Korean

잘못되다

잘못되다
Meaning: to go wrong; to turn out badly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 잘못되다
Present 잘못된다
Polite 잘못돼요
Formal 잘못됩니다
Past 잘못됐다
Past + Polite 잘못됐어요
Guess + Polite 잘못되겠어요
Connective 잘못되고
Conditional 잘못되면
Volitional 잘못되자
Imperative 잘못돼라
Imperative + Polite 잘못되세요
Attributive 잘못되는 / 잘못된 / 잘못될

Example sentences

The plan went completely wrong.
잘못된 습관을 바로잡는 것이 중요하다.
It is important to correct bad habits.
그의 행동은 어느 모로 보나 백백 잘못되었다.
His behavior was entirely wrong from every point of view.
잘못된 정보를 자주 들으면 세뇌를 당하기 쉽다.
If you hear wrong information often, it is easy to be brainwashed.

Usage Notes

Indicates that something did not proceed as planned and resulted in a negative outcome.

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