걱정돼
guhg-chuhng-dwae
geokjeongdwae
regular
걱정되다
To say to be worried about politely in the present tense, use 걱정돼요 (guhg-chuhng-dwae-yoh) · geokjeongdwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 걱정되다 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 | 걱정돼요 guhg-chuhng-dwae-yoh geokjeongdwaeyo | 걱정됩니다 guhg-chuhng-dwaem-nee-dah geokjeongdoemnida | |
| Past | 걱정됐어 guhg-chuhng-dwae-ssuh geokjeongdwaesseo | 걱정됐어요 guhg-chuhng-dwae-ssuh-yoh geokjeongdwaesseoyo | 걱정됐습니다 guhg-chuhng-dwae-sseum-nee-dah geokjeongdwaesseumnida |
| Future | 걱정될 거야 guhg-chuhng-dwael guh-yah geokjeongdoel geoya | 걱정될 거예요 guhg-chuhng-dwael guh-yae-yoh geokjeongdoel geoyeyo | 걱정될 겁니다 guhg-chuhng-dwael guhm-nee-dah geokjeongdoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
걱정되세요
guhg-chuhng-dwae-sae-yoh
geokjeongdoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
걱정돼요
guhg-chuhng-dwae-yoh
geokjeongdwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
걱정돼요?
guhg-chuhng-dwae-yoh-?
geokjeongdwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
걱정되고
guhg-chuhng-dwae-goh
geokjeongdoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
걱정되면
guhg-chuhng-dwae-myuhn
geokjeongdoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
걱정되고 있어요
guhg-chuhng-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geokjeongdoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
걱정되고 싶어요
guhg-chuhng-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
geokjeongdoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
걱정될 수 있어요
guhg-chuhng-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geokjeongdoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
걱정돼서
guhg-chuhng-dwae-suh
geokjeongdwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
걱정되기
guhg-chuhng-dwae-gee
geokjeongdoegi
Noun form — (음)
걱정됨
guhg-chuhng-dwaem
geokjeongdoem