머뭇거려
muh-moot-guh-ryuh
regular
To say to hesitate, to falter politely in the present tense, use 머뭇거려요 (muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 머뭇거리다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 머뭇거려요 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh | 머뭇거립니다 muh-moot-guh-reem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 머뭇거렸어 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-ssuh | 머뭇거렸어요 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-ssuh-yoh | 머뭇거렸습니다 muh-moot-guh-ryuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 머뭇거릴 거야 muh-moot-guh-reel- -guh-yah | 머뭇거릴 거예요 muh-moot-guh-reel- -guh-yae-yoh | 머뭇거릴 겁니다 muh-moot-guh-reel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
머뭇거리세요
muh-moot-guh-ree-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
머뭇거려요
muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
머뭇거려요?
muh-moot-guh-ryuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
머뭇거리고
muh-moot-guh-ree-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
머뭇거리면
muh-moot-guh-ree-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
머뭇거림
muh-moot-guh-reem