Key Facts
- Hangul: 올리다 (ollida)
- Meaning: to raise
- Level: B1
- Part of speech: verb
- Stem: 올리
- Conjugation class: regular
- Grammar: Takes an object with 을/를: 손을 올려요.
- Usage: Collocations: 사진을 올리다 (upload), 볼륨을 올리다. Intransitive partner is 오르다.
What Does 올리다 Mean?
It covers putting something up higher (책을 선반 위에 올려요), raising a price (가격을 올리다) and posting online (사진을 올리다). The object takes 을/를 because 올리다 is transitive.
Senses:
- to raise: Move something up or increase it: 손을 올리다, 가격을 올리다.
How Do You Pronounce 올리다?
올리다 has two ㄹ sounds in a row, the ㄹ ending 올 and the ㄹ starting 리, and together they make one long l-sound. The formal present 올립니다 is [올림니다]. The past 올렸어요 is [올려써요], where the ㅆ carries over to the next syllable as a tense [ㅆ].
How Do You Use 올리다 in a Sentence?
책을 선반 위에 올려요.
I put the book up on the shelf.
책을 선반 위에 올려요 moves a book to a higher place. 선반 위에 (onto the shelf) gives the destination and 책을 is the object.
가게가 가격을 올렸어요.
The shop raised its prices.
가게가 가격을 올렸어요 has a price as object. 올렸어요 is [올려써요] in speech and tells you the price went up.
사진을 올릴 거예요.
I will post a photo.
사진을 올릴 거예요 uses the future form 올릴 거예요 [올릴꺼예요] and shows the upload meaning.
How Does Ollida Conjugation Work?
올리다 is regular. The stem 올리 ends in ㅣ, so before 어 it merges into 올려: 올려요, 올려서. The past is 올렸어요. Before endings that start with a consonant nothing changes, as in 올리고 and 올리면.
올리다
| Form | Korean | Romanization | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polite present | 올려요 | ||
| Polite past | 올렸어요 | ||
| Polite future (plan) | 올릴 거예요 | ||
| Polite future (intention or guess) | 올리겠어요 | ||
| Formal present | 올립니다 | ||
| Formal past | 올렸습니다 | ||
| Formal future | 올릴 것입니다 | ||
| Casual present | 올려 | ||
| Casual past | 올렸어 | ||
| Casual future | 올릴 거야 | ||
| Want to (polite) | 올리고 싶어요 | ||
| Honorific polite | 올리세요 | ||
| Because / and then | 올려서 | ||
| If (conditional) | 올리면 | ||
| Present modifier (before a noun) | 올리는 | ||
| Past modifier (before a noun) | 올린 | ||
| Future modifier (before a noun) | 올릴 | ||
| Negative with 안 (short) | 안 올려요 | ||
| Negative (long form) | 올리지 않아요 |
Sound Changes
| Form | Korean | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Polite past | 올렸어요 | [올려써요] |
| Polite future (plan) | 올릴 거예요 | [올릴꺼예요] |
| Polite future (intention or guess) | 올리겠어요 | [올리게써요] |
| Formal present | 올립니다 | [올림니다] |
| Formal past | 올렸습니다 | [올렫씀니다] |
| Formal future | 올릴 것입니다 | [올릴꺼심니다] |
| Casual past | 올렸어 | [올려써] |
| Casual future | 올릴 거야 | [올릴꺼야] |
| Want to (polite) | 올리고 싶어요 | [올리고 시퍼요] |
| Negative (long form) | 올리지 않아요 | [올리지 아나요] |
Common Mistake
Wrong: ✗ 가격이 올려요.
Correct: ✓ 가격이 올라요 / 가격을 올려요.
Why: 올리다 needs an object with 을/를. If the price rises by itself, the verb is 오르다. If somebody lifts it, the verb is 올리다 and the price takes 을/를.
What Is Easy to Confuse with 올리다?
| Word | How to tell it from 올리다 |
|---|---|
| 올라가다 | 올라가다 is going up yourself; 올리다 is raising something else. |
| 내리다 | 내리다 is the opposite: lower something. |
올라가다 is going up yourself, while 올리다 raises something else. 내리다 is the opposite and lowers something. The intransitive partner of 올리다 is 오르다, which describes things rising without anyone doing it.
Where Does 올리다 Turn Up?
Common pairings are 사진을 올리다 for uploading a photo and 볼륨을 올리다 for turning up the sound. 높다 describes the result, a high level, once something is raised.
A Dialogue about Posting Travel Photos
Two friends discuss pictures after a trip. 올리다 means posting the photos online, and the object tells you whose pictures will be shared.
Jisu
여행 사진을 올렸어요?
Yeohaeng sajineul ollyeosseoyo?
Have you posted the travel photos?
