겁내다 Korean verb conjugation
to fear
Every form of 겁내다 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
- 겁내는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겁내
- -으니Since
- 겁내니
- 합니다Formal
- 겁냅니다
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 | 겁내요 | 겁냅니다 | 겁내 | 겁낸다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겁냈어요 | 겁냈습니다 | 겁냈어 | 겁냈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겁내겠어요 | 겁내겠습니다 | 겁내겠어 | 겁내겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겁낼 거예요 | 겁낼 것입니다 | 겁낼 거야 | 겁낼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겁내요? | 겁냅니까? | 겁내? | 겁내니? |
| 과거Past | 겁냈어요? | 겁냈습니까? | 겁냈어? | 겁냈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 겁내세요 | 겁내십시오 | 겁내 | 겁내라 |
| 청유Let's | 겁내요 | 겁냅시다 | 겁내 | 겁내자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겁내요 | 안 겁냅니다 | 안 겁내 | 안 겁낸다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겁내지 않아요 | 겁내지 않습니다 | 겁내지 않아 | 겁내지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 겁내요 | 못 겁냅니다 | 못 겁내 | 못 겁낸다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겁내세요 | 겁내십니다 | 겁내셔 | 겁내신다 |
| 과거Past | 겁내셨어요 | 겁내셨습니다 | 겁내셨어 | 겁내셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겁내는
- 과거Past
- 겁낸
- 미래Future
- 겁낼
- 회상Used to
- 겁내던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겁내고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겁내게
- -어서so / and then
- 겁내서
- -으니까since
- 겁내니까
- -으면if / when
- 겁내면
- -지만but
- 겁내지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겁내는데
- -어도even if
- 겁내도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 겁내고 있어요 | 겁내고 있습니다 | 겁내고 있어 | 겁내고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 겁내고 있었어요 | 겁내고 있었습니다 | 겁내고 있었어 | 겁내고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 겁내다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그들은 겁낼 것이 없습니다.
They had nothing to fear.
나랑 같이 겁내해
Just be scared with me.
더 이상 겁내지 마
Don't be afraid anymore!
겁내지 말고 잘 들어
All right, no one panic. Listen to me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겁내다 in Korean?
겁내다 (to fear) is 겁내요 in the polite 해요체, 겁냅니다 in formal 합니다체, 겁내 in casual 반말 and 겁낸다 in the plain written style. The past is 겁냈어요.
What is the past tense of 겁내다?
겁냈어요 in everyday polite speech, 겁냈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겁내 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겁내다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 겁냅니다, 겁내, 겁내니 all keep 겁내 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 겁내다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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