Korean verb · regular · first needed at elementary level (A2)
아프다
apeuda
to hurt, to be ill
A ㅡ stem: the ㅡ drops before -아: (apayo). The body part takes 이/가: (meoriga apayo), I have a headache. A descriptive verb, so it has no request, “let's” or -고 있다 forms.
Speed:
Present
현재
Hurts, or is ill: (baega apayo), I have a stomach ache.
| polite | 아파요apayo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 아픕니다apeumnida | |
| casual | 아파apa | |
| polite negative | 안 아파요an apayo |
Past
과거
Hurt, or was ill.
| polite | 아팠어요apasseoyo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 아팠습니다apatseumnida | |
| casual | 아팠어apasseo | |
| polite negative | 안 아팠어요an apasseoyo |
Future
미래
A guess: it will (probably) hurt. (an apeul geoyeyo), it won't hurt, is common at the doctor's.
| polite | 아플 거예요apeul geoyeyo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 아플 겁니다apeul geomnida | |
| casual | 아플 거야apeul geoya | |
| polite negative | 안 아플 거예요an apeul geoyeyo |
Examples
- 머리가 아파요.Meoriga apayo.I have a headache.
- 어제 하루 종일 아팠어요.Eoje haru jongil apasseoyo.I was ill all day yesterday.
- 걱정하지 마세요. 안 아플 거예요.Geokjeonghaji maseyo. An apeul geoyeyo.Don't worry, it won't hurt.