걱정되다 Korean verb conjugation
to be worried
Every form of 걱정되다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 걱정되는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 걱정돼
- -으니Since
- 걱정되니
- 합니다Formal
- 걱정됩니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걱정돼요 | 걱정됩니다 | 걱정돼 | 걱정된다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걱정됐어요 | 걱정됐습니다 | 걱정됐어 | 걱정됐다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 걱정되겠어요 | 걱정되겠습니다 | 걱정되겠어 | 걱정되겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 걱정될 거예요 | 걱정될 것입니다 | 걱정될 거야 | 걱정될 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걱정돼요? | 걱정됩니까? | 걱정돼? | 걱정되니? |
| 과거Past | 걱정됐어요? | 걱정됐습니까? | 걱정됐어? | 걱정됐니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 걱정되세요 | 걱정되십시오 | 걱정돼 | 걱정돼라 |
| 청유Let's | 걱정돼요 | 걱정됩시다 | 걱정돼 | 걱정되자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 걱정돼요 | 안 걱정됩니다 | 안 걱정돼 | 안 걱정된다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 걱정되지 않아요 | 걱정되지 않습니다 | 걱정되지 않아 | 걱정되지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 걱정돼요 | 못 걱정됩니다 | 못 걱정돼 | 못 걱정된다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걱정되세요 | 걱정되십니다 | 걱정되셔 | 걱정되신다 |
| 과거Past | 걱정되셨어요 | 걱정되셨습니다 | 걱정되셨어 | 걱정되셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 걱정되는
- 과거Past
- 걱정된
- 미래Future
- 걱정될
- 회상Used to
- 걱정되던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 걱정되고
- -게-ly / so that
- 걱정되게
- -어서so / and then
- 걱정돼서
- -으니까since
- 걱정되니까
- -으면if / when
- 걱정되면
- -지만but
- 걱정되지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 걱정되는데
- -어도even if
- 걱정돼도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 걱정되고 있어요 | 걱정되고 있습니다 | 걱정되고 있어 | 걱정되고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 걱정되고 있었어요 | 걱정되고 있었습니다 | 걱정되고 있었어 | 걱정되고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 걱정되다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
중요한 시험이 아주 걱정되어 잠이 오질 않았다.
I was so worried about an important test that I couldn't sleep at all.
저희 딸이 미국에서 잘 지내고 있는지가 걱정됩니다.
I'm worried about if my daughter is doing well in the U.S.
가장 걱정되는 문제가 뭔가요?
What worries you the most?
아마 걱정되실 수도 있으실텐데요.
Now you might think this is a worrying idea.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 걱정되다 in Korean?
걱정되다 (to be worried) is 걱정돼요 in the polite 해요체, 걱정됩니다 in formal 합니다체, 걱정돼 in casual 반말 and 걱정된다 in the plain written style. The past is 걱정됐어요.
What is the past tense of 걱정되다?
걱정됐어요 in everyday polite speech, 걱정됐습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 걱정돼 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 걱정되다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 걱정됩니다, 걱정돼, 걱정되니 all keep 걱정되 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 걱정되다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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