Verbs · Regular

열리다 conjugation

to be opened; to be held (an event) · yeollida · sounds like [열리다]

Short answer: “To be opened” in Korean is 열리다 (yeollida), which also means to be held (an event). Polite present: 열려요 (yeollyeoyo); past: 열렸어요 (yeollyeosseoyo); future: 열릴 거예요. It is regular.

Present열려요[열려요] · yeollyeoyo
Past열렸어요[열려써요] · yeollyeosseoyo
Future열릴 거예요[열릴 꺼예요] · yeollil geoyeyo
Negative안 열려요[안 열려요] · an yeollyeoyo

Opposite: 닫히다 — to be closed

열리다 in sentences

문이 열렸어요.The door opened.
축제가 다음 주에 열려요.The festival is held next week.

All forms of 열리다

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	열려요	[열려요]	yeollyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	열립니다	[열림니다]	yeollimnida
casual-아/어	열려	[열려]	yeollyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	열린다	[열린다]	yeollinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	열립니까?	[열림니까]	yeollimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	열리고 있어요	[열리고 이써요]	yeolligo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	열렸어요	[열려써요]	yeollyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	열렸습니다	[열렫씀니다]	yeollyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	열렸어	[열려써]	yeollyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	열렸다	[열렫따]	yeollyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	열릴 거예요	[열릴 꺼예요]	yeollil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	열릴 겁니다	[열릴 껌니다]	yeollil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	열릴 거야	[열릴 꺼야]	yeollil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	열리겠습니다	[열리겓씀니다]	yeolligetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 열려요	[안 열려요]	an yeollyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 열렸어요	[안 열려써요]	an yeollyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	열리지 않아요	[열리지 아나요]	yeolliji anayo
cannot못 …	못 열려요	[몯 열려요]	mot yeollyeoyo

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	열리세요	[열리세요]	yeolliseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	열리셨어요	[열리셔써요]	yeollisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	열리십니다	[열리심니다]	yeollisimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	열리고	[열리고]	yeolligo
… so / and then-아/어서	열려서	[열려서]	yeollyeoseo
if …-(으)면	열리면	[열리면]	yeollimyeon
… but-지만	열리지만	[열리지만]	yeollijiman
because …-(으)니까	열리니까	[열리니까]	yeollinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	열리는데	[열리는데]	yeollineunde
even if …-아/어도	열려도	[열려도]	yeollyeodo
while …-(으)면서	열리면서	[열리면서]	yeollimyeonseo
before …-기 전에	열리기 전에	[열리기 저네]	yeolligi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	열린 후에	[열린 후에]	yeollin 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	열리는	[열리는]	yeollineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	열린	[열린]	yeollin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	열릴	[열릴]	yeollil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	열리고 싶어요	[열리고 시퍼요]	yeolligo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	열릴 수 있어요	[열릴 쑤 이써요]	yeollil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	열릴 수 없어요	[열릴 쑤 업써요]	yeollil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	열려야 해요	[열려야 해요]	yeollyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	열려도 돼요	[열려도 돼요]	yeollyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	열리면 안 돼요	[열리면 안 돼요]	yeollimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	열리기	[열리기]	yeolligi

How 열리다 changes

열리 ends in a vowel, so 열리 + 아/어 becomes 열려 → 열려요, 열렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 열리면, 열릴. 열리다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “be opened” in Korean?

“To be opened” is 열리다 (yeollida), pronounced [열리다]. In a sentence: 문이 열렸어요. — The door opened.

What is the past tense of 열리다?

열렸어요 (yeollyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 열리다 (“to be opened”). Formal: 열렸습니다; casual: 열렸어.

How do you say 열리다 politely?

Everyday polite: 열려요 (yeollyeoyo). Formal: 열립니다. Casual, with close friends: 열려.

Is 열리다 irregular?

No. 열리 ends in a vowel, so 열리 + 아/어 becomes 열려 → 열려요, 열렸어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 열리면, 열릴. 열리다 is regular.

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