두려워해
doo-ryuh-wuh-hae
duryeowohae
두려워하다
To say to be afraid, to fear politely in the present tense, use 두려워해요 (doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-yoh) · duryeowohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 두려워하다 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 | 두려워해요 doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-yoh duryeowohaeyo | 두려워합니다 doo-ryuh-wuh-hahm-nee-dah duryeowohamnida | |
| Past | 두려워했어 doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-ssuh duryeowohaesseo | 두려워했어요 doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-ssuh-yoh duryeowohaesseoyo | 두려워했습니다 doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-sseum-nee-dah duryeowohaesseumnida |
| Future | 두려워할 거야 doo-ryuh-wuh-hahl guh-yah duryeowohal geoya | 두려워할 거예요 doo-ryuh-wuh-hahl guh-yae-yoh duryeowohal geoyeyo | 두려워할 겁니다 doo-ryuh-wuh-hahl guhm-nee-dah duryeowohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
두려워하세요
doo-ryuh-wuh-hah-sae-yoh
duryeowohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
두려워해요
doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-yoh
duryeowohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
두려워해요?
doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-yoh-?
duryeowohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
두려워하고
doo-ryuh-wuh-hah-goh
duryeowohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
두려워하면
doo-ryuh-wuh-hah-myuhn
duryeowohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
두려워하고 있어요
doo-ryuh-wuh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
duryeowohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
두려워하고 싶어요
doo-ryuh-wuh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
duryeowohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
두려워할 수 있어요
doo-ryuh-wuh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
duryeowohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
두려워해서
doo-ryuh-wuh-hae-suh
duryeowohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
두려워하기
doo-ryuh-wuh-hah-gee
duryeowohagi
Noun form — (음)
두려워함
doo-ryuh-wuh-hahm
duryeowoham