걱정되다

Korean

Etymology

걱정 (geokjeong, “worry”) +‎ -되다 (-doeda, “to become”, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋdwe̞da̠] ~ [kʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋdø̞da̠]
Phonetic hangul: [걱쩡뒈다/걱쩡되다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geokjeongdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geogjeongdoeda
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏkchŏngdoeda
Yale Romanization^?	kekcengtoyta

Verb

걱정되다 • (geokjeongdoeda) (infinitive 걱정돼 or 걱정되어, sequential 걱정되니)

(intransitive, often used with 이/가 (-i/-ga), -을까 (-eulkka), or -는지 (-neunji)) to be worried about
Near-synonym: 걱정하다 (geokjeonghada, “to (actively) worry”)

중요한 시험 이 아주 걱정되어 잠 이 오질 않았다.
Jung'yohan siheom-i aju geokjeongdoeeo jam-i ojil anatda.
I was so worried about an important test that I couldn't sleep at all.

저희 딸 이 미국 에서 잘 지내고 있는지 가 걱정됩니다.
Jeohui ttar-i migug-eseo jal jinaego inneunji-ga geokjeongdoemnida.
I'm worried about if my daughter is doing well in the U.S.

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 걱정되다 (geokjeongdoeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	걱정된다 geokjeongdoenda	걱정돼 geokjeongdwae	걱정돼요, 걱정되어요 geokjeongdwaeyo, geokjeongdoeeoyo	걱정됩니다 geokjeongdoemnida
Indicative	Past	걱정됐다 geokjeongdwaetda	걱정됐어 geokjeongdwaesseo	걱정됐어요 geokjeongdwaesseoyo	걱정됐습니다 geokjeongdwaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	걱정되느냐 geokjeongdoeneunya	걱정돼 geokjeongdwae	걱정돼요, 걱정되어요 geokjeongdwaeyo, geokjeongdoeeoyo	걱정됩니까 geokjeongdoemnikka
Interrogative	Past	걱정됐느냐 geokjeongdwaenneunya	걱정됐어 geokjeongdwaesseo	걱정됐어요 geokjeongdwaesseoyo	걱정됐습니까 geokjeongdwaetseumnikka
Hortative		걱정되자 geokjeongdoeja	걱정돼 geokjeongdwae	걱정돼요, 걱정되어요 geokjeongdwaeyo, geokjeongdoeeoyo	걱정되십시다 geokjeongdoesipsida
Imperative		걱정돼라, 걱정되어라 geokjeongdwaera, geokjeongdoeeora	걱정돼 geokjeongdwae	걱정돼요, 걱정되어요 geokjeongdwaeyo, geokjeongdoeeoyo	걱정됩시오 geokjeongdoepsio
Assertive		걱정되겠다 geokjeongdoegetda	걱정되겠어 geokjeongdoegesseo	걱정되겠어요 geokjeongdoegesseoyo	걱정되겠습니다 geokjeongdoegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		걱정돼 geokjeongdwae	걱정돼서, 걱정되어서 geokjeongdwaeseo, geokjeongdoeeoseo	걱정되니 geokjeongdoeni	걱정되니까 geokjeongdoenikka
Contrast		걱정되지만 geokjeongdoejiman	걱정되는데 geokjeongdoeneunde	걱정되더니 geokjeongdoedeoni
Conjunction		걱정되고 geokjeongdoego
Condition		걱정되면 geokjeongdoemyeon	걱정돼야, 걱정되어야 geokjeongdwaeya, geokjeongdoeeoya
Motive		걱정되려고 geokjeongdoeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		걱정됨 geokjeongdoem	걱정되기 geokjeongdoegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		걱정됐음, 걱정되었음 geokjeongdwaesseum, geokjeongdoeeosseum	걱정됐기, 걱정되었기 geokjeongdwaetgi, geokjeongdoeeotgi
Determiners	Past	걱정된 geokjeongdoen
	Present	걱정되는 geokjeongdoeneun
	Future	걱정될 geokjeongdoel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	걱정되신다 geokjeongdoesinda	걱정되셔 geokjeongdoesyeo	걱정되세요, 걱정되셔요 geokjeongdoeseyo, geokjeongdoesyeoyo	걱정되십니다 geokjeongdoesimnida
Indicative	Past	걱정되셨다 geokjeongdoesyeotda	걱정되셨어 geokjeongdoesyeosseo	걱정되셨어요 geokjeongdoesyeosseoyo	걱정되셨습니다 geokjeongdoesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	걱정되시느냐 geokjeongdoesineunya	걱정되셔 geokjeongdoesyeo	걱정되세요, 걱정되셔요 geokjeongdoeseyo, geokjeongdoesyeoyo	걱정되십니까 geokjeongdoesimnikka
Interrogative	Past	걱정되셨느냐 geokjeongdoesyeonneunya	걱정되셨어 geokjeongdoesyeosseo	걱정되셨어요 geokjeongdoesyeosseoyo	걱정되셨습니까 geokjeongdoesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		걱정되시라 geokjeongdoesira	걱정되셔 geokjeongdoesyeo	걱정되세요 geokjeongdoeseyo	걱정되십시오 geokjeongdoesipsio
Assertive		걱정되시겠다 geokjeongdoesigetda	걱정되시겠어 geokjeongdoesigesseo	걱정되시겠어요 geokjeongdoesigesseoyo	걱정되시겠습니다 geokjeongdoesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		걱정되셔 geokjeongdoesyeo	걱정되셔서 geokjeongdoesyeoseo	걱정되시니 geokjeongdoesini	걱정되시니까 geokjeongdoesinikka
Contrast		걱정되시지만 geokjeongdoesijiman	걱정되시는데 geokjeongdoesineunde	걱정되시더니 geokjeongdoesideoni
Conjunction		걱정되시고 geokjeongdoesigo
Condition		걱정되시면 geokjeongdoesimyeon	걱정되셔야 geokjeongdoesyeoya
Motive		걱정되시려고 geokjeongdoesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		걱정되심 geokjeongdoesim	걱정되시기 geokjeongdoesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		걱정되셨음 geokjeongdoesyeosseum	걱정되셨기 geokjeongdoesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	걱정되신 geokjeongdoesin
	Present	걱정되시는 geokjeongdoesineun
	Future	걱정되실 geokjeongdoesil