Korean

빌리다

빌리다
Meaning: to borrow
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 빌리다
Present 빌린다
Polite 빌려요
Formal 빌립니다
Past 빌렸다
Past + Polite 빌렸어요
Guess + Polite 빌리겠어요
Connective 빌리고
Conditional 빌리면
Volitional 빌리자
Imperative 빌려라
Imperative + Polite 빌리세요
Attributive 빌리는 / 빌린 / 빌릴

Example sentences

You need a student ID to borrow books from the library.
이 책 좀 빌려주세요.
Please lend me this book.
도서관 이용자는 책을 빌릴 수 있습니다.
Library users can borrow books.
나는 도서관에서 책을 빌렸다.
I borrowed a book from the library.
나는 친구에게 빌린 돈을 갚았다.
I paid back the money I borrowed from my friend.
친한 친구에게 돈을 빌려 달라고 하기가 뭐해서 말을 꺼내지 못했다.
It was awkward to ask a close friend to lend money, so I couldn't bring it up.
빌린 책을 친구에게 돌려주었다.
I returned the borrowed book to my friend.
신랑은 결혼식을 위해 멋진 턱시도를 빌렸다.
The groom rented a stylish tuxedo for the wedding.
그는 술기운을 빌려 그녀에게 평소 하지 못했던 말을 전했다.
He used the influence of alcohol to tell her things he couldn't normally say.

Usage Notes

Used when taking something temporarily with the promise of returning it.

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