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KOREAN VERB

나쁘다

to be bad

  • #128 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am bad
NegativeI am not bad

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was bad
NegativeI was not bad

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be bad
NegativeI won’t be bad

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am bad (respectfully)
PastI was bad (respectfully)
FutureI will be bad (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 나쁘다

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

  1. Present

    오늘은 날씨가 정말 나빠요.

    The weather is really bad today.

  2. Past

    어제는 하루 종일 기분이 나빴어요.

    Yesterday I was in a bad mood all day.

  3. Future

    밤에 운전하면 눈에 나쁠 거예요.

    Driving at night will be bad for your eyes.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 요즘 기분이 나쁘세요?

    Grandma, are you in a bad mood these days?

  5. Connectives

    길이 나빠서 차가 많이 흔들렸어요.

    The road was bad, so the car shook a lot.

Good to know

  • 나쁘다 is plainly bad; 안 좋다, not good, is the softer word people use for weather, health or a mood.

Where you hear 나쁘다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 오늘은 날씨가 나빠요. The weather is bad today.
  • 어제는 기분이 나빴어요. Yesterday I was in a bad mood.
  • 내일은 길이 나쁠 거예요. Tomorrow the roads will be bad.
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Advanced Level 2 · 무슨 일이야? 나쁜 일이야?

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