나빠지다 Korean verb conjugation
to get worse, to deteriorate
Every form of 나빠지다 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
- 나빠지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 나빠져
- -으니Since
- 나빠지니
- 합니다Formal
- 나빠집니다
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 | 나빠져요 | 나빠집니다 | 나빠져 | 나빠진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 나빠졌어요 | 나빠졌습니다 | 나빠졌어 | 나빠졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 나빠지겠어요 | 나빠지겠습니다 | 나빠지겠어 | 나빠지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 나빠질 거예요 | 나빠질 것입니다 | 나빠질 거야 | 나빠질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 나빠져요? | 나빠집니까? | 나빠져? | 나빠지니? |
| 과거Past | 나빠졌어요? | 나빠졌습니까? | 나빠졌어? | 나빠졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 나빠지세요 | 나빠지십시오 | 나빠져 | 나빠져라 |
| 청유Let's | 나빠져요 | 나빠집시다 | 나빠져 | 나빠지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 나빠져요 | 안 나빠집니다 | 안 나빠져 | 안 나빠진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 나빠지지 않아요 | 나빠지지 않습니다 | 나빠지지 않아 | 나빠지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 나빠져요 | 못 나빠집니다 | 못 나빠져 | 못 나빠진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 나빠지세요 | 나빠지십니다 | 나빠지셔 | 나빠지신다 |
| 과거Past | 나빠지셨어요 | 나빠지셨습니다 | 나빠지셨어 | 나빠지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 나빠지는
- 과거Past
- 나빠진
- 미래Future
- 나빠질
- 회상Used to
- 나빠지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 나빠지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 나빠지게
- -어서so / and then
- 나빠져서
- -으니까since
- 나빠지니까
- -으면if / when
- 나빠지면
- -지만but
- 나빠지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 나빠지는데
- -어도even if
- 나빠져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 나빠지고 있어요 | 나빠지고 있습니다 | 나빠지고 있어 | 나빠지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 나빠지고 있었어요 | 나빠지고 있었습니다 | 나빠지고 있었어 | 나빠지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 나빠지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
건강이 나빠질 위험도 커지고요.
You increase your risks of getting sick.
몇 달 후에 다시 상황이 나빠졌습니다
But of course, having schizophrenia, within a few months, it returned.
아무래도 점점 나빠지고 있는 것 같네요.
This looks like we are on a pretty bad track.
모든 게 나빠져간다.
Everything is getting worse.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 나빠지다 in Korean?
나빠지다 (to get worse, to deteriorate) is 나빠져요 in the polite 해요체, 나빠집니다 in formal 합니다체, 나빠져 in casual 반말 and 나빠진다 in the plain written style. The past is 나빠졌어요.
What is the past tense of 나빠지다?
나빠졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 나빠졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 나빠져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 나빠지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 나빠집니다, 나빠져, 나빠지니 all keep 나빠지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 나빠지다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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