흘리다

Korean

Etymology

흐르 (heureu-, “to flow”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 흘리〮다〮 (Yale: hùllí-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯʎʎida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [흘리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heullida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heullida
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭllida
Yale Romanization?	hullita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	흐르다 (heureuda)
Causative	흘리다 (heullida)

흘리다 • (heullida) (infinitive 흘려 or 흘리어, sequential 흘리니) (transitive)

1. to cause to flow; to spill

   실수로 우유를 흘렸어. (colloquial)

   Silsu-ro uyu-reul heullyeosseo.

   I spilled the milk by mistake.

2. to drop (liquid)

   눈물을 흘리다 ― nunmur-eul heullida ― to shed tears

3. (slang) to drop a hint (in romantic relationships)

   너가 안 흘렸으면 걔도 고백 안 했을걸?

   Neo-ga an heullyeosseumyeon gyae-do gobaek an haesseulgeol?

   I don't think she would have confessed to you if you weren't dropping hints.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 흘리다 (heullida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	흘린다 heullinda	흘려 heullyeo	흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo	흘립니다 heullimnida
	Past	흘렸다 heullyeotda	흘렸어 heullyeosseo	흘렸어요 heullyeosseoyo	흘렸습니다 heullyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	흘리느냐 heullineunya	흘려 heullyeo	흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo	흘립니까 heullimnikka
	Past	흘렸느냐 heullyeonneunya	흘렸어 heullyeosseo	흘렸어요 heullyeosseoyo	흘렸습니까 heullyeotseumnikka
Hortative		흘리자 heullija	흘려 heullyeo	흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo	흘리십시다 heullisipsida
Imperative		흘려라, 흘리어라 heullyeora, heullieora	흘려 heullyeo	흘려요, 흘리어요 heullyeoyo, heullieoyo	흘립시오 heullipsio
Assertive		흘리겠다 heulligetda	흘리겠어 heulligesseo	흘리겠어요 heulligesseoyo	흘리겠습니다 heulligetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		흘려 heullyeo	흘려서, 흘리어서 heullyeoseo, heullieoseo	흘리니 heullini	흘리니까 heullinikka
Contrast		흘리지만 heullijiman	흘리는데 heullineunde	흘리더니 heullideoni
Conjunction		흘리고 heulligo
Condition		흘리면 heullimyeon	흘려야, 흘리어야 heullyeoya, heullieoya
Motive		흘리려고 heulliryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		흘림 heullim	흘리기 heulligi
Past-tense verbal nouns		흘렸음, 흘리었음 heullyeosseum, heullieosseum	흘렸기, 흘리었기 heullyeotgi, heullieotgi
Determiners	Past	흘린 heullin
	Present	흘리는 heullineun
	Future	흘릴 heullil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	흘리신다 heullisinda	흘리셔 heullisyeo	흘리세요, 흘리셔요 heulliseyo, heullisyeoyo	흘리십니다 heullisimnida
	Past	흘리셨다 heullisyeotda	흘리셨어 heullisyeosseo	흘리셨어요 heullisyeosseoyo	흘리셨습니다 heullisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	흘리시느냐 heullisineunya	흘리셔 heullisyeo	흘리세요, 흘리셔요 heulliseyo, heullisyeoyo	흘리십니까 heullisimnikka
	Past	흘리셨느냐 heullisyeonneunya	흘리셨어 heullisyeosseo	흘리셨어요 heullisyeosseoyo	흘리셨습니까 heullisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		흘리시라 heullisira	흘리셔 heullisyeo	흘리세요 heulliseyo	흘리십시오 heullisipsio
Assertive		흘리시겠다 heullisigetda	흘리시겠어 heullisigesseo	흘리시겠어요 heullisigesseoyo	흘리시겠습니다 heullisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		흘리셔 heullisyeo	흘리셔서 heullisyeoseo	흘리시니 heullisini	흘리시니까 heullisinikka
Contrast		흘리시지만 heullisijiman	흘리시는데 heullisineunde	흘리시더니 heullisideoni
Conjunction		흘리시고 heullisigo
Condition		흘리시면 heullisimyeon	흘리셔야 heullisyeoya
Motive		흘리시려고 heullisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		흘리심 heullisim	흘리시기 heullisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		흘리셨음 heullisyeosseum	흘리셨기 heullisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	흘리신 heullisin
	Present	흘리시는 heullisineun
	Future	흘리실 heullisil