괴롭다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be painful, to be distressing
Every form of 괴롭다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 괴로운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 괴로워
- -으니Since
- 괴로우니
- 합니다Formal
- 괴롭습니다
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 | 괴로워요 | 괴롭습니다 | 괴로워 | 괴롭다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 괴로웠어요 | 괴로웠습니다 | 괴로웠어 | 괴로웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 괴롭겠어요 | 괴롭겠습니다 | 괴롭겠어 | 괴롭겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 괴로울 거예요 | 괴로울 것입니다 | 괴로울 거야 | 괴로울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 괴로워요? | 괴롭습니까? | 괴로워? | 괴로우니? |
| 과거Past | 괴로웠어요? | 괴로웠습니까? | 괴로웠어? | 괴로웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 괴로워요 | 안 괴롭습니다 | 안 괴로워 | 안 괴롭다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 괴롭지 않아요 | 괴롭지 않습니다 | 괴롭지 않아 | 괴롭지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 괴로우세요 | 괴로우십니다 | 괴로우셔 | 괴로우시다 |
| 과거Past | 괴로우셨어요 | 괴로우셨습니다 | 괴로우셨어 | 괴로우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 괴로운
- 과거Past
- 괴로운
- 미래Future
- 괴로울
- 회상Used to
- 괴롭던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 괴롭고
- -게-ly / so that
- 괴롭게
- -어서so / and then
- 괴로워서
- -으니까since
- 괴로우니까
- -으면if / when
- 괴로우면
- -지만but
- 괴롭지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 괴로운데
- -어도even if
- 괴로워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 괴롭다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그 점이 정말 괴로웠죠.
And this really bothered me.
경찰서에서 괴로운 경험 뒤, 젠나는 이렇게 정리했다.
After the grueling experience at the police station, Jenna concluded:
숨을 참아 보아요 역시 괴로워요
I hold my breath, yeah it's painful
저도 그랬죠. 가끔은 괴롭고 고통스럽습니다.
Yeah, me too. God, that hurt sometimes. That's painful.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 괴롭다 in Korean?
괴롭다 (to be painful, to be distressing) is 괴로워요 in the polite 해요체, 괴롭습니다 in formal 합니다체, 괴로워 in casual 반말 and 괴롭다 in the plain written style. The past is 괴로웠어요.
What is the past tense of 괴롭다?
괴로웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 괴로웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 괴로워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 괴롭다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 괴로워 and 괴로우니 but unchanged in 괴롭습니다.
What TOPIK level is 괴롭다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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