무서워해
moo-suh-wuh-hae
museowohae
무서워하다
To say to be afraid, to fear politely in the present tense, use 무서워해요 (moo-suh-wuh-hae-yoh) · museowohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 무서워하다 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 | 무서워해요 moo-suh-wuh-hae-yoh museowohaeyo | 무서워합니다 moo-suh-wuh-hahm-nee-dah museowohamnida | |
| Past | 무서워했어 moo-suh-wuh-hae-ssuh museowohaesseo | 무서워했어요 moo-suh-wuh-hae-ssuh-yoh museowohaesseoyo | 무서워했습니다 moo-suh-wuh-hae-sseum-nee-dah museowohaesseumnida |
| Future | 무서워할 거야 moo-suh-wuh-hahl guh-yah museowohal geoya | 무서워할 거예요 moo-suh-wuh-hahl guh-yae-yoh museowohal geoyeyo | 무서워할 겁니다 moo-suh-wuh-hahl guhm-nee-dah museowohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
무서워하세요
moo-suh-wuh-hah-sae-yoh
museowohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
무서워해요
moo-suh-wuh-hae-yoh
museowohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
무서워해요?
moo-suh-wuh-hae-yoh-?
museowohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
무서워하고
moo-suh-wuh-hah-goh
museowohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
무서워하면
moo-suh-wuh-hah-myuhn
museowohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
무서워하고 있어요
moo-suh-wuh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
museowohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
무서워하고 싶어요
moo-suh-wuh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
museowohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
무서워할 수 있어요
moo-suh-wuh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
museowohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
무서워해서
moo-suh-wuh-hae-suh
museowohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
무서워하기
moo-suh-wuh-hah-gee
museowohagi
Noun form — (음)
무서워함
moo-suh-wuh-hahm
museowoham