Korean

무서워하다

무서워하다
Meaning: to fear; to be afraid of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 무서워하다
Present 무서워한다
Polite 무서워해요
Formal 무서워합니다
Past 무서워했다
Past + Polite 무서워했어요
Guess + Polite 무서워하겠어요
Connective 무서워하고
Conditional 무서워하면
Volitional 무서워하자
Imperative 무서워해라
Imperative + Polite 무서워하세요
Attributive 무서워하는 / 무서워한 / 무서워할

Example sentences

Children are afraid of the dark night.
우리 동네 길고양이들은 사람들을 별로 무서워하지 않는다.
The stray cats in our neighborhood are not very afraid of people.

Usage Notes

Used when describing someone else's feeling of fear towards an object or situation.

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