헤매
hae-mae
hemae
regular
헤매다
To say to wander politely in the present tense, use 헤매요 (hae-mae-yoh) · hemaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 헤매다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 헤매요 hae-mae-yoh hemaeyo | 헤맵니다 hae-maem-nee-dah hemaemnida | |
| Past | 헤맸어 hae-mae-ssuh hemaesseo | 헤맸어요 hae-mae-ssuh-yoh hemaesseoyo | 헤맸습니다 hae-mae-sseum-nee-dah hemaesseumnida |
| Future | 헤맬 거야 hae-mael guh-yah hemael geoya | 헤맬 거예요 hae-mael guh-yae-yoh hemael geoyeyo | 헤맬 겁니다 hae-mael guhm-nee-dah hemael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
헤매세요
hae-mae-sae-yoh
hemaeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
헤매요
hae-mae-yoh
hemaeyo
Question Polite (요)
헤매요?
hae-mae-yoh-?
hemaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
헤매고
hae-mae-goh
hemaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
헤매면
hae-mae-myuhn
hemaemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
헤매고 있어요
hae-mae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hemaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
헤매고 싶어요
hae-mae-goh shee-puh-yoh
hemaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
헤맬 수 있어요
hae-mael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hemael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
헤매서
hae-mae-suh
hemaeseo
Noun form — (기)
헤매기
hae-mae-gee
hemaegi
Noun form — (음)
헤맴
hae-maem
hemaem