두려워
doo-ryuh-wuh
ㅂ irregular (adj)
To say to be fearful, to be scared politely in the present tense, use 두려워요 (doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 두렵다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 두려워요 doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh | 두렵습니다 doo-ryuhp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 두려웠어 doo-ryuh-wuh-ssuh | 두려웠어요 doo-ryuh-wuh-ssuh-yoh | 두려웠습니다 doo-ryuh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 두려울 거야 doo-ryuh-ool- -guh-yah | 두려울 거예요 doo-ryuh-ool- -guh-yae-yoh | 두려울 겁니다 doo-ryuh-ool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
두려우세요
doo-ryuh-oo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
두려워요
doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
두려워요?
doo-ryuh-wuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
두렵고
doo-ryuhp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
두려우면
doo-ryuh-oo-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
두려움
doo-ryuh-oom