Korean

졸리다

졸리다
Meaning: to feel sleepy; to be drowsy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 졸리다
Present 졸린다
Polite 졸려요
Formal 졸립니다
Past 졸렸다
Past + Polite 졸렸어요
Guess + Polite 졸리겠어요
Connective 졸리고
Conditional 졸리면
Volitional 졸리자
Imperative 졸려라
Imperative + Polite 졸리세요
Attributive 졸리는 / 졸린 / 졸릴

Example

I felt so sleepy during class that I was nodding off.

Usage Notes

Used to describe the physiological urge to sleep. It is often used in the form '졸려' (I'm sleepy) or '졸려서' (because I'm sleepy).

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