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달리다 conjugation

to run · dallida · sounds like [달리다]

Short answer: “To run” in Korean is 달리다 (dallida). Polite present: 달려요 (dallyeoyo); past: 달렸어요 (dallyeosseoyo); future: 달릴 거예요. It is regular.

달리다 in sentences

All forms of 달리다

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.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요달려요[달려요]dallyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다달립니다[달림니다]dallimnida
casual-아/어달려[달려]dallyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다달린다[달린다]dallinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?달립니까?[달림니까]dallimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요달리고 있어요[달리고 이써요]dalligo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요달렸어요[달려써요]dallyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다달렸습니다[달렫씀니다]dallyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어달렸어[달려써]dallyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다달렸다[달렫따]dallyeotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요달릴 거예요[달릴 꺼예요]dallil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다달릴 겁니다[달릴 껌니다]dallil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야달릴 거야[달릴 꺼야]dallil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다달리겠습니다[달리겓씀니다]dalligetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 달려요[안 달려요]an dallyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 달렸어요[안 달려써요]an dallyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요달리지 않아요[달리지 아나요]dalliji anayo
cannot못 …못 달려요[몯 딸려요]mot dallyeoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요달리세요[달리세요]dalliseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요달리셨어요[달리셔써요]dallisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다달리십니다[달리심니다]dallisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요달리세요[달리세요]dalliseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요달려 주세요[달려 주세요]dallyeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요달리지 마세요[달리지 마세요]dalliji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다달립시다[달립씨다]dallipsida
let’s … (casual)-자달리자[달리자]dallija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라달려라[달려라]dallyeora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고달리고[달리고]dalligo
… so / and then-아/어서달려서[달려서]dallyeoseo
if …-(으)면달리면[달리면]dallimyeon
… but-지만달리지만[달리지만]dallijiman
because …-(으)니까달리니까[달리니까]dallinikka
… and / but (background)-는데달리는데[달리는데]dallineunde
even if …-아/어도달려도[달려도]dallyeodo
while …-(으)면서달리면서[달리면서]dallimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고달리려고[달리려고]dalliryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러달리러[달리러]dallireo
before …-기 전에달리기 전에[달리기 저네]dalligi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에달린 후에[달린 후에]dallin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는달리는[달리는]dallineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ달린[달린]dallin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ달릴[달릴]dallil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요달리고 싶어요[달리고 시퍼요]dalligo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요달릴 수 있어요[달릴 쑤 이써요]dallil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요달릴 수 없어요[달릴 쑤 업써요]dallil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요달려야 해요[달려야 해요]dallyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요달려도 돼요[달려도 돼요]dallyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요달리면 안 돼요[달리면 안 돼요]dallimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기달리기[달리기]dalligi

How 달리다 changes

달리 ends in a vowel, so 달리 + 아/어 becomes 달려 → 달려요, 달렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 달리면, 달릴. 달리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “run” in Korean?

“To run” is 달리다 (dallida), pronounced [달리다]. In a sentence: 아침마다 공원에서 달려요. — I run in the park every morning.

What is the past tense of 달리다?

달렸어요 (dallyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 달리다 (“to run”). Formal: 달렸습니다; casual: 달렸어.

How do you say 달리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 달려요 (dallyeoyo). Formal: 달립니다. Casual, with close friends: 달려.

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

달리고 싶어요 (dalligo sipeoyo), pronounced [달리고 시퍼요].

Is 달리다 irregular?

No. 달리 ends in a vowel, so 달리 + 아/어 becomes 달려 → 달려요, 달렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 달리면, 달릴. 달리다 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