겁먹다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 겁을 먹다 (geobeul meokda)

Etymology

겁 (怯, geop, “fear”) + 먹다 (meokda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹mmʌ̹k̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [검먹따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geommeokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geobmeogda
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmmŏkta
Yale Romanization?	kepmekta

Verb

겁먹다 • (geommeokda) (infinitive 겁먹어, sequential 겁먹으니)

1. (intransitive) to be frightened

   겁먹게 만들다

   geommeokge mandeulda

   to frighten

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 겁먹다 (geommeokda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겁먹는다 geommeongneunda	겁먹어 geommeogeo	겁먹어요 geommeogeoyo	겁먹습니다 geommeokseumnida
	Past	겁먹었다 geommeogeotda	겁먹었어 geommeogeosseo	겁먹었어요 geommeogeosseoyo	겁먹었습니다 geommeogeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겁먹느냐 geommeongneunya	겁먹어 geommeogeo	겁먹어요 geommeogeoyo	겁먹습니까 geommeokseumnikka
	Past	겁먹었느냐 geommeogeonneunya	겁먹었어 geommeogeosseo	겁먹었어요 geommeogeosseoyo	겁먹었습니까 geommeogeotseumnikka
Hortative		겁먹자 geommeokja	겁먹어 geommeogeo	겁먹어요 geommeogeoyo	겁먹으십시다 geommeogeusipsida
Imperative		겁먹어라 geommeogeora	겁먹어 geommeogeo	겁먹어요 geommeogeoyo	겁먹읍시오 geommeogeupsio
Assertive		겁먹겠다 geommeokgetda	겁먹겠어 geommeokgesseo	겁먹겠어요 geommeokgesseoyo	겁먹겠습니다 geommeokgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		겁먹어 geommeogeo	겁먹어서 geommeogeoseo	겁먹으니 geommeogeuni	겁먹으니까 geommeogeunikka
Contrast		겁먹지만 geommeokjiman	겁먹는데 geommeongneunde	겁먹더니 geommeokdeoni
Conjunction		겁먹고 geommeokgo
Condition		겁먹으면 geommeogeumyeon	겁먹어야 geommeogeoya
Motive		겁먹으려고 geommeogeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		겁먹음 geommeogeum	겁먹기 geommeokgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겁먹었음 geommeogeosseum	겁먹었기 geommeogeotgi
Determiners	Past	겁먹은 geommeogeun
	Present	겁먹는 geommeongneun
	Future	겁먹을 geommeogeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	겁먹으신다 geommeogeusinda	겁먹으셔 geommeogeusyeo	겁먹으세요, 겁먹으셔요 geommeogeuseyo, geommeogeusyeoyo	겁먹으십니다 geommeogeusimnida
	Past	겁먹으셨다 geommeogeusyeotda	겁먹으셨어 geommeogeusyeosseo	겁먹으셨어요 geommeogeusyeosseoyo	겁먹으셨습니다 geommeogeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	겁먹으시느냐 geommeogeusineunya	겁먹으셔 geommeogeusyeo	겁먹으세요, 겁먹으셔요 geommeogeuseyo, geommeogeusyeoyo	겁먹으십니까 geommeogeusimnikka
	Past	겁먹으셨느냐 geommeogeusyeonneunya	겁먹으셨어 geommeogeusyeosseo	겁먹으셨어요 geommeogeusyeosseoyo	겁먹으셨습니까 geommeogeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		겁먹으시라 geommeogeusira	겁먹으셔 geommeogeusyeo	겁먹으세요 geommeogeuseyo	겁먹으십시오 geommeogeusipsio
Assertive		겁먹으시겠다 geommeogeusigetda	겁먹으시겠어 geommeogeusigesseo	겁먹으시겠어요 geommeogeusigesseoyo	겁먹으시겠습니다 geommeogeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		겁먹으셔 geommeogeusyeo	겁먹으셔서 geommeogeusyeoseo	겁먹으시니 geommeogeusini	겁먹으시니까 geommeogeusinikka
Contrast		겁먹으시지만 geommeogeusijiman	겁먹으시는데 geommeogeusineunde	겁먹으시더니 geommeogeusideoni
Conjunction		겁먹으시고 geommeogeusigo
Condition		겁먹으시면 geommeogeusimyeon	겁먹으셔야 geommeogeusyeoya
Motive		겁먹으시려고 geommeogeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		겁먹으심 geommeogeusim	겁먹으시기 geommeogeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		겁먹으셨음 geommeogeusyeosseum	겁먹으셨기 geommeogeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	겁먹으신 geommeogeusin
	Present	겁먹으시는 geommeogeusineun
	Future	겁먹으실 geommeogeusil