긴장돼
geen-chahng-dwae
ginjangdwae
regular
긴장되다
To say nervous politely in the present tense, use 긴장돼요 (geen-chahng-dwae-yoh) · ginjangdwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 긴장되다 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 | 긴장돼요 geen-chahng-dwae-yoh ginjangdwaeyo | 긴장됩니다 geen-chahng-dwaem-nee-dah ginjangdoemnida | |
| Past | 긴장됐어 geen-chahng-dwae-ssuh ginjangdwaesseo | 긴장됐어요 geen-chahng-dwae-ssuh-yoh ginjangdwaesseoyo | 긴장됐습니다 geen-chahng-dwae-sseum-nee-dah ginjangdwaesseumnida |
| Future | 긴장될 거야 geen-chahng-dwael guh-yah ginjangdoel geoya | 긴장될 거예요 geen-chahng-dwael guh-yae-yoh ginjangdoel geoyeyo | 긴장될 겁니다 geen-chahng-dwael guhm-nee-dah ginjangdoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
긴장되세요
geen-chahng-dwae-sae-yoh
ginjangdoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
긴장돼요
geen-chahng-dwae-yoh
ginjangdwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
긴장돼요?
geen-chahng-dwae-yoh-?
ginjangdwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
긴장되고
geen-chahng-dwae-goh
ginjangdoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
긴장되면
geen-chahng-dwae-myuhn
ginjangdoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
긴장되고 있어요
geen-chahng-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ginjangdoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
긴장되고 싶어요
geen-chahng-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
ginjangdoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
긴장될 수 있어요
geen-chahng-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ginjangdoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
긴장돼서
geen-chahng-dwae-suh
ginjangdwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
긴장되기
geen-chahng-dwae-gee
ginjangdoegi
Noun form — (음)
긴장됨
geen-chahng-dwaem
ginjangdoem