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KOREAN VERB

걱정하다

to worry

  • #147 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI worry
NegativeI don’t worry

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI worried
NegativeI didn’t worry

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will worry
NegativeI won’t worry

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI worry (respectfully)
PastI worried (respectfully)
FutureI will worry (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please worry
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please worry (formal)
  3. Plain command worry! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t worry

How to use 걱정하다

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

  1. Present

    엄마는 아직도 제 건강을 걱정해요.

    Mum still worries about my health.

  2. Past

    연락이 없어서 밤새 정말 걱정했어요.

    There was no word, so I really worried all night.

  3. Future

    말 안 하면 친구들이 걱정할 거예요.

    If you don't say anything, your friends will worry.

  4. Honorific

    늦게 들어오면 어머니가 많이 걱정하세요.

    If you come home late, your mother worries a lot.

  5. Connectives

    너무 걱정하면 잠을 못 자요.

    If you worry too much, you can't sleep.

  6. Requests and commands

    다 잘될 거니까 너무 걱정하지 마세요.

    It'll all work out, so don't worry too much.

Good to know

  • 걱정하지 마세요, don't worry, is one of the most useful sentences in Korean; 걱정 is the noun.

Where you hear 걱정하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 엄마는 항상 걱정해요. A mother always worries.
  • 수업 전에 많이 걱정했어요. Before the class I worried a lot.
  • 말 안 하면 내일도 걱정할 거예요. If you don't tell me, I'll worry tomorrow too.

Korean · Fluency Level 3

  • 엄마는 항상 걱정해요. A mother always worries.
  • 수업 전에 많이 걱정했어요. Before the class I worried a lot.
  • 말 안 하면 내일도 걱정할 거예요. If you don't tell me, I'll worry tomorrow too.
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The class

Intermediate Level 2 · 저도 걱정했어요.

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In the event of rain

Intermediate Level 2 · 영어 안내를 인쇄합니다. 걱정 마십시오.

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What if I cry?

Intermediate Level 2 · 걱정하지 마세요.

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Incheon

Fluency Level 3 · 홍대입구까지, 그다음에 육호선. 걱정 마세요.

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