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TOPIK 2verb

열리다

yeollida

열려요 · 열렸어요 · 열릴 거예요 · 열린 (+noun)

to open, to be opened; to be held (an event)

Example

바람 때문에 창문이 저절로 열렸어요.

The window opened by itself because of the wind.

Word parts

Passive of 열다 'to open'; also 'bear fruit': 사과가 열리다.

Good to know

Events are 'opened' in Korean: 축제가 열려요 = the festival is held.