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KOREAN VERB

어리다

to be young (a child)

  • #135 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am young
NegativeI am not young

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was young
NegativeI was not young

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be young
NegativeI won’t be young

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am young (respectfully)
PastI was young (respectfully)
FutureI will be young (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 어리다

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

  1. Present

    제 조카는 아직 많이 어려요.

    My nephew is still very young.

  2. Past

    그때 저는 결혼하기에 너무 어렸어요.

    Back then I was too young to get married.

  3. Future

    그 반 아이들은 생각보다 어릴 거예요.

    The kids in that class will be younger than you think.

  4. Honorific

    그분은 저희 할머니보다 훨씬 어리세요.

    She is much younger than my grandmother.

  5. Connectives

    수아는 아직 어리지만 생각이 깊어요.

    Su-a is still young, but she is thoughtful.

Good to know

  • 어리다 is young as a child is; a young adult is 젊다.

Where you hear 어리다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 학생들이 아직 어려요. The students are still young.
  • 어렸을 때 전주에 살았어. When I was young I lived in Jeonju.
  • 제 동생은 내년에도 어릴 거예요. My little brother will still be young next year.
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Grandma's house

Intermediate Level 1 · 어렸을 때 · 어렸을 때요, 할머니?

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