무엇하다

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • 뭐하다 (mwohada) (colloquially dominant form)

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 무엇 (mueot) +‎ -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives), by extension a euphemism meaning "to be you-know-what".

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mueothada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mueoshada
McCune–Reischauer?muŏthada
Yale Romanization?mueshata

Adjective

무엇하다 • (mueothada) (infinitive 무엇해 or 무엇하여, sequential 무엇하니)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 무엇 (mueot),‎ 하다 (hada).
  2. (euphemistic) to be uncomfortable, to be awkward, to be off
    그 사람을 안다고 하긴 좀 뭐하네.
    Geu saram-eul andago hagin jom mwohane.
    I think it's a bit awkward to say that I know that guy.
    (literally, “I think it's a bit you-know-what to say that I know that guy.”)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 무엇하다 (mueothada): 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 무엇하다
mueothada 		무엇해
mueothae 		무엇해요
mueothaeyo 		무엇합니다
mueothamnida
Past 무엇했다
mueothaetda 		무엇했어
mueothaesseo 		무엇했어요
mueothaesseoyo 		무엇했습니다
mueothaetseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 무엇하냐
mueothanya 		무엇해
mueothae 		무엇해요
mueothaeyo 		무엇합니까
mueothamnikka
Past 무엇했냐
mueothaennya 		무엇했어
mueothaesseo 		무엇했어요
mueothaesseoyo 		무엇했습니까
mueothaetseumnikka
Assertive 무엇하겠다
mueothagetda		 무엇하겠어
mueothagesseo		 무엇하겠어요
mueothagesseoyo		 무엇하겠습니다
mueothagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 무엇해
mueothae		 무엇해서, 무엇하여서
mueothaeseo, mueothayeoseo		 무엇하니
mueothani		 무엇하니까
mueothanikka
Contrast 무엇하지만
mueothajiman		 무엇한데
mueothande		 무엇하더니
mueothadeoni
Conjunction 무엇하고
mueothago
Condition 무엇하면
mueothamyeon		 무엇해야, 무엇하여야
mueothaeya, mueothayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 무엇함
mueotham		 무엇하기
mueothagi
Past-tense verbal nouns 무엇했음, 무엇하였음
mueothaesseum, mueothayeosseum		 무엇했기, 무엇하였기
mueothaetgi, mueothayeotgi
Determiners Present 무엇한
mueothan
Future 무엇할
mueothal


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 무엇하시다
mueothasida 		무엇하셔
mueothasyeo 		무엇하세요, 무엇하셔요
mueothaseyo, mueothasyeoyo 		무엇하십니다
mueothasimnida
Past 무엇하셨다
mueothasyeotda 		무엇하셨어
mueothasyeosseo 		무엇하셨어요
mueothasyeosseoyo 		무엇하셨습니다
mueothasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 무엇하시냐
mueothasinya 		무엇하셔
mueothasyeo 		무엇하세요, 무엇하셔요
mueothaseyo, mueothasyeoyo 		무엇하십니까
mueothasimnikka
Past 무엇하셨냐
mueothasyeonnya 		무엇하셨어
mueothasyeosseo 		무엇하셨어요
mueothasyeosseoyo 		무엇하셨습니까
mueothasyeotseumnikka
Assertive 무엇하시겠다
mueothasigetda		 무엇하시겠어
mueothasigesseo		 무엇하시겠어요
mueothasigesseoyo		 무엇하시겠습니다
mueothasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 무엇하셔
mueothasyeo		 무엇하셔서
mueothasyeoseo		 무엇하시니
mueothasini		 무엇하시니까
mueothasinikka
Contrast 무엇하시지만
mueothasijiman		 무엇하신데
mueothasinde		 무엇하시더니
mueothasideoni
Conjunction 무엇하시고
mueothasigo
Condition 무엇하시면
mueothasimyeon		 무엇하셔야
mueothasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 무엇하심
mueothasim		 무엇하시기
mueothasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 무엇하셨음
mueothasyeosseum		 무엇하셨기
mueothasyeotgi
Determiners Present 무엇하신
mueothasin
Future 무엇하실
mueothasil
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