무섭다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [musʰʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무섭따]

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

Synonyms

• 두렵다 (duryeopda)