모호해
moh-hoh-hae
mohohae
모호하다
To say to be vague, to be ambiguous politely in the present tense, use 모호해요 (moh-hoh-hae-yoh) · mohohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 모호하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 모호해요 moh-hoh-hae-yoh mohohaeyo | 모호합니다 moh-hoh-hahm-nee-dah mohohamnida | |
| Past | 모호했어 moh-hoh-hae-ssuh mohohaesseo | 모호했어요 moh-hoh-hae-ssuh-yoh mohohaesseoyo | 모호했습니다 moh-hoh-hae-sseum-nee-dah mohohaesseumnida |
| Future | 모호할 거야 moh-hoh-hahl guh-yah mohohal geoya | 모호할 거예요 moh-hoh-hahl guh-yae-yoh mohohal geoyeyo | 모호할 겁니다 moh-hoh-hahl guhm-nee-dah mohohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
모호하세요
moh-hoh-hah-sae-yoh
mohohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
모호해요
moh-hoh-hae-yoh
mohohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
모호해요?
moh-hoh-hae-yoh-?
mohohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
모호하고
moh-hoh-hah-goh
mohohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
모호하면
moh-hoh-hah-myuhn
mohohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
모호하고 있어요
moh-hoh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mohohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
모호하고 싶어요
moh-hoh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
mohohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
모호할 수 있어요
moh-hoh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mohohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
모호해서
moh-hoh-hae-suh
mohohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
모호하기
moh-hoh-hah-gee
mohohagi
Noun form — (음)
모호함
moh-hoh-hahm
mohoham