안절부절못해
ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae
To say to be on tenterhooks, to be on pins and needles politely in the present tense, use 안절부절못해요 (ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 안절부절못하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 안절부절못해 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae | 안절부절못해요 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-yoh | 안절부절못합니다 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahm-nee-dah |
| Past | 안절부절못했어 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-ssuh | 안절부절못했어요 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-ssuh-yoh | 안절부절못했습니다 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 안절부절못할 거야 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl- -guh-yah | 안절부절못할 거예요 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 안절부절못할 겁니다 ahn-chuhl-boo-chuhl-moh-tahl- -guhm-nee-dah |