Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am afraid | |||
| NegativeI am not afraid |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was afraid | |||
| NegativeI was not afraid |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be afraid | |||
| NegativeI won’t be afraid |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am afraid (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was afraid (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be afraid (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being afraid, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being afraid, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am afraid
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am afraid
- But (-지만) I am afraid, but…
How to use 두렵다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
솔직히 저는 실패가 조금 두려워요.
Honestly, I'm a bit afraid of failure.
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Past
어두운 밤길이 그날은 정말 두려웠어요.
That night, the dark road was really frightening.
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Future
처음에는 누구나 조금 두려울 거예요.
At first, anyone will be a bit afraid.
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Honorific
할아버지는 무릎 수술이 많이 두려우셨어요.
Grandpa was very afraid of the knee surgery.
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Connectives
두렵지만 한번 해 볼 거예요.
I'm afraid, but I'll give it a try.
Good to know
- What you are afraid of takes 이/가: 실패가 두려워요; 무섭다 is the everyday word for scary things in front of you.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.