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KOREAN VERB

풀리다

to unroll, to come loose; to go smoothly, to be solved

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI unroll
NegativeI don’t unroll

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI unrolled
NegativeI didn’t unroll

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI unroll (respectfully)
PastI unrolled (respectfully)
FutureI will unroll (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 풀리다

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

  1. Present

    이 운동화 끈은 걷다 보면 자꾸 풀려요.

    These sneaker laces keep coming undone as I walk.

  2. Past

    이야기를 하고 나니까 오해가 다 풀렸어요.

    After we talked, the misunderstanding was all cleared up.

  3. Future

    다음 주부터는 추위가 조금 풀릴 거예요.

    From next week the cold will ease a little.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 이제 기분 좀 풀리셨어요?

    Grandma, are you feeling a bit better now?

  5. Connectives

    일이 잘 풀려서 요즘 기분이 좋아요.

    Things are going well, so I'm in a good mood these days.

Good to know

  • 풀다 is to undo, to solve, to let go; 풀리다 is the thing coming undone by itself: a knot, the cold (날씨가 풀리다, warming up), a mood (기분이 풀리다).

Where you hear 풀리다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 일이 잘 풀려요. Things are going smoothly.
  • 문제가 다 풀렸어요. The problem was all solved.
  • 내년에는 다 잘 풀릴 거야. Next year everything will go smoothly.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.