Verbs · Regular

걸리다 conjugation

to take (time); to catch (a cold); to be hung · geollida · sounds like [걸리다]

Short answer: “To take (time)” in Korean is 걸리다 (geollida), which also means to catch (a cold); to be hung. Polite present: 걸려요 (geollyeoyo); past: 걸렸어요 (geollyeosseoyo); future: 걸릴 거예요. It is regular.

Present걸려요[걸려요] · geollyeoyo
Past걸렸어요[걸려써요] · geollyeosseoyo
Future걸릴 거예요[걸릴 꺼예요] · geollil geoyeyo
Negative안 걸려요[안 걸려요] · an geollyeoyo

걸리다 in sentences

집에서 회사까지 한 시간 걸려요.It takes an hour from home to work.
감기에 걸렸어요.I caught a cold.

All forms of 걸리다

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	걸려요	[걸려요]	geollyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	걸립니다	[걸림니다]	geollimnida
casual-아/어	걸려	[걸려]	geollyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	걸린다	[걸린다]	geollinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	걸립니까?	[걸림니까]	geollimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	걸리고 있어요	[걸리고 이써요]	geolligo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	걸렸어요	[걸려써요]	geollyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	걸렸습니다	[걸렫씀니다]	geollyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	걸렸어	[걸려써]	geollyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	걸렸다	[걸렫따]	geollyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	걸릴 거예요	[걸릴 꺼예요]	geollil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	걸릴 겁니다	[걸릴 껌니다]	geollil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	걸릴 거야	[걸릴 꺼야]	geollil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	걸리겠습니다	[걸리겓씀니다]	geolligetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 걸려요	[안 걸려요]	an geollyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 걸렸어요	[안 걸려써요]	an geollyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	걸리지 않아요	[걸리지 아나요]	geolliji anayo
cannot못 …	못 걸려요	[몯 껄려요]	mot geollyeoyo

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	걸리세요	[걸리세요]	geolliseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	걸리셨어요	[걸리셔써요]	geollisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	걸리십니다	[걸리심니다]	geollisimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	걸리고	[걸리고]	geolligo
… so / and then-아/어서	걸려서	[걸려서]	geollyeoseo
if …-(으)면	걸리면	[걸리면]	geollimyeon
… but-지만	걸리지만	[걸리지만]	geollijiman
because …-(으)니까	걸리니까	[걸리니까]	geollinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	걸리는데	[걸리는데]	geollineunde
even if …-아/어도	걸려도	[걸려도]	geollyeodo
while …-(으)면서	걸리면서	[걸리면서]	geollimyeonseo
before …-기 전에	걸리기 전에	[걸리기 저네]	geolligi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	걸린 후에	[걸린 후에]	geollin 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	걸리는	[걸리는]	geollineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	걸린	[걸린]	geollin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	걸릴	[걸릴]	geollil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	걸리고 싶어요	[걸리고 시퍼요]	geolligo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	걸릴 수 있어요	[걸릴 쑤 이써요]	geollil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	걸릴 수 없어요	[걸릴 쑤 업써요]	geollil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	걸려야 해요	[걸려야 해요]	geollyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	걸려도 돼요	[걸려도 돼요]	geollyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	걸리면 안 돼요	[걸리면 안 돼요]	geollimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	걸리기	[걸리기]	geolligi

How 걸리다 changes

걸리 ends in a vowel, so 걸리 + 아/어 becomes 걸려 → 걸려요, 걸렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 걸리면, 걸릴. 걸리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “take” in Korean?

“To take (time)” is 걸리다 (geollida), pronounced [걸리다]. In a sentence: 집에서 회사까지 한 시간 걸려요. — It takes an hour from home to work.

What is the past tense of 걸리다?

걸렸어요 (geollyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 걸리다 (“to take (time)”). Formal: 걸렸습니다; casual: 걸렸어.

How do you say 걸리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 걸려요 (geollyeoyo). Formal: 걸립니다. Casual, with close friends: 걸려.

Is 걸리다 irregular?

No. 걸리 ends in a vowel, so 걸리 + 아/어 becomes 걸려 → 걸려요, 걸렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 걸리면, 걸릴. 걸리다 is regular.

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