안절부절못해
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae
anjeolbujeolmotae
안절부절못하다
To say to be on tenterhooks, to be on pins and needles politely in the present tense, use 안절부절못해요 (ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-yoh) · anjeolbujeolmotaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 안절부절못하다 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 | 안절부절못해요 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-yoh anjeolbujeolmotaeyo | 안절부절못합니다 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahm-nee-dah anjeolbujeolmotamnida | |
| Past | 안절부절못했어 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-ssuh anjeolbujeolmotaesseo | 안절부절못했어요 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-ssuh-yoh anjeolbujeolmotaesseoyo | 안절부절못했습니다 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-sseum-nee-dah anjeolbujeolmotaesseumnida |
| Future | 안절부절못할 거야 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl guh-yah anjeolbujeolmotal geoya | 안절부절못할 거예요 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl guh-yae-yoh anjeolbujeolmotal geoyeyo | 안절부절못할 겁니다 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl guhm-nee-dah anjeolbujeolmotal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
안절부절못하세요
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tah-sae-yoh
anjeolbujeolmotaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
안절부절못해요
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-yoh
anjeolbujeolmotaeyo
Question Polite (요)
안절부절못해요?
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-yoh-?
anjeolbujeolmotaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
안절부절못하고
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tah-goh
anjeolbujeolmotago
Conditional "if" — (면)
안절부절못하면
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tah-myuhn
anjeolbujeolmotamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
안절부절못하고 있어요
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
anjeolbujeolmotago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
안절부절못하고 싶어요
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
anjeolbujeolmotago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
안절부절못할 수 있어요
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
anjeolbujeolmotal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
안절부절못해서
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-suh
anjeolbujeolmotaeseo
Noun form — (기)
안절부절못하기
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tah-gee
anjeolbujeolmotagi
Noun form — (음)
안절부절못함
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahm
anjeolbujeolmotam