악화돼
ah-kwah-dwae
akwadwae
regular
악화되다
To say to get worse, to deteriorate politely in the present tense, use 악화돼요 (ah-kwah-dwae-yoh) · akwadwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 악화되다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 악화돼요 ah-kwah-dwae-yoh akwadwaeyo | 악화됩니다 ah-kwah-dwaem-nee-dah akwadoemnida | |
| Past | 악화됐어 ah-kwah-dwae-ssuh akwadwaesseo | 악화됐어요 ah-kwah-dwae-ssuh-yoh akwadwaesseoyo | 악화됐습니다 ah-kwah-dwae-sseum-nee-dah akwadwaesseumnida |
| Future | 악화될 거야 ah-kwah-dwael guh-yah akwadoel geoya | 악화될 거예요 ah-kwah-dwael guh-yae-yoh akwadoel geoyeyo | 악화될 겁니다 ah-kwah-dwael guhm-nee-dah akwadoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
악화되세요
ah-kwah-dwae-sae-yoh
akwadoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
악화돼요
ah-kwah-dwae-yoh
akwadwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
악화돼요?
ah-kwah-dwae-yoh-?
akwadwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
악화되고
ah-kwah-dwae-goh
akwadoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
악화되면
ah-kwah-dwae-myuhn
akwadoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
악화되고 있어요
ah-kwah-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
akwadoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
악화되고 싶어요
ah-kwah-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
akwadoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
악화될 수 있어요
ah-kwah-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
akwadoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
악화돼서
ah-kwah-dwae-suh
akwadwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
악화되기
ah-kwah-dwae-gee
akwadoegi
Noun form — (음)
악화됨
ah-kwah-dwaem
akwadoem