무엇해
moo-uh-tae
mueotae
무엇하다
To say to be awkward, to be a bit much (euphemistic) politely in the present tense, use 무엇해요 (moo-uh-tae-yoh) · mueotaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 무엇하다 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 | 무엇해요 moo-uh-tae-yoh mueotaeyo | 무엇합니다 moo-uh-tahm-nee-dah mueotamnida | |
| Past | 무엇했어 moo-uh-tae-ssuh mueotaesseo | 무엇했어요 moo-uh-tae-ssuh-yoh mueotaesseoyo | 무엇했습니다 moo-uh-tae-sseum-nee-dah mueotaesseumnida |
| Future | 무엇할 거야 moo-uh-tahl guh-yah mueotal geoya | 무엇할 거예요 moo-uh-tahl guh-yae-yoh mueotal geoyeyo | 무엇할 겁니다 moo-uh-tahl guhm-nee-dah mueotal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
무엇하세요
moo-uh-tah-sae-yoh
mueotaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
무엇해요
moo-uh-tae-yoh
mueotaeyo
Question Polite (요)
무엇해요?
moo-uh-tae-yoh-?
mueotaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
무엇하고
moo-uh-tah-goh
mueotago
Conditional "if" — (면)
무엇하면
moo-uh-tah-myuhn
mueotamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
무엇하고 있어요
moo-uh-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mueotago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
무엇하고 싶어요
moo-uh-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
mueotago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
무엇할 수 있어요
moo-uh-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mueotal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
무엇해서
moo-uh-tae-suh
mueotaeseo
Noun form — (기)
무엇하기
moo-uh-tah-gee
mueotagi
Noun form — (음)
무엇함
moo-uh-tahm
mueotam