겁먹다 Korean verb conjugation
to be frightened
Every form of 겁먹다 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
- 겁먹는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겁먹어
- -으니Since
- 겁먹으니
- 합니다Formal
- 겁먹습니다
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 | 겁먹어요 | 겁먹습니다 | 겁먹어 | 겁먹는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겁먹었어요 | 겁먹었습니다 | 겁먹었어 | 겁먹었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겁먹겠어요 | 겁먹겠습니다 | 겁먹겠어 | 겁먹겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겁먹을 거예요 | 겁먹을 것입니다 | 겁먹을 거야 | 겁먹을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겁먹어요? | 겁먹습니까? | 겁먹어? | 겁먹니? |
| 과거Past | 겁먹었어요? | 겁먹었습니까? | 겁먹었어? | 겁먹었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 겁먹으세요 | 겁먹으십시오 | 겁먹어 | 겁먹어라 |
| 청유Let's | 겁먹어요 | 겁먹읍시다 | 겁먹어 | 겁먹자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겁먹어요 | 안 겁먹습니다 | 안 겁먹어 | 안 겁먹는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겁먹지 않아요 | 겁먹지 않습니다 | 겁먹지 않아 | 겁먹지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 겁먹어요 | 못 겁먹습니다 | 못 겁먹어 | 못 겁먹는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겁먹으세요 | 겁먹으십니다 | 겁먹으셔 | 겁먹으신다 |
| 과거Past | 겁먹으셨어요 | 겁먹으셨습니다 | 겁먹으셨어 | 겁먹으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겁먹는
- 과거Past
- 겁먹은
- 미래Future
- 겁먹을
- 회상Used to
- 겁먹던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겁먹고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겁먹게
- -어서so / and then
- 겁먹어서
- -으니까since
- 겁먹으니까
- -으면if / when
- 겁먹으면
- -지만but
- 겁먹지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겁먹는데
- -어도even if
- 겁먹어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 겁먹고 있어요 | 겁먹고 있습니다 | 겁먹고 있어 | 겁먹고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 겁먹고 있었어요 | 겁먹고 있었습니다 | 겁먹고 있었어 | 겁먹고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 겁먹다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그것이 왜 이들을 겁먹게 했을까요?
And why would it spook them?
그럼 사람들을 제대로 겁먹게 만들 수 있지.
We can scare the pants off people, because this thing is serious."
눈을 뜨자 그의 경직되고 겁먹은 표정은 미소가 되었고
When he opened his eyes, the terrified look frozen on his face became a smile.
톰이 겁먹을 것이라고는 생각 못했어.
I didn't think Tom would be scared.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겁먹다 in Korean?
겁먹다 (to be frightened) is 겁먹어요 in the polite 해요체, 겁먹습니다 in formal 합니다체, 겁먹어 in casual 반말 and 겁먹는다 in the plain written style. The past is 겁먹었어요.
What is the past tense of 겁먹다?
겁먹었어요 in everyday polite speech, 겁먹었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겁먹어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겁먹다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 겁먹습니다, 겁먹어, 겁먹으니 all keep 겁먹 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 겁먹다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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