막힘없어
mah-kee-muhp-ssuh
makimeopsseo
descriptive
막힘없다
To say unobstructed, unhindered politely in the present tense, use 막힘없어요 (mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-yoh) · makimeopsseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 막힘없다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 막힘없어요 mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-yoh makimeopsseoyo | 막힘없습니다 mah-kee-muhp-seum-nee-dah makimeoseumnida | |
| Past | 막힘없었어 mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-ssuh makimeopsseosseo | 막힘없었어요 mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh makimeopsseosseoyo | 막힘없었습니다 mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah makimeopsseosseumnida |
| Future | 막힘없을 거야 mah-kee-muhp-sseul guh-yah makimeopsseul geoya | 막힘없을 거예요 mah-kee-muhp-sseul guh-yae-yoh makimeopsseul geoyeyo | 막힘없을 겁니다 mah-kee-muhp-sseul guhm-nee-dah makimeopsseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
막힘없으세요
mah-kee-muhp-sseu-sae-yoh
makimeopsseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
막힘없어요
mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-yoh
makimeopsseoyo
Question Polite (요)
막힘없어요?
mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-yoh-?
makimeopsseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
막힘없고
mah-kee-muhp-goh
makimeogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
막힘없으면
mah-kee-muhp-sseu-myuhn
makimeopsseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
막힘없고 있어요
mah-kee-muhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
makimeogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
막힘없고 싶어요
mah-kee-muhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
makimeogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
막힘없을 수 있어요
mah-kee-muhp-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
makimeopsseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
막힘없어서
mah-kee-muhp-ssuh-suh
makimeopsseoseo
Noun form — (기)
막힘없기
mah-kee-muhp-gee
makimeogi
Noun form — (음)
막힘없음
mah-kee-muhp-sseum
makimeopsseum