움찔해
oom-jjeel-hae
umjjilhae
움찔하다
To say to flinch politely in the present tense, use 움찔해요 (oom-jjeel-hae-yoh) · umjjilhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 움찔하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. 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 | 움찔해요 oom-jjeel-hae-yoh umjjilhaeyo | 움찔합니다 oom-jjeel-hahm-nee-dah umjjilhamnida | |
| Past | 움찔했어 oom-jjeel-hae-ssuh umjjilhaesseo | 움찔했어요 oom-jjeel-hae-ssuh-yoh umjjilhaesseoyo | 움찔했습니다 oom-jjeel-hae-sseum-nee-dah umjjilhaesseumnida |
| Future | 움찔할 거야 oom-jjeel-hahl guh-yah umjjilhal geoya | 움찔할 거예요 oom-jjeel-hahl guh-yae-yoh umjjilhal geoyeyo | 움찔할 겁니다 oom-jjeel-hahl guhm-nee-dah umjjilhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
움찔하세요
oom-jjeel-hah-sae-yoh
umjjilhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
움찔해요
oom-jjeel-hae-yoh
umjjilhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
움찔해요?
oom-jjeel-hae-yoh-?
umjjilhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
움찔하고
oom-jjeel-hah-goh
umjjilhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
움찔하면
oom-jjeel-hah-myuhn
umjjilhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
움찔하고 있어요
oom-jjeel-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
umjjilhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
움찔하고 싶어요
oom-jjeel-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
umjjilhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
움찔할 수 있어요
oom-jjeel-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
umjjilhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
움찔해서
oom-jjeel-hae-suh
umjjilhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
움찔하기
oom-jjeel-hah-gee
umjjilhagi
Noun form — (음)
움찔함
oom-jjeel-hahm
umjjilham