흐리다 conjugation

to be cloudy; blurry · heurida · sounds like [흐리다]

Short answer: “Cloudy” in Korean is 흐리다 (heurida), which also means blurry. Polite present: 흐려요 (heuryeoyo); past: 흐렸어요 (heuryeosseoyo); future: 흐릴 거예요. It is regular.

Present흐려요[흐려요] · heuryeoyo
Past흐렸어요[흐려써요] · heuryeosseoyo
Future흐릴 거예요[흐릴 꺼예요] · heuril geoyeyo
Negative안 흐려요[안 흐려요] · an heuryeoyo

Opposite: 맑다 — to be clear

흐리다 in sentences

오늘은 날씨가 흐려요.It’s cloudy today.
흐린 날에는 기분이 안 좋아요.Cloudy days put me in a bad mood.

All forms of 흐리다

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	흐려요	[흐려요]	heuryeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	흐립니다	[흐림니다]	heurimnida
casual-아/어	흐려	[흐려]	heuryeo
plain (written)-다	흐리다	[흐리다]	heurida
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	흐립니까?	[흐림니까]	heurimnikka?

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	흐렸어요	[흐려써요]	heuryeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	흐렸습니다	[흐렫씀니다]	heuryeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	흐렸어	[흐려써]	heuryeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	흐렸다	[흐렫따]	heuryeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will probably be-(으)ㄹ 거예요	흐릴 거예요	[흐릴 꺼예요]	heuril geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	흐릴 겁니다	[흐릴 껌니다]	heuril geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	흐릴 거야	[흐릴 꺼야]	heuril geoya

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 흐려요	[안 흐려요]	an heuryeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 흐렸어요	[안 흐려써요]	an heuryeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	흐리지 않아요	[흐리지 아나요]	heuriji anayo

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	흐리세요	[흐리세요]	heuriseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	흐리셨어요	[흐리셔써요]	heurisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	흐리십니다	[흐리심니다]	heurisimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	흐리고	[흐리고]	heurigo
… so / and then-아/어서	흐려서	[흐려서]	heuryeoseo
if …-(으)면	흐리면	[흐리면]	heurimyeon
… but-지만	흐리지만	[흐리지만]	heurijiman
because …-(으)니까	흐리니까	[흐리니까]	heurinikka
… and / but (background)-(으)ㄴ데	흐린데	[흐린데]	heurinde
even if …-아/어도	흐려도	[흐려도]	heuryeodo
while …-(으)면서	흐리면서	[흐리면서]	heurimyeonseo

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that is) …-(으)ㄴ	흐린	[흐린]	heurin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	흐릴	[흐릴]	heuril

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
can be …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	흐릴 수 있어요	[흐릴 쑤 이써요]	heuril su isseoyo
cannot be …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	흐릴 수 없어요	[흐릴 쑤 업써요]	heuril su eopseoyo
have to be …-아/어야 해요	흐려야 해요	[흐려야 해요]	heuryeoya haeyo
it’s OK if it’s …-아/어도 돼요	흐려도 돼요	[흐려도 돼요]	heuryeodo dwaeyo
…ly (adverb)-게	흐리게	[흐리게]	heurige
becomes …-아/어지다	흐려져요	[흐려저요]	heuryeojeoyo
…ing (noun)-기	흐리기	[흐리기]	heurigi

How 흐리다 changes

흐리 ends in a vowel, so 흐리 + 아/어 becomes 흐려 → 흐려요, 흐렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 흐리면, 흐릴. 흐리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “cloudy” in Korean?

“Cloudy” is 흐리다 (heurida), pronounced [흐리다]. In a sentence: 오늘은 날씨가 흐려요. — It’s cloudy today.

What is the past tense of 흐리다?

흐렸어요 (heuryeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 흐리다 (“to be cloudy”). Formal: 흐렸습니다; casual: 흐렸어.

How do you say 흐리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 흐려요 (heuryeoyo). Formal: 흐립니다. Casual, with close friends: 흐려.

How do you say “not cloudy” in Korean?

안 흐려요 or 흐리지 않아요. Both mean the same; the first is more common in speech.

Is 흐리다 irregular?

No. 흐리 ends in a vowel, so 흐리 + 아/어 becomes 흐려 → 흐려요, 흐렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 흐리면, 흐릴. 흐리다 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