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KOREAN VERB

외롭다

to be lonely

  • #380 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 lonely
NegativeI am not lonely

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was lonely
NegativeI was not lonely

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 외롭다

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

  1. Present

    요즘 주말에는 저도 좀 외로워요.

    These days on weekends, I'm a bit lonely too.

  2. Past

    처음 한국에 왔을 때 정말 외로웠어요.

    When I first came to Korea, I was really lonely.

  3. Future

    친구가 없으면 많이 외로울 거예요.

    Without friends you'll be very lonely.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 요즘 혼자 계셔서 많이 외로우세요.

    Grandma is on her own these days, so she's very lonely.

  5. Connectives

    외롭지만 이 도시가 정말 좋아요.

    I'm lonely, but I really like this city.

Good to know

  • 외로워요 is feeling lonely; 심심해요 is just being bored.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.