Alex
아니요. 오늘 저녁에 올릴 거예요.
Aniyo. Oneul jeonyeoge ollil geoyeyo.
No. I will post them this evening.
Jisu
제 사진도 올려요?
Je sajindo ollyeoyo?
Are you posting my photo too?
Alex
아니요. 제 사진만 올려요.
Aniyo. Je sajinman ollyeoyo.
No. I am only posting my photos.
올렸어요 asks about a completed upload, 올릴 거예요 gives a plan, and 올려요 asks or states what is being posted. 제 사진 means “my photos” from each speaker's viewpoint. The last answer changes the object to explain the plan more precisely.
Common Pairings with 올리다
사진을 올리다 means to upload or post a photo. The “up” image is part of familiar online language. It does not say which service receives the picture; add the platform or destination when that matters.
글을 올리다 means to post a piece of writing. 글 can be a message, a comment-like post or a longer text, depending on the site. This pairing describes publication or uploading, rather than merely composing the text in a private document.
볼륨을 올리다 means to turn up the volume. The object is a setting, so nothing needs to move physically upward. A volume control moving to a higher value still fits the central idea of raising a level.
가격을 올리다 means to raise a price. A shop or seller can be the subject doing it. Compare the existing shop example with a sentence using 오르다: 올리다 draws attention to raising the price, while 오르다 reports the increase itself.
손을 올리다 can mean lifting or putting a hand up. The destination or situation matters: putting your hand onto a desk is different from raising it to answer a question. For asking to speak in class, 손을 들다 is the familiar fixed pairing. English “raise” does not select 올리다 in every situation.
Where Will You See or Hear 올리다?
올리다 appears in social media conversations, instructions for submitting files and everyday requests to adjust a setting. A learner may first meet it while discussing photos, then recognize the same verb when someone turns up the sound or places a book higher.
For physical placement, 에 marks the destination. In 책을 선반 위에 올려요, the book is the object and the shelf is where it goes. Online posting works with the same broad distinction: the content is what you post, and the website or shared space is the destination.
The word itself is neutral. 올려요 suits a polite conversation, while 올립니다 fits a formal announcement or report. A respectful ending does not change the basic relationship between the person acting and the thing being raised or posted.
What Should Learners Check before Choosing 올리다?
First check whether someone acts on an object. 올리다 needs that object even when it is left unspoken because both people know it. In the photo dialogue, the friends can omit 사진을 after the topic is established. The omission does not turn 올리다 into a verb meaning “rise by itself.”
Then check the direction. 올리다 raises or puts something up; 내리다 can lower it. For movement by the subject itself, 오르다 and 올라가다 cover different kinds of rising or going up. A person who walks upstairs is not normally the object of their own 올리다 action.
Finally, keep the contracted forms separate from the unchanged stem. 올려요, 올렸어요 and 올려서 contain the ㅣ-plus-어 contraction. 올리면 and 올리는 retain 리. In 올릴 거예요, ㄹ attaches to the stem and 거예요 stays separate. There is no 르-irregular doubling here, because the dictionary form ends in 리다.
Related Words for Posting Online
| Korean | Meaning | What it contributes |
|---|---|---|
| 사진 | photo | A common object being uploaded. |
| 글 | writing / post | Written content shared online. |
| 게시물 | post | Names the published item on a platform. |
| 댓글 | comment | A response attached to a post or article. |
The social media vocabulary lesson teaches the words around posting and responding online.
Mini Drill: Raise or Post
- Give the polite past of 올리다.
- Give the future form ending in 거예요.
- Give the conditional form.
- Choose the object marker for a photo: 사진이 or 사진을 올려요?
Show drill answers
- 올렸어요.
- 올릴 거예요.
- 올리면.
- 사진을 올려요.
Quick Self-Test
- Does 볼륨을 올리다 require an object to move physically upward?
- Does 글을 올리다 mean only writing a private draft?
- Which verb describes a price rising without naming who raises it: 오르다 or 올리다?
Show answers
- No. It raises the sound level.
- No. It means posting the text.
- 오르다.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Say Upload a Photo?
사진을 올리다, for example 사진을 올릴 거예요 for I will upload a photo.
What Is the Difference between 올리다 and 오르다?
올리다 takes an object, while 오르다 describes something rising by itself.
What Is the past Tense?
올렸어요, pronounced [올려써요].
What Is the Opposite of 올리다?
내리다, which lowers something.
Which Words Are Related to 올리다?
What Should You Learn Next?
Compare 내리다 and 올라가다, then see 오르다. The rule behind 올려요 (to raise) is in polite present recipe, and the Korean verb conjugator tests other stems. 올리다 (to raise) sits beside 내리다 and 올라가다 in the Korean verb dictionary.