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들리다 conjugation

to be heard · deullida · sounds like [들리다]

Short answer: “To be heard” in Korean is 들리다 (deullida). Polite present: 들려요 (deullyeoyo); past: 들렸어요 (deullyeosseoyo); future: 들릴 거예요. It is regular.

Present들려요[들려요] · deullyeoyo
Past들렸어요[들려써요] · deullyeosseoyo
Future들릴 거예요[들릴 꺼예요] · deullil geoyeyo
Negative안 들려요[안 들려요] · an deullyeoyo

들리다 in sentences

제 목소리 들려요?Can you hear me?
밖에서 이상한 소리가 들렸어요.I heard a strange sound outside.

All forms of 들리다

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	들려요	[들려요]	deullyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	들립니다	[들림니다]	deullimnida
casual-아/어	들려	[들려]	deullyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	들린다	[들린다]	deullinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	들립니까?	[들림니까]	deullimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	들리고 있어요	[들리고 이써요]	deulligo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	들렸어요	[들려써요]	deullyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	들렸습니다	[들렫씀니다]	deullyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	들렸어	[들려써]	deullyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	들렸다	[들렫따]	deullyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	들릴 거예요	[들릴 꺼예요]	deullil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	들릴 겁니다	[들릴 껌니다]	deullil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	들릴 거야	[들릴 꺼야]	deullil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	들리겠습니다	[들리겓씀니다]	deulligetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 들려요	[안 들려요]	an deullyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 들렸어요	[안 들려써요]	an deullyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	들리지 않아요	[들리지 아나요]	deulliji anayo
cannot못 …	못 들려요	[몯 뜰려요]	mot deullyeoyo

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	들리세요	[들리세요]	deulliseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	들리셨어요	[들리셔써요]	deullisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	들리십니다	[들리심니다]	deullisimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	들리고	[들리고]	deulligo
… so / and then-아/어서	들려서	[들려서]	deullyeoseo
if …-(으)면	들리면	[들리면]	deullimyeon
… but-지만	들리지만	[들리지만]	deullijiman
because …-(으)니까	들리니까	[들리니까]	deullinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	들리는데	[들리는데]	deullineunde
even if …-아/어도	들려도	[들려도]	deullyeodo
while …-(으)면서	들리면서	[들리면서]	deullimyeonseo
before …-기 전에	들리기 전에	[들리기 저네]	deulligi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	들린 후에	[들린 후에]	deullin 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	들리는	[들리는]	deullineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	들린	[들린]	deullin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	들릴	[들릴]	deullil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	들리고 싶어요	[들리고 시퍼요]	deulligo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	들릴 수 있어요	[들릴 쑤 이써요]	deullil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	들릴 수 없어요	[들릴 쑤 업써요]	deullil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	들려야 해요	[들려야 해요]	deullyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	들려도 돼요	[들려도 돼요]	deullyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	들리면 안 돼요	[들리면 안 돼요]	deullimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	들리기	[들리기]	deulligi

How 들리다 changes

들리 ends in a vowel, so 들리 + 아/어 becomes 들려 → 들려요, 들렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 들리면, 들릴. 들리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “be heard” in Korean?

“To be heard” is 들리다 (deullida), pronounced [들리다]. In a sentence: 제 목소리 들려요? — Can you hear me?

What is the past tense of 들리다?

들렸어요 (deullyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 들리다 (“to be heard”). Formal: 들렸습니다; casual: 들렸어.

How do you say 들리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 들려요 (deullyeoyo). Formal: 들립니다. Casual, with close friends: 들려.

Is 들리다 irregular?

No. 들리 ends in a vowel, so 들리 + 아/어 becomes 들려 → 들려요, 들렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 들리면, 들릴. 들리다 is regular.

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