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KOREAN VERB

속상하다

to be upset

  • #456 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 upset
NegativeI am not upset

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was upset
NegativeI was not upset

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 속상하다

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

  1. Present

    시험을 망쳐서 지금 너무 속상해요.

    I messed up the exam and I'm so upset right now.

  2. Past

    친구가 제 생일을 잊어서 속상했어요.

    My friend forgot my birthday and I was upset.

  3. Future

    그 소식을 들으면 수아가 많이 속상할 거예요.

    Su-a will be very upset when she hears the news.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 아끼던 화분이 깨져서 속상하셨어요.

    Grandma was upset that her favorite flowerpot broke.

  5. Connectives

    정말 속상하지만 이제 어쩔 수 없어요.

    It's really upsetting, but there's nothing to be done now.

Good to know

  • 속 is your inside; 속상하다 is the hurt, sad kind of upset, not the angry kind.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.