망설여
mahng-suh-ryuh
regular
To say to hesitate, to waver politely in the present tense, use 망설여요 (mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 망설이다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 망설여요 mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh | 망설입니다 mahng-suh-reem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 망설였어 mahng-suh-ryuh-ssuh | 망설였어요 mahng-suh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh | 망설였습니다 mahng-suh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 망설일 거야 mahng-suh-reel- -guh-yah | 망설일 거예요 mahng-suh-reel- -guh-yae-yoh | 망설일 겁니다 mahng-suh-reel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
망설이세요
mahng-suh-ree-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
망설여요
mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
망설여요?
mahng-suh-ryuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
망설이고
mahng-suh-ree-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
망설이면
mahng-suh-ree-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
망설임
mahng-suh-reem