머뭇거리다
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 머믓거리다 (Yale: memuskelita). From 머뭇 (meomut, “hesitation”) + 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹mut̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [머묻꺼리다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | meomutgeorida |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meomusgeolida |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mŏmutkŏrida |
| Yale Romanization? | memuskelita |
Verb edit
머뭇거리다 • (meomutgeorida) (infinitive 머뭇거려 or 머뭇거리어, sequential 머뭇거리니)
- (intransitive) to hesitate, to falter
Conjugation edit
Selected forms of the verb 머뭇거리다 (meomutgeorida): vowel-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 머뭇거린다 meomutgeorinda |
머뭇거려 meomutgeoryeo |
머뭇거려요, 머뭇거리어요 meomutgeoryeoyo, meomutgeorieoyo |
머뭇거립니다 meomutgeorimnida |
| Past | 머뭇거렸다 meomutgeoryeotda |
머뭇거렸어 meomutgeoryeosseo |
머뭇거렸어요 meomutgeoryeosseoyo |
머뭇거렸습니다 meomutgeoryeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 머뭇거리느냐 meomutgeorineunya |
머뭇거려 meomutgeoryeo |
머뭇거려요, 머뭇거리어요 meomutgeoryeoyo, meomutgeorieoyo |
머뭇거립니까 meomutgeorimnikka |
| Past | 머뭇거렸느냐 meomutgeoryeonneunya |
머뭇거렸어 meomutgeoryeosseo |
머뭇거렸어요 meomutgeoryeosseoyo |
머뭇거렸습니까 meomutgeoryeotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 머뭇거리자 meomutgeorija |
머뭇거려 meomutgeoryeo |
머뭇거려요, 머뭇거리어요 meomutgeoryeoyo, meomutgeorieoyo |
머뭇거리십시다 meomutgeorisipsida | |
| Imperative | 머뭇거려라, 머뭇거리어라 meomutgeoryeora, meomutgeorieora |
머뭇거려 meomutgeoryeo |
머뭇거려요, 머뭇거리어요 meomutgeoryeoyo, meomutgeorieoyo |
머뭇거립시오 meomutgeoripsio | |
| Assertive | 머뭇거리겠다 meomutgeorigetda |
머뭇거리겠어 meomutgeorigesseo |
머뭇거리겠어요 meomutgeorigesseoyo |
머뭇거리겠습니다 meomutgeorigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 머뭇거려 meomutgeoryeo |
머뭇거려서, 머뭇거리어서 meomutgeoryeoseo, meomutgeorieoseo |
머뭇거리니 meomutgeorini |
머뭇거리니까 meomutgeorinikka | |
| Contrast | 머뭇거리지만 meomutgeorijiman |
머뭇거리는데 meomutgeorineunde |
머뭇거리더니 meomutgeorideoni |
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| Conjunction | 머뭇거리고 meomutgeorigo |
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| Condition | 머뭇거리면 meomutgeorimyeon |
머뭇거려야, 머뭇거리어야 meomutgeoryeoya, meomutgeorieoya |
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| Motive | 머뭇거리려고 meomutgeoriryeogo |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 머뭇거림 meomutgeorim |
머뭇거리기 meomutgeorigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 머뭇거렸음, 머뭇거리었음 meomutgeoryeosseum, meomutgeorieosseum |
머뭇거렸기, 머뭇거리었기 meomutgeoryeotgi, meomutgeorieotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 머뭇거린 meomutgeorin | |||
| Present | 머뭇거리는 meomutgeorineun | ||||
| Future | 머뭇거릴 meomutgeoril | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 머뭇거리신다 meomutgeorisinda |
머뭇거리셔 meomutgeorisyeo |
머뭇거리세요, 머뭇거리셔요 meomutgeoriseyo, meomutgeorisyeoyo |
머뭇거리십니다 meomutgeorisimnida |
| Past | 머뭇거리셨다 meomutgeorisyeotda |
머뭇거리셨어 meomutgeorisyeosseo |
머뭇거리셨어요 meomutgeorisyeosseoyo |
머뭇거리셨습니다 meomutgeorisyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 머뭇거리시느냐 meomutgeorisineunya |
머뭇거리셔 meomutgeorisyeo |
머뭇거리세요, 머뭇거리셔요 meomutgeoriseyo, meomutgeorisyeoyo |
머뭇거리십니까 meomutgeorisimnikka |
| Past | 머뭇거리셨느냐 meomutgeorisyeonneunya |
머뭇거리셨어 meomutgeorisyeosseo |
머뭇거리셨어요 meomutgeorisyeosseoyo |
머뭇거리셨습니까 meomutgeorisyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 머뭇거리시라 meomutgeorisira |
머뭇거리셔 meomutgeorisyeo |
머뭇거리세요 meomutgeoriseyo |
머뭇거리십시오 meomutgeorisipsio | |
| Assertive | 머뭇거리시겠다 meomutgeorisigetda |
머뭇거리시겠어 meomutgeorisigesseo |
머뭇거리시겠어요 meomutgeorisigesseoyo |
머뭇거리시겠습니다 meomutgeorisigetseumnida | |
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| Cause/Reason | 머뭇거리셔 meomutgeorisyeo |
머뭇거리셔서 meomutgeorisyeoseo |
머뭇거리시니 meomutgeorisini |
머뭇거리시니까 meomutgeorisinikka | |
| Contrast | 머뭇거리시지만 meomutgeorisijiman |
머뭇거리시는데 meomutgeorisineunde |
머뭇거리시더니 meomutgeorisideoni |
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| Conjunction | 머뭇거리시고 meomutgeorisigo |
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| Condition | 머뭇거리시면 meomutgeorisimyeon |
머뭇거리셔야 meomutgeorisyeoya |
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| Motive | 머뭇거리시려고 meomutgeorisiryeogo |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 머뭇거리심 meomutgeorisim |
머뭇거리시기 meomutgeorisigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 머뭇거리셨음 meomutgeorisyeosseum |
머뭇거리셨기 meomutgeorisyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 머뭇거리신 meomutgeorisin | |||
| Present | 머뭇거리시는 meomutgeorisineun | ||||
| Future | 머뭇거리실 meomutgeorisil | ||||