악화해
ah-kwah-hae
akwahae
악화하다
To say to get worse, to deteriorate politely in the present tense, use 악화해요 (ah-kwah-hae-yoh) · akwahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 악화하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 악화해요 ah-kwah-hae-yoh akwahaeyo | 악화합니다 ah-kwah-hahm-nee-dah akwahamnida | |
| Past | 악화했어 ah-kwah-hae-ssuh akwahaesseo | 악화했어요 ah-kwah-hae-ssuh-yoh akwahaesseoyo | 악화했습니다 ah-kwah-hae-sseum-nee-dah akwahaesseumnida |
| Future | 악화할 거야 ah-kwah-hahl guh-yah akwahal geoya | 악화할 거예요 ah-kwah-hahl guh-yae-yoh akwahal geoyeyo | 악화할 겁니다 ah-kwah-hahl guhm-nee-dah akwahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
악화하세요
ah-kwah-hah-sae-yoh
akwahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
악화해요
ah-kwah-hae-yoh
akwahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
악화해요?
ah-kwah-hae-yoh-?
akwahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
악화하고
ah-kwah-hah-goh
akwahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
악화하면
ah-kwah-hah-myuhn
akwahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
악화하고 있어요
ah-kwah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
akwahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
악화하고 싶어요
ah-kwah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
akwahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
악화할 수 있어요
ah-kwah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
akwahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
악화해서
ah-kwah-hae-suh
akwahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
악화하기
ah-kwah-hah-gee
akwahagi
Noun form — (음)
악화함
ah-kwah-hahm
akwaham