신경쓰다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 신경(神經) 쓰다 (sin'gyeong sseuda)

Etymology

Compound of 신경(神經) (sin'gyeong, “nerve; feeling, thought”) +‎ 쓰다 (sseuda, “to use, apply; to give attention”). Literally, “to apply one's feelings/thoughts”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋs͈ɯda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [신경쓰다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sin'gyeongsseuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	singyeongsseuda
McCune–Reischauer?	sin'gyŏngssŭda
Yale Romanization?	sinkyengssuta

Verb

신경쓰다 • (sin'gyeongsseuda) (infinitive 신경써, sequential 신경쓰니, hanja 神經쓰다) (intransitive)

1. to focus, pay attention, be meticulous

   나는 恒常 細部事項에 神經쓴다.
   나는 항상 세부사항에 신경쓴다.

   Na-neun hangsang sebu-sahang-e sin'gyeongsseunda.

   I always pay attention to details.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 신경쓰다 (sin'gyeongsseuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	신경쓴다 sin'gyeongsseunda	신경써 sin'gyeongsseo	신경써요 sin'gyeongsseoyo	신경씁니다 sin'gyeongsseumnida
	Past	신경썼다 sin'gyeongsseotda	신경썼어 sin'gyeongsseosseo	신경썼어요 sin'gyeongsseosseoyo	신경썼습니다 sin'gyeongsseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	신경쓰느냐 sin'gyeongsseuneunya	신경써 sin'gyeongsseo	신경써요 sin'gyeongsseoyo	신경씁니까 sin'gyeongsseumnikka
	Past	신경썼느냐 sin'gyeongsseonneunya	신경썼어 sin'gyeongsseosseo	신경썼어요 sin'gyeongsseosseoyo	신경썼습니까 sin'gyeongsseotseumnikka
Hortative		신경쓰자 sin'gyeongsseuja	신경써 sin'gyeongsseo	신경써요 sin'gyeongsseoyo	신경쓰십시다 sin'gyeongsseusipsida
Imperative		신경써라 sin'gyeongsseora	신경써 sin'gyeongsseo	신경써요 sin'gyeongsseoyo	신경씁시오 sin'gyeongsseupsio
Assertive		신경쓰겠다 sin'gyeongsseugetda	신경쓰겠어 sin'gyeongsseugesseo	신경쓰겠어요 sin'gyeongsseugesseoyo	신경쓰겠습니다 sin'gyeongsseugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		신경써 sin'gyeongsseo	신경써서 sin'gyeongsseoseo	신경쓰니 sin'gyeongsseuni	신경쓰니까 sin'gyeongsseunikka
Contrast		신경쓰지만 sin'gyeongsseujiman	신경쓰는데 sin'gyeongsseuneunde	신경쓰더니 sin'gyeongsseudeoni
Conjunction		신경쓰고 sin'gyeongsseugo
Condition		신경쓰면 sin'gyeongsseumyeon	신경써야 sin'gyeongsseoya
Motive		신경쓰려고 sin'gyeongsseuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		신경씀 sin'gyeongsseum	신경쓰기 sin'gyeongsseugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		신경썼음 sin'gyeongsseosseum	신경썼기 sin'gyeongsseotgi
Determiners	Past	신경쓴 sin'gyeongsseun
	Present	신경쓰는 sin'gyeongsseuneun
	Future	신경쓸 sin'gyeongsseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	신경쓰신다 sin'gyeongsseusinda	신경쓰셔 sin'gyeongsseusyeo	신경쓰세요, 신경쓰셔요 sin'gyeongsseuseyo, sin'gyeongsseusyeoyo	신경쓰십니다 sin'gyeongsseusimnida
	Past	신경쓰셨다 sin'gyeongsseusyeotda	신경쓰셨어 sin'gyeongsseusyeosseo	신경쓰셨어요 sin'gyeongsseusyeosseoyo	신경쓰셨습니다 sin'gyeongsseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	신경쓰시느냐 sin'gyeongsseusineunya	신경쓰셔 sin'gyeongsseusyeo	신경쓰세요, 신경쓰셔요 sin'gyeongsseuseyo, sin'gyeongsseusyeoyo	신경쓰십니까 sin'gyeongsseusimnikka
	Past	신경쓰셨느냐 sin'gyeongsseusyeonneunya	신경쓰셨어 sin'gyeongsseusyeosseo	신경쓰셨어요 sin'gyeongsseusyeosseoyo	신경쓰셨습니까 sin'gyeongsseusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		신경쓰시라 sin'gyeongsseusira	신경쓰셔 sin'gyeongsseusyeo	신경쓰세요 sin'gyeongsseuseyo	신경쓰십시오 sin'gyeongsseusipsio
Assertive		신경쓰시겠다 sin'gyeongsseusigetda	신경쓰시겠어 sin'gyeongsseusigesseo	신경쓰시겠어요 sin'gyeongsseusigesseoyo	신경쓰시겠습니다 sin'gyeongsseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		신경쓰셔 sin'gyeongsseusyeo	신경쓰셔서 sin'gyeongsseusyeoseo	신경쓰시니 sin'gyeongsseusini	신경쓰시니까 sin'gyeongsseusinikka
Contrast		신경쓰시지만 sin'gyeongsseusijiman	신경쓰시는데 sin'gyeongsseusineunde	신경쓰시더니 sin'gyeongsseusideoni
Conjunction		신경쓰시고 sin'gyeongsseusigo
Condition		신경쓰시면 sin'gyeongsseusimyeon	신경쓰셔야 sin'gyeongsseusyeoya
Motive		신경쓰시려고 sin'gyeongsseusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		신경쓰심 sin'gyeongsseusim	신경쓰시기 sin'gyeongsseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		신경쓰셨음 sin'gyeongsseusyeosseum	신경쓰셨기 sin'gyeongsseusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	신경쓰신 sin'gyeongsseusin
	Present	신경쓰시는 sin'gyeongsseusineun
	Future	신경쓰실 sin'gyeongsseusil