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TOPIK 4verb

염려하다

yeomnyeohada [염녀하다]

염려해요 · 염려했어요 · 염려할 거예요 · 염려하세요

to worry, to be concerned

Example

부모님은 항상 제 건강을 염려하세요.

My parents always worry about my health.

Word parts

염 think려 worry

Literally 'think and worry'.

Good to know

Pronounced [염녀하다]; more formal than 걱정하다, as in 염려하지 마세요.