괴롭히다

to bully, to harass

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
괴롭히는
아/어Infinitive
괴롭혀
-으니Since
괴롭히니
합니다Formal
괴롭힙니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 괴롭혀요괴롭힙니다괴롭혀괴롭힌다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 괴롭혔어요괴롭혔습니다괴롭혔어괴롭혔다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 괴롭히겠어요괴롭히겠습니다괴롭히겠어괴롭히겠다
-을 것이다Going to 괴롭힐 거예요괴롭힐 것입니다괴롭힐 거야괴롭힐 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 괴롭혀요?괴롭힙니까?괴롭혀?괴롭히니?
과거Past 괴롭혔어요?괴롭혔습니까?괴롭혔어?괴롭혔니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 괴롭히세요괴롭히십시오괴롭혀괴롭혀라
청유Let's 괴롭혀요괴롭힙시다괴롭혀괴롭히자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 괴롭혀요안 괴롭힙니다안 괴롭혀안 괴롭힌다
-지 않다Not (long) 괴롭히지 않아요괴롭히지 않습니다괴롭히지 않아괴롭히지 않는다
못Cannot 못 괴롭혀요못 괴롭힙니다못 괴롭혀못 괴롭힌다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 괴롭히세요괴롭히십니다괴롭히셔괴롭히신다
과거Past 괴롭히셨어요괴롭히셨습니다괴롭히셨어괴롭히셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
괴롭히는
과거Past
괴롭힌
미래Future
괴롭힐
회상Used to
괴롭히던

Joining clauses

-고and
괴롭히고
-게-ly / so that
괴롭히게
-어서so / and then
괴롭혀서
-으니까since
괴롭히니까
-으면if / when
괴롭히면
-지만but
괴롭히지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
괴롭히는데
-어도even if
괴롭혀도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 괴롭히고 있어요괴롭히고 있습니다괴롭히고 있어괴롭히고 있다
과거Was doing 괴롭히고 있었어요괴롭히고 있었습니다괴롭히고 있었어괴롭히고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

심지어 선생님도 그녀를 괴롭혔습니다.

Even the teachers picked on her.

결국 우린 우리 자신을 괴롭히는 거예요.

In the end, we’re just hurting ourselves.

이게 얼마나 저를 괴롭혔는지 모르실 거에요.

I cannot tell you how much this distresses me.

하지만 역시 제 마음의 어두운 곳에서 괴롭힙니다.

But they are also haunting the dark street of my mind.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 괴롭히다 in Korean?

괴롭히다 (to bully, to harass) is 괴롭혀요 in the polite 해요체, 괴롭힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 괴롭혀 in casual 반말 and 괴롭힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 괴롭혔어요.

What is the past tense of 괴롭히다?

괴롭혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 괴롭혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 괴롭혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 괴롭히다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 괴롭힙니다, 괴롭혀, 괴롭히니 all keep 괴롭히 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 괴롭히다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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