겁먹어
guhm-muh-guh
regular
To say to be frightened politely in the present tense, use 겁먹어요 (guhm-muh-guh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 겁먹다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 겁먹어요 guhm-muh-guh-yoh | 겁먹습니다 guhm-muhg-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 겁먹었어 guhm-muh-guh-ssuh | 겁먹었어요 guhm-muh-guh-ssuh-yoh | 겁먹었습니다 guhm-muh-guh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 겁먹을 거야 guhm-muh-geul- -guh-yah | 겁먹을 거예요 guhm-muh-geul- -guh-yae-yoh | 겁먹을 겁니다 guhm-muh-geul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
겁먹으세요
guhm-muh-geu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겁먹어요
guhm-muh-guh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
겁먹어요?
guhm-muh-guh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
겁먹고
guhm-muhg-ggoh
Conditional “if” — (면)
겁먹으면
guhm-muh-geu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
겁먹음
guhm-muh-geum