Let’s learn about “걱정하다”

걱정하지 마 : Never mind

[other expressions]

- 걱정하지 마. (to younger people or friends)

- 걱정하지 마라. (to younger people or friends)

- 걱정하지 마요. (to younger people or friends)

- 걱정하지 마세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 걱정하지 마셔요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 걱정하지 마십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 걱정 : [Pronunciation: 걱쩡] (1) [=근심•조바심] anxiety; concern; apprehension; worry; suspense; trouble; care; fear; uneasiness; misgivings; solicitude (2) [=꾸중•야단] scolding; lecture; reproach; reprimand; reproof; admonition

* 걱정하다 : [근심하다•조바심하다] )1) feel anxiety; be anxious (about); be concerned (about); feel concern(for); worry (oneself) about; be worried (about); trouble oneself about); be troubled (about); feel misgiving; feel uneasy; be ill at ease; fear; be in fear (2) [=꾸중하다•야단치다] scold; reprove; reprimand

* 걱정하지 : 걱정하(the stem of  걱정하다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance)

* 말다 : [irregular] (1) fold (2) don’t do

* 마 : 말(the stem of  말다; ㄹ erased beforr -아; 마 and 아 contracted 마) + -아(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~")

* 마라 : 말(the stem of  말다; ㄹ erased beforr -아; 마 and 아 contracted 마) + -아라(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~")

* 마세요 : 말(the stem of  말다; ㄹ erased beforr -시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(an imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 마셔요 : 말(the stem of  말다; ㄹ erased beforr -시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(an imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 마십시오 : 말(the stem of  말다; ㄹ erased beforr -시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~")

* a verb + -아 / -아라 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~"

* a verb + -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 / -ㅂ시오 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO not ~" or "Please don’t ~"