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무섭다

무섭다

Korean

Adjective

무섭다 • ‎(museopda) ‎(infinitive 무서워, sequential 무서우니)

to be worried or afraid of something
to be worrisome or fearsome

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 무섭다 (museopda)

Stems
Stem 1	무섭 (museop)
Stem 2	무서워 (museowo)
Stem 3	무서우 (museou)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㅂ(p)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	무섭다 museopda past: 무서웠다 museowotda	무서워 museowo past: 무서웠어 museowosseo	무서워요 museowoyo past: 무서웠어요 museowosseoyo	무섭습니다 museopseumnida past: 무서웠습니다 museowotseumnida
Interrogative	무서우냐 museounya past: 무서웠냐 museowonnya	무서워 museowo past: 무서웠어 museowosseo	무서워요 museowoyo past: 무서웠어요 museowosseoyo	무섭습니까 museopseumnikka past: 무서웠습니까 museowotseumnikka
Assertive	무섭겠다 museopgetda	무섭겠어 museopgesseo	무섭겠어요 museopgesseoyo	무섭겠습니다 museopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	무서워 museowo	무서워서 museowoseo	무서우니 museouni	무서우니까 museounikka
Contrast	무섭지만 museopjiman	무서운데 museounde	무섭더니 museopdeoni
Conjunction	무섭고 museopgo
Condition	무서우면 museoumyeon	무서워야 museowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		무서움 museoum	무섭기 museopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		무서웠음 museowosseum	무서웠기 museowotgi
Determiners	present		무서운 museoun
Determiners	future		무서울 museoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	무서우시다 museousida past: 무서우셨다 museousyeotda	무서우셔 museousyeo past: 무서우셨어 museousyeosseo	무서우세요, 무서우셔요 museouseyo, museousyeoyo past: 무서우셨어요 museousyeosseoyo	무서우십니다 museousimnida past: 무서우셨습니다 museousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	무서우시냐 museousinya past: 무서우셨냐 museousyeonnya	무서우셔 museousyeo past: 무서우셨어 museousyeosseo	무서우세요, 무서우셔요 museouseyo, museousyeoyo past: 무서우셨어요 museousyeosseoyo	무서우십니까 museousimnikka past: 무서우셨습니까 museousyeotseumnikka
Assertive	무서우시겠다 museousigetda	무서우시겠어 museousigesseo	무서우시겠어요 museousigesseoyo	무서우시겠습니다 museousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	무서우셔 museousyeo	무서우셔서 museousyeoseo	무서우시니 museousini	무서우시니까 museousinikka
Contrast	무서우시지만 museousijiman	무서우신데 museousinde	무서우시더니 museousideoni
Conjunction	무서우시고 museousigo
Condition	무서우시면 museousimyeon	무서우셔야 museousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		무서우심 museousim	무서우시기 museousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		무서우셨음 museousyeosseum	무서우셨기 museousyeotgi
Determiners	present		무서우신 museousin
Determiners	future		무서우실 museousil

Synonyms

두렵다 (duryeopda)