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KOREAN VERB

어울리다

to suit, to go well together

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI suit
NegativeI don’t suit

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI suited
NegativeI didn’t suit

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI suit (respectfully)
PastI suited (respectfully)
FutureI will suit (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 어울리다

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

  1. Present

    이 색깔이 민준 씨한테 정말 잘 어울려요.

    This color really suits Min-jun.

  2. Past

    그 두 사람은 처음부터 잘 어울렸어요.

    Those two got along well from the start.

  3. Future

    이 치마는 흰 블라우스하고 잘 어울릴 거예요.

    This skirt will go well with a white blouse.

  4. Honorific

    어머니는 그 코트가 잘 어울리세요.

    That coat suits my mother well.

  5. Connectives

    안경이 잘 어울리니까 계속 쓰세요.

    The glasses suit you, so keep wearing them.

  6. Requests and commands

    새 반 친구들하고 잘 어울리세요.

    Get along well with your new classmates.

Good to know

  • 어울리다 takes 하고 or 한테: 이 옷은 너한테 잘 어울려요, this outfit suits you; with people it is to get along, to hang out.

Where you hear 어울리다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 이 모자가 잘 어울려요. This hat suits you.
  • 한복이 정말 잘 어울렸어요. The hanbok suited you really well.
  • 그 옷은 형한테 안 어울릴 거야. Those clothes won't suit you, Eli.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.