묘연하다

Korean

Etymology

묘연(杳然) (myoyeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjojʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [묘연하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myoyeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myoyeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?	myoyŏnhada
Yale Romanization?	myo.yen.hata

Adjective

묘연하다 • (myoyeonhada) (infinitive 묘연해 or 묘연하여, sequential 묘연하니, hanja 杳然하다)

1. (of a memory) to be faint, to be distant, to be dim

   옛날 그 좋았던 시절의 기억이 묘연해 지고 있다.

   Yennal geu joatdeon sijeor-ui gieog-i myoyeonhae jigo itda.

   The fond memories of the old days are getting dimmer and dimmer.

2. (of one's whereabouts) to be unknown, to be lost

   그 뒤로 그의 행방은 묘연해 졌다.

   Geu dwi-ro geu-ui haengbang-eun myoyeonhae jeotda.

   Since then, his whereabouts have been vague.

3. (of a distant object) to be indistinct, to be blurry

   저 멀리 산의 정상이 묘연하게 보인다.

   Jeo meolli san-ui jeongsang-i myoyeonhage boinda.

   [I] could barely see the peak of the mountain from afar.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 묘연하다 (myoyeonhada): 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	묘연하다 myoyeonhada	묘연해 myoyeonhae	묘연해요 myoyeonhaeyo	묘연합니다 myoyeonhamnida
	Past	묘연했다 myoyeonhaetda	묘연했어 myoyeonhaesseo	묘연했어요 myoyeonhaesseoyo	묘연했습니다 myoyeonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묘연하냐 myoyeonhanya	묘연해 myoyeonhae	묘연해요 myoyeonhaeyo	묘연합니까 myoyeonhamnikka
	Past	묘연했냐 myoyeonhaennya	묘연했어 myoyeonhaesseo	묘연했어요 myoyeonhaesseoyo	묘연했습니까 myoyeonhaetseumnikka
Assertive		묘연하겠다 myoyeonhagetda	묘연하겠어 myoyeonhagesseo	묘연하겠어요 myoyeonhagesseoyo	묘연하겠습니다 myoyeonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		묘연해 myoyeonhae	묘연해서, 묘연하여서 myoyeonhaeseo, myoyeonhayeoseo	묘연하니 myoyeonhani	묘연하니까 myoyeonhanikka
Contrast		묘연하지만 myoyeonhajiman	묘연한데 myoyeonhande	묘연하더니 myoyeonhadeoni
Conjunction		묘연하고 myoyeonhago
Condition		묘연하면 myoyeonhamyeon	묘연해야, 묘연하여야 myoyeonhaeya, myoyeonhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		묘연함 myoyeonham	묘연하기 myoyeonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		묘연했음, 묘연하였음 myoyeonhaesseum, myoyeonhayeosseum	묘연했기, 묘연하였기 myoyeonhaetgi, myoyeonhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		묘연한 myoyeonhan
	Future		묘연할 myoyeonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	묘연하시다 myoyeonhasida	묘연하셔 myoyeonhasyeo	묘연하세요, 묘연하셔요 myoyeonhaseyo, myoyeonhasyeoyo	묘연하십니다 myoyeonhasimnida
	Past	묘연하셨다 myoyeonhasyeotda	묘연하셨어 myoyeonhasyeosseo	묘연하셨어요 myoyeonhasyeosseoyo	묘연하셨습니다 myoyeonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	묘연하시냐 myoyeonhasinya	묘연하셔 myoyeonhasyeo	묘연하세요, 묘연하셔요 myoyeonhaseyo, myoyeonhasyeoyo	묘연하십니까 myoyeonhasimnikka
	Past	묘연하셨냐 myoyeonhasyeonnya	묘연하셨어 myoyeonhasyeosseo	묘연하셨어요 myoyeonhasyeosseoyo	묘연하셨습니까 myoyeonhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		묘연하시겠다 myoyeonhasigetda	묘연하시겠어 myoyeonhasigesseo	묘연하시겠어요 myoyeonhasigesseoyo	묘연하시겠습니다 myoyeonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		묘연하셔 myoyeonhasyeo	묘연하셔서 myoyeonhasyeoseo	묘연하시니 myoyeonhasini	묘연하시니까 myoyeonhasinikka
Contrast		묘연하시지만 myoyeonhasijiman	묘연하신데 myoyeonhasinde	묘연하시더니 myoyeonhasideoni
Conjunction		묘연하시고 myoyeonhasigo
Condition		묘연하시면 myoyeonhasimyeon	묘연하셔야 myoyeonhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		묘연하심 myoyeonhasim	묘연하시기 myoyeonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		묘연하셨음 myoyeonhasyeosseum	묘연하셨기 myoyeonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		묘연하신 myoyeonhasin
	Future		묘연하실 myoyeonhasil

Related terms

• 묘연(杳然)히 (myoyeonhi)