무뚝뚝해
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae
muttukttukae
무뚝뚝하다
To say brusque politely in the present tense, use 무뚝뚝해요 (moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-yoh) · muttukttukaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 무뚝뚝하다 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 | 무뚝뚝해요 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-yoh muttukttukaeyo | 무뚝뚝합니다 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kahm-nee-dah muttukttukamnida | |
| Past | 무뚝뚝했어 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-ssuh muttukttukaesseo | 무뚝뚝했어요 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-ssuh-yoh muttukttukaesseoyo | 무뚝뚝했습니다 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-sseum-nee-dah muttukttukaesseumnida |
| Future | 무뚝뚝할 거야 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kahl guh-yah muttukttukal geoya | 무뚝뚝할 거예요 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kahl guh-yae-yoh muttukttukal geoyeyo | 무뚝뚝할 겁니다 moo-ttoog-ttoo-kahl guhm-nee-dah muttukttukal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
무뚝뚝하세요
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kah-sae-yoh
muttukttukaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
무뚝뚝해요
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-yoh
muttukttukaeyo
Question Polite (요)
무뚝뚝해요?
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-yoh-?
muttukttukaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
무뚝뚝하고
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kah-goh
muttukttukago
Conditional "if" — (면)
무뚝뚝하면
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kah-myuhn
muttukttukamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
무뚝뚝하고 있어요
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
muttukttukago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
무뚝뚝하고 싶어요
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
muttukttukago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
무뚝뚝할 수 있어요
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
muttukttukal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
무뚝뚝해서
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kae-suh
muttukttukaeseo
Noun form — (기)
무뚝뚝하기
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kah-gee
muttukttukagi
Noun form — (음)
무뚝뚝함
moo-ttoog-ttoo-kahm
muttukttukam