두려워
doo-ryuh-wuh
duryeowo
두렵다
To say to be fearful, to be scared politely in the present tense, use 두려워요 (doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh) · duryeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 두렵다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 두려워요 doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh duryeowoyo | 두렵습니다 doo-ryuhp-sseum-nee-dah duryeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 두려웠어 doo-ryuh-wuh-ssuh duryeowosseo | 두려웠어요 doo-ryuh-wuh-ssuh-yoh duryeowosseoyo | 두려웠습니다 doo-ryuh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah duryeowosseumnida |
| Future | 두려울 거야 doo-ryuh-ool guh-yah duryeoul geoya | 두려울 거예요 doo-ryuh-ool guh-yae-yoh duryeoul geoyeyo | 두려울 겁니다 doo-ryuh-ool guhm-nee-dah duryeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
두려우세요
doo-ryuh-oo-sae-yoh
duryeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
두려워요
doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh
duryeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
두려워요?
doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh-?
duryeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
두렵고
doo-ryuhp-goh
duryeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
두려우면
doo-ryuh-oo-myuhn
duryeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
두렵고 있어요
doo-ryuhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
duryeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
두렵고 싶어요
doo-ryuhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
duryeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
두려울 수 있어요
doo-ryuh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
duryeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
두려워서
doo-ryuh-wuh-suh
duryeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
두렵기
doo-ryuhp-gee
duryeopgi
Noun form — (음)
두려움
doo-ryuh-oom
duryeoum