망설여
mahng-suh-ryuh
mangseoryeo
regular
망설이다
To say to hesitate, to waver politely in the present tense, use 망설여요 (mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh) · mangseoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 망설이다 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 | 망설여요 mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh mangseoryeoyo | 망설입니다 mahng-suh-reem-nee-dah mangseorimnida | |
| Past | 망설였어 mahng-suh-ryuh-ssuh mangseoryeosseo | 망설였어요 mahng-suh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh mangseoryeosseoyo | 망설였습니다 mahng-suh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah mangseoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 망설일 거야 mahng-suh-reel guh-yah mangseoril geoya | 망설일 거예요 mahng-suh-reel guh-yae-yoh mangseoril geoyeyo | 망설일 겁니다 mahng-suh-reel guhm-nee-dah mangseoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
망설이세요
mahng-suh-ree-sae-yoh
mangseoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
망설여요
mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh
mangseoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
망설여요?
mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh-?
mangseoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
망설이고
mahng-suh-ree-goh
mangseorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
망설이면
mahng-suh-ree-myuhn
mangseorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
망설이고 있어요
mahng-suh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mangseorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
망설이고 싶어요
mahng-suh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
mangseorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
망설일 수 있어요
mahng-suh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mangseoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
망설여서
mahng-suh-ryuh-suh
mangseoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
망설이기
mahng-suh-ree-gee
mangseorigi
Noun form — (음)
망설임
mahng-suh-reem
mangseorim