중얼거리다

Korean

Etymology

From 중얼 (jung'eol) +‎ 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋʌ̹ɭɡʌ̹ɾida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [중얼거리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jung'eolgeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jung'eolgeolida
McCune–Reischauer?	chungŏlgŏrida
Yale Romanization?	cwungel.kelita

Verb

중얼거리다 • (jung'eolgeorida) (infinitive 중얼거려 or 중얼거리어, sequential 중얼거리니)

1. (intransitive, frequentative) to mutter, to mumble

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 중얼거리다 (jung'eolgeorida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	중얼거린다 jung'eolgeorinda	중얼거려 jung'eolgeoryeo	중얼거려요, 중얼거리어요 jung'eolgeoryeoyo, jung'eolgeorieoyo	중얼거립니다 jung'eolgeorimnida
	Past	중얼거렸다 jung'eolgeoryeotda	중얼거렸어 jung'eolgeoryeosseo	중얼거렸어요 jung'eolgeoryeosseoyo	중얼거렸습니다 jung'eolgeoryeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	중얼거리느냐 jung'eolgeorineunya	중얼거려 jung'eolgeoryeo	중얼거려요, 중얼거리어요 jung'eolgeoryeoyo, jung'eolgeorieoyo	중얼거립니까 jung'eolgeorimnikka
	Past	중얼거렸느냐 jung'eolgeoryeonneunya	중얼거렸어 jung'eolgeoryeosseo	중얼거렸어요 jung'eolgeoryeosseoyo	중얼거렸습니까 jung'eolgeoryeotseumnikka
Hortative		중얼거리자 jung'eolgeorija	중얼거려 jung'eolgeoryeo	중얼거려요, 중얼거리어요 jung'eolgeoryeoyo, jung'eolgeorieoyo	중얼거리십시다 jung'eolgeorisipsida
Imperative		중얼거려라, 중얼거리어라 jung'eolgeoryeora, jung'eolgeorieora	중얼거려 jung'eolgeoryeo	중얼거려요, 중얼거리어요 jung'eolgeoryeoyo, jung'eolgeorieoyo	중얼거립시오 jung'eolgeoripsio
Assertive		중얼거리겠다 jung'eolgeorigetda	중얼거리겠어 jung'eolgeorigesseo	중얼거리겠어요 jung'eolgeorigesseoyo	중얼거리겠습니다 jung'eolgeorigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		중얼거려 jung'eolgeoryeo	중얼거려서, 중얼거리어서 jung'eolgeoryeoseo, jung'eolgeorieoseo	중얼거리니 jung'eolgeorini	중얼거리니까 jung'eolgeorinikka
Contrast		중얼거리지만 jung'eolgeorijiman	중얼거리는데 jung'eolgeorineunde	중얼거리더니 jung'eolgeorideoni
Conjunction		중얼거리고 jung'eolgeorigo
Condition		중얼거리면 jung'eolgeorimyeon	중얼거려야, 중얼거리어야 jung'eolgeoryeoya, jung'eolgeorieoya
Motive		중얼거리려고 jung'eolgeoriryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		중얼거림 jung'eolgeorim	중얼거리기 jung'eolgeorigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		중얼거렸음, 중얼거리었음 jung'eolgeoryeosseum, jung'eolgeorieosseum	중얼거렸기, 중얼거리었기 jung'eolgeoryeotgi, jung'eolgeorieotgi
Determiners	Past	중얼거린 jung'eolgeorin
	Present	중얼거리는 jung'eolgeorineun
	Future	중얼거릴 jung'eolgeoril

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	중얼거리신다 jung'eolgeorisinda	중얼거리셔 jung'eolgeorisyeo	중얼거리세요, 중얼거리셔요 jung'eolgeoriseyo, jung'eolgeorisyeoyo	중얼거리십니다 jung'eolgeorisimnida
	Past	중얼거리셨다 jung'eolgeorisyeotda	중얼거리셨어 jung'eolgeorisyeosseo	중얼거리셨어요 jung'eolgeorisyeosseoyo	중얼거리셨습니다 jung'eolgeorisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	중얼거리시느냐 jung'eolgeorisineunya	중얼거리셔 jung'eolgeorisyeo	중얼거리세요, 중얼거리셔요 jung'eolgeoriseyo, jung'eolgeorisyeoyo	중얼거리십니까 jung'eolgeorisimnikka
	Past	중얼거리셨느냐 jung'eolgeorisyeonneunya	중얼거리셨어 jung'eolgeorisyeosseo	중얼거리셨어요 jung'eolgeorisyeosseoyo	중얼거리셨습니까 jung'eolgeorisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		중얼거리시라 jung'eolgeorisira	중얼거리셔 jung'eolgeorisyeo	중얼거리세요 jung'eolgeoriseyo	중얼거리십시오 jung'eolgeorisipsio
Assertive		중얼거리시겠다 jung'eolgeorisigetda	중얼거리시겠어 jung'eolgeorisigesseo	중얼거리시겠어요 jung'eolgeorisigesseoyo	중얼거리시겠습니다 jung'eolgeorisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		중얼거리셔 jung'eolgeorisyeo	중얼거리셔서 jung'eolgeorisyeoseo	중얼거리시니 jung'eolgeorisini	중얼거리시니까 jung'eolgeorisinikka
Contrast		중얼거리시지만 jung'eolgeorisijiman	중얼거리시는데 jung'eolgeorisineunde	중얼거리시더니 jung'eolgeorisideoni
Conjunction		중얼거리시고 jung'eolgeorisigo
Condition		중얼거리시면 jung'eolgeorisimyeon	중얼거리셔야 jung'eolgeorisyeoya
Motive		중얼거리시려고 jung'eolgeorisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		중얼거리심 jung'eolgeorisim	중얼거리시기 jung'eolgeorisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		중얼거리셨음 jung'eolgeorisyeosseum	중얼거리셨기 jung'eolgeorisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	중얼거리신 jung'eolgeorisin
	Present	중얼거리시는 jung'eolgeorisineun
	Future	중얼거리실 jung'eolgeorisil