안절부절못하다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 안절부절하다 (anjeolbujeolhada)

Etymology

안절부절 (anjeolbujeol, “while being on tenterhooks”) + 못하다 (mothada, “to be unable to do something”).

The form reflects an adverbial use of the ideophone which then merged into a single verb, whereas the alternative form 안절부절하다 (anjeolbujeolhada) is formed via a verb-deriving suffix.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭbud͡ʑʌ̹ɭmo̞tʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [안절부절모타다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	anjeolbujeolmothada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	anjeolbujeolmoshada
McCune–Reischauer?	anjŏlbujŏlmothada
Yale Romanization?	an.cel.pucel.moshata

Verb

안절부절못하다 • (anjeolbujeolmothada) (infinitive 안절부절못해 or 안절부절못하여, sequential 안절부절못하니)

1. (intransitive) to be on tenterhooks, to be on pins and needles

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	안절부절못한다 anjeolbujeolmothanda	안절부절못해 anjeolbujeolmothae	안절부절못해요 anjeolbujeolmothaeyo	안절부절못합니다 anjeolbujeolmothamnida
	Past	안절부절못했다 anjeolbujeolmothaetda	안절부절못했어 anjeolbujeolmothaesseo	안절부절못했어요 anjeolbujeolmothaesseoyo	안절부절못했습니다 anjeolbujeolmothaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	안절부절못하느냐 anjeolbujeolmothaneunya	안절부절못해 anjeolbujeolmothae	안절부절못해요 anjeolbujeolmothaeyo	안절부절못합니까 anjeolbujeolmothamnikka
	Past	안절부절못했느냐 anjeolbujeolmothaenneunya	안절부절못했어 anjeolbujeolmothaesseo	안절부절못했어요 anjeolbujeolmothaesseoyo	안절부절못했습니까 anjeolbujeolmothaetseumnikka
Hortative		안절부절못하자 anjeolbujeolmothaja	안절부절못해 anjeolbujeolmothae	안절부절못해요 anjeolbujeolmothaeyo	안절부절못하십시다 anjeolbujeolmothasipsida
Imperative		안절부절못해라, 안절부절못하여라 anjeolbujeolmothaera, anjeolbujeolmothayeora	안절부절못해 anjeolbujeolmothae	안절부절못해요 anjeolbujeolmothaeyo	안절부절못합시오 anjeolbujeolmothapsio
Assertive		안절부절못하겠다 anjeolbujeolmothagetda	안절부절못하겠어 anjeolbujeolmothagesseo	안절부절못하겠어요 anjeolbujeolmothagesseoyo	안절부절못하겠습니다 anjeolbujeolmothagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		안절부절못해 anjeolbujeolmothae	안절부절못해서, 안절부절못하여서 anjeolbujeolmothaeseo, anjeolbujeolmothayeoseo	안절부절못하니 anjeolbujeolmothani	안절부절못하니까 anjeolbujeolmothanikka
Contrast		안절부절못하지만 anjeolbujeolmothajiman	안절부절못하는데 anjeolbujeolmothaneunde	안절부절못하더니 anjeolbujeolmothadeoni
Conjunction		안절부절못하고 anjeolbujeolmothago
Condition		안절부절못하면 anjeolbujeolmothamyeon	안절부절못해야, 안절부절못하여야 anjeolbujeolmothaeya, anjeolbujeolmothayeoya
Motive		안절부절못하려고 anjeolbujeolmotharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		안절부절못함 anjeolbujeolmotham	안절부절못하기 anjeolbujeolmothagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		안절부절못했음, 안절부절못하였음 anjeolbujeolmothaesseum, anjeolbujeolmothayeosseum	안절부절못했기, 안절부절못하였기 anjeolbujeolmothaetgi, anjeolbujeolmothayeotgi
Determiners	Past	안절부절못한 anjeolbujeolmothan
	Present	안절부절못하는 anjeolbujeolmothaneun
	Future	안절부절못할 anjeolbujeolmothal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	안절부절못하신다 anjeolbujeolmothasinda	안절부절못하셔 anjeolbujeolmothasyeo	안절부절못하세요, 안절부절못하셔요 anjeolbujeolmothaseyo, anjeolbujeolmothasyeoyo	안절부절못하십니다 anjeolbujeolmothasimnida
	Past	안절부절못하셨다 anjeolbujeolmothasyeotda	안절부절못하셨어 anjeolbujeolmothasyeosseo	안절부절못하셨어요 anjeolbujeolmothasyeosseoyo	안절부절못하셨습니다 anjeolbujeolmothasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	안절부절못하시느냐 anjeolbujeolmothasineunya	안절부절못하셔 anjeolbujeolmothasyeo	안절부절못하세요, 안절부절못하셔요 anjeolbujeolmothaseyo, anjeolbujeolmothasyeoyo	안절부절못하십니까 anjeolbujeolmothasimnikka
	Past	안절부절못하셨느냐 anjeolbujeolmothasyeonneunya	안절부절못하셨어 anjeolbujeolmothasyeosseo	안절부절못하셨어요 anjeolbujeolmothasyeosseoyo	안절부절못하셨습니까 anjeolbujeolmothasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		안절부절못하시라 anjeolbujeolmothasira	안절부절못하셔 anjeolbujeolmothasyeo	안절부절못하세요 anjeolbujeolmothaseyo	안절부절못하십시오 anjeolbujeolmothasipsio
Assertive		안절부절못하시겠다 anjeolbujeolmothasigetda	안절부절못하시겠어 anjeolbujeolmothasigesseo	안절부절못하시겠어요 anjeolbujeolmothasigesseoyo	안절부절못하시겠습니다 anjeolbujeolmothasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		안절부절못하셔 anjeolbujeolmothasyeo	안절부절못하셔서 anjeolbujeolmothasyeoseo	안절부절못하시니 anjeolbujeolmothasini	안절부절못하시니까 anjeolbujeolmothasinikka
Contrast		안절부절못하시지만 anjeolbujeolmothasijiman	안절부절못하시는데 anjeolbujeolmothasineunde	안절부절못하시더니 anjeolbujeolmothasideoni
Conjunction		안절부절못하시고 anjeolbujeolmothasigo
Condition		안절부절못하시면 anjeolbujeolmothasimyeon	안절부절못하셔야 anjeolbujeolmothasyeoya
Motive		안절부절못하시려고 anjeolbujeolmothasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		안절부절못하심 anjeolbujeolmothasim	안절부절못하시기 anjeolbujeolmothasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		안절부절못하셨음 anjeolbujeolmothasyeosseum	안절부절못하셨기 anjeolbujeolmothasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	안절부절못하신 anjeolbujeolmothasin
	Present	안절부절못하시는 anjeolbujeolmothasineun
	Future	안절부절못하실 anjeolbujeolmothasil

    Selected forms of the verb 안절부절못하다 (anjeolbujeolmothada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular