To worry in Korean 🇰🇷

걱정하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break down 걱정하다 into 걱정 (worry) + 하다 (to do). Think of it as “doing worry.”
• Associate 걱정 with an image of someone fretting, and remember 하다 as a common verb ending in Korean.
• The word “걱정” may remind you of “gawk” – exaggerate it in your mind as a worried stare.

Explanations:
• 걱정하다 is a compound verb meaning “to worry.”
• It combines the noun 걱정 (“worry”) and 하다 (“to do”), a structure common in Korean expressions.
• Similar meaning words include 염려하다 (to be concerned or anxious).

Conjugations:
Infinitive: 걱정하다 (geokjeonghada) – to worry

Present Tense:
• Informal low: 걱정해 (geokjeonghae) – “worry” (casual command/request)
• Informal polite: 걱정해요 (geokjeonghaeyo) – “worry” (polite)
• Formal: 걱정합니다 (geokjeonghamnida) – “worry” (formal)

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 걱정했어 (geokjeonghaesseo) – “worried”
• Informal polite: 걱정했어요 (geokjeonghaesseoyo) – “worried”
• Formal: 걱정했습니다 (geokjeonghaetseumnida) – “worried”

Future Tense:
• Informal polite: 걱정할 거예요 (geokjeonghal geoyeyo) – “will worry”
• Formal: 걱정할 것입니다 (geokjeonghal geosimnida) – “will worry”

Example Sentences:
1. 저는 내일 시험이라 걱정해요.
(Jeoneun nae-il siheomira geokjeonghaeyo.)
Translation: I’m worried because I have an exam tomorrow.

2. 부모님이 건강에 대해 걱정합니다.
(Bumonim-i geongang-e daehae geokjeonghamnida.)
Translation: The parents are worried about health.

3. 친구가 늦을까 봐 걱정했어.
(Chinguga neujeulkka bwa geokjeonghaesseo.)
Translation: I was worried that my friend might be late.

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