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KOREAN VERB

빌리다

to rent, to borrow

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI rent
NegativeI don’t rent

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI rented
NegativeI didn’t rent

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will rent
NegativeI won’t rent

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI rent (respectfully)
PastI rented (respectfully)
FutureI will rent (respectfully)

Connectives

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

  1. And (-고) renting, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) renting, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I rent
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I rent
  5. But (-지만) I rent, but…

Requests and commands

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

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please rent
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please rent (formal)
  3. Plain command rent! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t rent

How to use 빌리다

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

  1. Present

    저는 도서관에서 책을 자주 빌려요.

    I often borrow books from the library.

  2. Past

    어제 비가 와서 친구한테 우산을 빌렸어요.

    Yesterday it rained, so I borrowed an umbrella from a friend.

  3. Future

    제주도에서 이틀 동안 차를 빌릴 거예요.

    I'll rent a car for two days on Jeju Island.

  4. Honorific

    어머님께서 아까 옆집에서 사다리를 빌리셨어요.

    Mrs. Park borrowed a ladder from next door a while ago.

  5. Connectives

    책을 빌리면 이 주 안에 돌려주세요.

    If you borrow a book, return it within two weeks.

  6. Requests and commands

    자전거는 한강 공원에서 빌리세요. 싸요.

    Rent a bike at the Han River park. It's cheap.

Good to know

  • 빌리다 is to borrow or rent, from a person, a library or a shop; 빌려주다 is to lend.

Where you hear 빌리다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 도서관에서 책을 빌려. I borrow books from the library.
  • 전주에서 한복을 빌렸어요. I rented traditional dress in Jeonju.
  • 내일 자전거를 빌릴 거예요. I'll rent a bike tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 도서관에서 책을 빌려. I borrow books from the library.
  • 전주에서 한복을 빌렸어요. I rented traditional dress in Jeonju.
  • 내일 자전거를 빌릴 거예요. I'll rent a bike tomorrow.

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