목말라
mohng-mahl-rah
mongmalra
목마르다
To say thirsty politely in the present tense, use 목말라요 (mohng-mahl-rah-yoh) · mongmalrayo. Below is the full conjugation of 목마르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 목말라요 mohng-mahl-rah-yoh mongmalrayo | 목마릅니다 mohng-mah-reum-nee-dah mongmareumnida | |
| Past | 목말랐어 mohng-mahl-rah-ssuh mongmalrasseo | 목말랐어요 mohng-mahl-rah-ssuh-yoh mongmalrasseoyo | 목말랐습니다 mohng-mahl-rah-sseum-nee-dah mongmalrasseumnida |
| Future | 목마를 거야 mohng-mah-reul guh-yah mongmareul geoya | 목마를 거예요 mohng-mah-reul guh-yae-yoh mongmareul geoyeyo | 목마를 겁니다 mohng-mah-reul guhm-nee-dah mongmareul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
목마르세요
mohng-mah-reu-sae-yoh
mongmareuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
목말라요
mohng-mahl-rah-yoh
mongmalrayo
Question Polite (요)
목말라요?
mohng-mahl-rah-yoh-?
mongmalrayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
목마르고
mohng-mah-reu-goh
mongmareugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
목마르면
mohng-mah-reu-myuhn
mongmareumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
목마르고 있어요
mohng-mah-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mongmareugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
목마르고 싶어요
mohng-mah-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
mongmareugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
목마를 수 있어요
mohng-mah-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mongmareul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
목말라서
mohng-mahl-rah-suh
mongmalraseo
Noun form — (기)
목마르기
mohng-mah-reu-gee
mongmareugi
Noun form — (음)
목마름
mohng-mah-reum
mongmareum