묽어
mool-uh
mueo
descriptive
묽다
To say to be watery, washy, thin, dilute politely in the present tense, use 묽어요 (mool-uh-yoh) · mueoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 묽다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 묽어요 mool-uh-yoh mueoyo | 묽습니다 mool-seum-nee-dah museumnida | |
| Past | 묽었어 mool-uh-ssuh mueosseo | 묽었어요 mool-uh-ssuh-yoh mueosseoyo | 묽었습니다 mool-uh-sseum-nee-dah mueosseumnida |
| Future | 묽을 거야 mool-eul guh-yah mueul geoya | 묽을 거예요 mool-eul guh-yae-yoh mueul geoyeyo | 묽을 겁니다 mool-eul guhm-nee-dah mueul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
묽으세요
mool-eu-sae-yoh
mueuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
묽어요
mool-uh-yoh
mueoyo
Question Polite (요)
묽어요?
mool-uh-yoh-?
mueoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
묽고
mool-goh
mugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
묽으면
mool-eu-myuhn
mueumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
묽고 있어요
mool-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
묽고 싶어요
mool-goh shee-puh-yoh
mugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
묽을 수 있어요
mool-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mueul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
묽어서
mool-uh-suh
mueoseo
Noun form — (기)
묽기
mool-gee
mugi
Noun form — (음)
묽음
mool-eum
mueum