멍하다

Korean

Etymology

멍 (meong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɘ(ː)ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [멍(ː)하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	mēnghata

Adjective

멍하다 • (meonghada) (infinitive 멍해 or 멍하여, sequential 멍하니)

1. absentminded; dazed; hazy

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 멍하다 (meonghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멍하다 meonghada	멍해 meonghae	멍해요 meonghaeyo	멍합니다 meonghamnida
	Past	멍했다 meonghaetda	멍했어 meonghaesseo	멍했어요 meonghaesseoyo	멍했습니다 meonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멍하냐 meonghanya	멍해 meonghae	멍해요 meonghaeyo	멍합니까 meonghamnikka
	Past	멍했냐 meonghaennya	멍했어 meonghaesseo	멍했어요 meonghaesseoyo	멍했습니까 meonghaetseumnikka
Assertive		멍하겠다 meonghagetda	멍하겠어 meonghagesseo	멍하겠어요 meonghagesseoyo	멍하겠습니다 meonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멍해 meonghae	멍해서, 멍하여서 meonghaeseo, meonghayeoseo	멍하니 meonghani	멍하니까 meonghanikka
Contrast		멍하지만 meonghajiman	멍한데 meonghande	멍하더니 meonghadeoni
Conjunction		멍하고 meonghago
Condition		멍하면 meonghamyeon	멍해야, 멍하여야 meonghaeya, meonghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멍함 meongham	멍하기 meonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멍했음, 멍하였음 meonghaesseum, meonghayeosseum	멍했기, 멍하였기 meonghaetgi, meonghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		멍한 meonghan
	Future		멍할 meonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멍하시다 meonghasida	멍하셔 meonghasyeo	멍하세요, 멍하셔요 meonghaseyo, meonghasyeoyo	멍하십니다 meonghasimnida
	Past	멍하셨다 meonghasyeotda	멍하셨어 meonghasyeosseo	멍하셨어요 meonghasyeosseoyo	멍하셨습니다 meonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멍하시냐 meonghasinya	멍하셔 meonghasyeo	멍하세요, 멍하셔요 meonghaseyo, meonghasyeoyo	멍하십니까 meonghasimnikka
	Past	멍하셨냐 meonghasyeonnya	멍하셨어 meonghasyeosseo	멍하셨어요 meonghasyeosseoyo	멍하셨습니까 meonghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		멍하시겠다 meonghasigetda	멍하시겠어 meonghasigesseo	멍하시겠어요 meonghasigesseoyo	멍하시겠습니다 meonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		멍하셔 meonghasyeo	멍하셔서 meonghasyeoseo	멍하시니 meonghasini	멍하시니까 meonghasinikka
Contrast		멍하시지만 meonghasijiman	멍하신데 meonghasinde	멍하시더니 meonghasideoni
Conjunction		멍하시고 meonghasigo
Condition		멍하시면 meonghasimyeon	멍하셔야 meonghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		멍하심 meonghasim	멍하시기 meonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멍하셨음 meonghasyeosseum	멍하셨기 meonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		멍하신 meonghasin
	Future		멍하실 meonghasil