머뭇거리다

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Korean

Etymology

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meomutgeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meomusgeolida
McCune–Reischauer?mŏmutkŏrida
Yale Romanization?memuskelita

Verb

머뭇거리다 • (meomutgeorida) (infinitive 머뭇거려 or 머뭇거리어, sequential 머뭇거리니)

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate, to falter

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 머뭇거리다 (meomutgeorida): vowel-stem, regular
Sentence-final forms
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
Conjunction 머뭇거리고
meomutgeorigo
Condition 머뭇거리면
meomutgeorimyeon		 머뭇거려야, 머뭇거리어야
meomutgeoryeoya, meomutgeorieoya
Motive 머뭇거리려고
meomutgeoriryeogo
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
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
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 머뭇거리셔
meomutgeorisyeo		 머뭇거리셔서
meomutgeorisyeoseo		 머뭇거리시니
meomutgeorisini		 머뭇거리시니까
meomutgeorisinikka
Contrast 머뭇거리시지만
meomutgeorisijiman		 머뭇거리시는데
meomutgeorisineunde		 머뭇거리시더니
meomutgeorisideoni
Conjunction 머뭇거리시고
meomutgeorisigo
Condition 머뭇거리시면
meomutgeorisimyeon		 머뭇거리셔야
meomutgeorisyeoya
Motive 머뭇거리시려고
meomutgeorisiryeogo
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

See also

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