머금어
muh-geu-muh
meogeumeo
regular
머금다
To say to hold/keep something in one's mouth (e.g. water) politely in the present tense, use 머금어요 (muh-geu-muh-yoh) · meogeumeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 머금다 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 | 머금어요 muh-geu-muh-yoh meogeumeoyo | 머금습니다 muh-geum-seum-nee-dah meogeumseumnida | |
| Past | 머금었어 muh-geu-muh-ssuh meogeumeosseo | 머금었어요 muh-geu-muh-ssuh-yoh meogeumeosseoyo | 머금었습니다 muh-geu-muh-sseum-nee-dah meogeumeosseumnida |
| Future | 머금을 거야 muh-geu-meul guh-yah meogeumeul geoya | 머금을 거예요 muh-geu-meul guh-yae-yoh meogeumeul geoyeyo | 머금을 겁니다 muh-geu-meul guhm-nee-dah meogeumeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
머금으세요
muh-geu-meu-sae-yoh
meogeumeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
머금어요
muh-geu-muh-yoh
meogeumeoyo
Question Polite (요)
머금어요?
muh-geu-muh-yoh-?
meogeumeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
머금고
muh-geum-goh
meogeumgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
머금으면
muh-geu-meu-myuhn
meogeumeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
머금고 있어요
muh-geum-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meogeumgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
머금고 싶어요
muh-geum-goh shee-puh-yoh
meogeumgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
머금을 수 있어요
muh-geu-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meogeumeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
머금어서
muh-geu-muh-suh
meogeumeoseo
Noun form — (기)
머금기
muh-geum-gee
meogeumgi
Noun form — (음)
머금음
muh-geu-meum
meogeumeum