비려
bee-ryuh
biryeo
descriptive
비리다
To say smelling of fish, fishy politely in the present tense, use 비려요 (bee-ryuh-yoh) · biryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 비리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 비려요 bee-ryuh-yoh biryeoyo | 비립니다 bee-reem-nee-dah birimnida | |
| Past | 비렸어 bee-ryuh-ssuh biryeosseo | 비렸어요 bee-ryuh-ssuh-yoh biryeosseoyo | 비렸습니다 bee-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah biryeosseumnida |
| Future | 비릴 거야 bee-reel guh-yah biril geoya | 비릴 거예요 bee-reel guh-yae-yoh biril geoyeyo | 비릴 겁니다 bee-reel guhm-nee-dah biril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
비리세요
bee-ree-sae-yoh
biriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
비려요
bee-ryuh-yoh
biryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
비려요?
bee-ryuh-yoh-?
biryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
비리고
bee-ree-goh
birigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
비리면
bee-ree-myuhn
birimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
비리고 있어요
bee-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
birigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
비리고 싶어요
bee-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
birigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
비릴 수 있어요
bee-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
biril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
비려서
bee-ryuh-suh
biryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
비리기
bee-ree-gee
birigi
Noun form — (음)
비림
bee-reem
birim