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KOREAN VERB

틀리다

to be wrong, to get it wrong

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am wrong
NegativeI am not wrong

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was wrong
NegativeI was not wrong

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 틀리다

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

  1. Present

    저는 쓸 때 받침을 자주 틀려요.

    When I write, I often get the final consonants wrong.

  2. Past

    어제 시험에서 두 문제를 틀렸어요.

    I got two questions wrong on yesterday's test.

  3. Future

    연습 안 하면 또 틀릴 거예요.

    If you don't practice, you'll get it wrong again.

  4. Honorific

    선생님도 가끔 문제 답을 틀리세요.

    Even the teacher sometimes gets an answer wrong.

  5. Connectives

    발음은 조금 틀리지만 뜻은 통해요.

    The pronunciation is a bit off, but the meaning gets across.

  6. Requests and commands

    이번에는 손님 이름을 틀리지 마세요.

    Don't get the customer's name wrong this time.

Good to know

  • 틀리다 is for an answer that is wrong; 다르다 is for two things that are different.

Where you hear 틀리다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 이 글자가 틀려요. This letter is wrong.
  • 제가 틀렸어요. 죄송합니다. I got it wrong. I'm sorry.
  • 그렇게 쓰면 틀릴 거예요. If you write it that way, it'll be wrong.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.