Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI flow | |||
| NegativeI don’t flow |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI flowed | |||
| NegativeI didn’t flow |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will flow | |||
| NegativeI won’t flow |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI flow (respectfully) | ||
| PastI flowed (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will flow (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) flowing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) flowing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I flow
- Because (-(으)니까) because I flow
- But (-지만) I flow, but…
How to use 흐르다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
한강은 서울 한가운데로 흘러요.
The Han River flows through the middle of Seoul.
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Past
어느새 시간이 많이 흘렀어요.
Before I knew it, a lot of time had gone by.
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Future
비가 많이 오면 물이 길로 흐를 거예요.
If it rains a lot, water will flow onto the road.
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Honorific
할머니는 요즘 눈물이 자주 흐르세요.
Grandma's eyes water often these days.
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Connectives
음악이 흐르고 사람들이 춤을 췄어요.
Music was playing and people danced.
Good to know
- Water, time and music all 흘러요; 르 irregular: 흘러요, 흘렀어요.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.