머뭇거려
muh-moot-guh-ryuh
meomutgeoryeo
regular
머뭇거리다
To say to hesitate, to falter politely in the present tense, use 머뭇거려요 (muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh) · meomutgeoryeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 머뭇거리다 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 | 머뭇거려요 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh meomutgeoryeoyo | 머뭇거립니다 muh-moot-guh-reem-nee-dah meomutgeorimnida | |
| Past | 머뭇거렸어 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-ssuh meomutgeoryeosseo | 머뭇거렸어요 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh meomutgeoryeosseoyo | 머뭇거렸습니다 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah meomutgeoryeosseumnida |
| Future | 머뭇거릴 거야 muh-moot-guh-reel guh-yah meomutgeoril geoya | 머뭇거릴 거예요 muh-moot-guh-reel guh-yae-yoh meomutgeoril geoyeyo | 머뭇거릴 겁니다 muh-moot-guh-reel guhm-nee-dah meomutgeoril geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
머뭇거리세요
muh-moot-guh-ree-sae-yoh
meomutgeoriseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
머뭇거려요
muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh
meomutgeoryeoyo
Question Polite (요)
머뭇거려요?
muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh-?
meomutgeoryeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
머뭇거리고
muh-moot-guh-ree-goh
meomutgeorigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
머뭇거리면
muh-moot-guh-ree-myuhn
meomutgeorimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
머뭇거리고 있어요
muh-moot-guh-ree-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meomutgeorigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
머뭇거리고 싶어요
muh-moot-guh-ree-goh shee-puh-yoh
meomutgeorigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
머뭇거릴 수 있어요
muh-moot-guh-reel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meomutgeoril su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
머뭇거려서
muh-moot-guh-ryuh-suh
meomutgeoryeoseo
Noun form — (기)
머뭇거리기
muh-moot-guh-ree-gee
meomutgeorigi
Noun form — (음)
머뭇거림
muh-moot-guh-reem
meomutgeorim