.

If you stand with your legs apart, it's more stable.
Requests and commands

자, 아 하고 입을 크게 벌리세요.

Now, say "ah" and open your mouth wide.

벌리다 spreads two things apart, arms, legs, a gap; 벌다 is to earn money, and 벌어지다 is a gap that opens by itself.

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Advanced Level 1 · 이제 대추하고 밤이에요. 치마 벌려요.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.