걱정스럽다
to be anxious
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 걱정스러운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 걱정스러워
- -으니Since
- 걱정스러우니
- 합니다Formal
- 걱정스럽습니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걱정스러워요 | 걱정스럽습니다 | 걱정스러워 | 걱정스럽다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걱정스러웠어요 | 걱정스러웠습니다 | 걱정스러웠어 | 걱정스러웠다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 걱정스럽겠어요 | 걱정스럽겠습니다 | 걱정스럽겠어 | 걱정스럽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 걱정스러울 거예요 | 걱정스러울 것입니다 | 걱정스러울 거야 | 걱정스러울 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걱정스러워요? | 걱정스럽습니까? | 걱정스러워? | 걱정스러우니? |
| 과거Past | 걱정스러웠어요? | 걱정스러웠습니까? | 걱정스러웠어? | 걱정스러웠니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 걱정스러워요 | 안 걱정스럽습니다 | 안 걱정스러워 | 안 걱정스럽다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 걱정스럽지 않아요 | 걱정스럽지 않습니다 | 걱정스럽지 않아 | 걱정스럽지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걱정스러우세요 | 걱정스러우십니다 | 걱정스러우셔 | 걱정스러우시다 |
| 과거Past | 걱정스러우셨어요 | 걱정스러우셨습니다 | 걱정스러우셨어 | 걱정스러우셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 걱정스러운
- 과거Past
- 걱정스러운
- 미래Future
- 걱정스러울
- 회상Used to
- 걱정스럽던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 걱정스럽고
- -게-ly / so that
- 걱정스럽게
- -어서so / and then
- 걱정스러워서
- -으니까since
- 걱정스러우니까
- -으면if / when
- 걱정스러우면
- -지만but
- 걱정스럽지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 걱정스러운데
- -어도even if
- 걱정스러워도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 2가 걱정스럽다
In real sentences
굉장히 걱정스러운 개념이죠.
It's a highly fraught concept.
지금 살짝 걱정스럽긴 하네요.
They're actually a little concerning at the moment.
이것은 다소 걱정스러운 소식입니다.
Now, this is sort of worrying news.
이건 굉장히 매력적인 생각이지만 다소 걱정스럽습니다.
That is a marvelously enticing idea, but it's kind of fraught.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 걱정스럽다 in Korean?
걱정스럽다 (to be anxious) is 걱정스러워요 in the polite 해요체, 걱정스럽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 걱정스러워 in casual 반말 and 걱정스럽다 in the plain written style. The past is 걱정스러웠어요.
What is the past tense of 걱정스럽다?
걱정스러웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 걱정스러웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 걱정스러워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 걱정스럽다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 걱정스러워 and 걱정스러우니 but unchanged in 걱정스럽습니다.
What TOPIK level is 걱정스럽다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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