무섭다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 므ᅀᅴ〮엽다〮 (Yale: mùzúyyèptá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?museopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?museobda
McCune–Reischauer?musŏpta
Yale Romanization?musepta

Adjective

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

  1. to be worried, scared or afraid of something
    여우는 호랑이가 무서웠습니다.
    Yeou-neun horang'i-ga museowotseumnida.
    The fox was afraid of the tiger.
  2. to be worrisome or fearsome, frightening, scary
    나는 무서운 영화를 좋아하지 않는다. ― Na-neun museoun yeonghwa-reul joaha-ji anneunda. ― I don't like scary movies.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 무섭다 (museopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 무섭다
museopda 		무서워
museowo 		무서워요
museowoyo 		무섭습니다
museopseumnida
Past 무서웠다
museowotda 		무서웠어
museowosseo 		무서웠어요
museowosseoyo 		무서웠습니다
museowotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 무서우냐
museounya 		무서워
museowo 		무서워요
museowoyo 		무섭습니까
museopseumnikka
Past 무서웠냐
museowonnya 		무서웠어
museowosseo 		무서웠어요
museowosseoyo 		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
Future 무서울
museoul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 무서우시다
museousida 		무서우셔
museousyeo 		무서우세요, 무서우셔요
museouseyo, museousyeoyo 		무서우십니다
museousimnida
Past 무서우셨다
museousyeotda 		무서우셨어
museousyeosseo 		무서우셨어요
museousyeosseoyo 		무서우셨습니다
museousyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 무서우시냐
museousinya 		무서우셔
museousyeo 		무서우세요, 무서우셔요
museouseyo, museousyeoyo 		무서우십니까
museousimnikka
Past 무서우셨냐
museousyeonnya 		무서우셨어
museousyeosseo 		무서우셨어요
museousyeosseoyo 		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
Future 무서우실
museousil

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