Korean

늦어지다

늦어지다
Meaning: to be delayed; to become late
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 늦어지다
Present 늦어진다
Polite 늦어져요
Formal 늦어집니다
Past 늦어졌다
Past + Polite 늦어졌어요
Guess + Polite 늦어지겠어요
Connective 늦어지고
Conditional 늦어지면
Volitional 늦어지자
Imperative 늦어져라
Imperative + Polite 늦어지세요
Attributive 늦어지는 / 늦어진 / 늦어질

Example sentences

Sorry for the meeting being delayed.
공사가 지만하여 일정이 늦어졌다.
The construction was slow, so the schedule was delayed.

Usage Notes

Used to describe something becoming late or being postponed.

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