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KOREAN VERB

답답하다

to feel stifled, to be frustrating

  • #381 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI feel stifled
NegativeI don’t feel stifled

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI felt stifled
NegativeI didn’t feel stifled

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will feel stifled
NegativeI won’t feel stifled

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI feel stifled (respectfully)
PastI felt stifled (respectfully)
FutureI will feel stifled (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) feeling stifled, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) feeling stifled, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I feel stifled
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I feel stifled
  5. But (-지만) I feel stifled, but…

How to use 답답하다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    말이 안 통해서 너무 답답해요.

    I can't make myself understood, it's so frustrating.

  2. Past

    지하철이 갑자기 멈춰서 정말 답답했어요.

    The subway suddenly stopped and it was really frustrating.

  3. Future

    창문이 없는 방은 답답할 거예요.

    A room without windows will feel stifling.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 병원에만 계셔서 많이 답답하세요.

    Grandpa is stuck in the hospital, so he feels very stifled.

  5. Connectives

    가슴이 답답하고 숨쉬기가 조금 힘들어요.

    My chest feels tight and it's a little hard to breathe.

Good to know

  • 답답하다 is for a stuffy room, a tight chest and a situation you can't do anything about.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.