Korean

부리다

욕심부리다
Meaning: to act greedily; to be greedy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 욕심부리다
Present 욕심부린다
Polite 욕심부려요
Formal 욕심부립니다
Past 욕심부렸다
Past + Polite 욕심부렸어요
Guess + Polite 욕심부리겠어요
Connective 욕심부리고
Conditional 욕심부리면
Volitional 욕심부리자
Imperative 욕심부려라
Imperative + Polite 욕심부리세요
Attributive 욕심부리는 / 욕심부린 / 욕심부릴

Handwriting

欲
心

Example

Don't be too greedy over small things.

Usage Notes

A combination of '욕심' (greed) and the auxiliary verb '부리다' (to act in a certain way, often negatively).

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