Verbs · Regular

빌리다 conjugation

to borrow; to rent · billida · sounds like [빌리다]

Short answer: “To borrow” in Korean is 빌리다 (billida), which also means to rent. Polite present: 빌려요 (billyeoyo); past: 빌렸어요 (billyeosseoyo); future: 빌릴 거예요. It is regular.

Present빌려요[빌려요] · billyeoyo
Past빌렸어요[빌려써요] · billyeosseoyo
Future빌릴 거예요[빌릴 꺼예요] · billil geoyeyo
Negative안 빌려요[안 빌려요] · an billyeoyo

Opposite: 빌려주다 — to lend

빌리다 in sentences

도서관에서 책을 빌렸어요.I borrowed a book from the library.
펜 좀 빌려도 돼요?Can I borrow a pen?

All forms of 빌리다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	빌려요	[빌려요]	billyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	빌립니다	[빌림니다]	billimnida
casual-아/어	빌려	[빌려]	billyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	빌린다	[빌린다]	billinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	빌립니까?	[빌림니까]	billimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	빌리고 있어요	[빌리고 이써요]	billigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	빌렸어요	[빌려써요]	billyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	빌렸습니다	[빌렫씀니다]	billyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	빌렸어	[빌려써]	billyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	빌렸다	[빌렫따]	billyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	빌릴 거예요	[빌릴 꺼예요]	billil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	빌릴 겁니다	[빌릴 껌니다]	billil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	빌릴 거야	[빌릴 꺼야]	billil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	빌리겠습니다	[빌리겓씀니다]	billigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 빌려요	[안 빌려요]	an billyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 빌렸어요	[안 빌려써요]	an billyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	빌리지 않아요	[빌리지 아나요]	billiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 빌려요	[몯 삘려요]	mot billyeoyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	빌리세요	[빌리세요]	billiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	빌리셨어요	[빌리셔써요]	billisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	빌리십니다	[빌리심니다]	billisimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	빌리세요	[빌리세요]	billiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	빌려 주세요	[빌려 주세요]	billyeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	빌리지 마세요	[빌리지 마세요]	billiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	빌립시다	[빌립씨다]	billipsida
let’s … (casual)-자	빌리자	[빌리자]	billija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	빌려라	[빌려라]	billyeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	빌리고	[빌리고]	billigo
… so / and then-아/어서	빌려서	[빌려서]	billyeoseo
if …-(으)면	빌리면	[빌리면]	billimyeon
… but-지만	빌리지만	[빌리지만]	billijiman
because …-(으)니까	빌리니까	[빌리니까]	billinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	빌리는데	[빌리는데]	billineunde
even if …-아/어도	빌려도	[빌려도]	billyeodo
while …-(으)면서	빌리면서	[빌리면서]	billimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	빌리려고	[빌리려고]	billiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	빌리러	[빌리러]	billireo
before …-기 전에	빌리기 전에	[빌리기 저네]	billigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	빌린 후에	[빌린 후에]	billin hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	빌리는	[빌리는]	billineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	빌린	[빌린]	billin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	빌릴	[빌릴]	billil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	빌리고 싶어요	[빌리고 시퍼요]	billigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	빌릴 수 있어요	[빌릴 쑤 이써요]	billil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	빌릴 수 없어요	[빌릴 쑤 업써요]	billil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	빌려야 해요	[빌려야 해요]	billyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	빌려도 돼요	[빌려도 돼요]	billyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	빌리면 안 돼요	[빌리면 안 돼요]	billimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	빌리기	[빌리기]	billigi

How 빌리다 changes

빌리 ends in a vowel, so 빌리 + 아/어 becomes 빌려 → 빌려요, 빌렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 빌리면, 빌릴. 빌리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “borrow” in Korean?

“To borrow” is 빌리다 (billida), pronounced [빌리다]. In a sentence: 도서관에서 책을 빌렸어요. — I borrowed a book from the library.

What is the past tense of 빌리다?

빌렸어요 (billyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 빌리다 (“to borrow”). Formal: 빌렸습니다; casual: 빌렸어.

How do you say 빌리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 빌려요 (billyeoyo). Formal: 빌립니다. Casual, with close friends: 빌려.

How do you say “I want to borrow” in Korean?

빌리고 싶어요 (billigo sipeoyo), pronounced [빌리고 시퍼요].

Is 빌리다 irregular?

No. 빌리 ends in a vowel, so 빌리 + 아/어 becomes 빌려 → 빌려요, 빌렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 빌리면, 빌릴. 빌리다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check