멈칫거리다
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 멈칫 (meomchit, “abruptly, suddenly”) + 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹mt͡ɕʰit̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [멈칟꺼리다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | meomchitgeorida |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meomchisgeolida |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mŏmch'itkŏrida |
| Yale Romanization? | memchiskelita |
Verb
멈칫거리다 • (meomchitgeorida) (infinitive 멈칫거려 or 멈칫거리어, sequential 멈칫거리니)
- (intransitive, frequentative) to hesitate repeatedly, to baulk
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 멈칫거리다 (meomchitgeorida): vowel-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 멈칫거린다 meomchitgeorinda | 멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo | 멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo | 멈칫거립니다 meomchitgeorimnida |
| Past | 멈칫거렸다 meomchitgeoryeotda | 멈칫거렸어 meomchitgeoryeosseo | 멈칫거렸어요 meomchitgeoryeosseoyo | 멈칫거렸습니다 meomchitgeoryeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 멈칫거리느냐 meomchitgeorineunya | 멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo | 멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo | 멈칫거립니까 meomchitgeorimnikka |
| Past | 멈칫거렸느냐 meomchitgeoryeonneunya | 멈칫거렸어 meomchitgeoryeosseo | 멈칫거렸어요 meomchitgeoryeosseoyo | 멈칫거렸습니까 meomchitgeoryeotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 멈칫거리자 meomchitgeorija | 멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo | 멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo | 멈칫거립시다 meomchitgeoripsida | |
| Imperative | 멈칫거려라, 멈칫거리어라 meomchitgeoryeora, meomchitgeorieora | 멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo | 멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo | 멈칫거립시오 meomchitgeoripsio | |
| Assertive | 멈칫거리겠다 meomchitgeorigetda | 멈칫거리겠어 meomchitgeorigesseo | 멈칫거리겠어요 meomchitgeorigesseoyo | 멈칫거리겠습니다 meomchitgeorigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo | 멈칫거려서, 멈칫거리어서 meomchitgeoryeoseo, meomchitgeorieoseo | 멈칫거리니 meomchitgeorini | 멈칫거리니까 meomchitgeorinikka | |
| Contrast | 멈칫거리지만 meomchitgeorijiman | 멈칫거리는데 meomchitgeorineunde | 멈칫거리더니 meomchitgeorideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 멈칫거리고 meomchitgeorigo | ||||
| Condition | 멈칫거리면 meomchitgeorimyeon | 멈칫거려야, 멈칫거리어야 meomchitgeoryeoya, meomchitgeorieoya | |||
| Motive | 멈칫거리려고 meomchitgeoriryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 멈칫거림 meomchitgeorim | 멈칫거리기 meomchitgeorigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 멈칫거렸음, 멈칫거리었음 meomchitgeoryeosseum, meomchitgeorieosseum | 멈칫거렸기, 멈칫거리었기 meomchitgeoryeotgi, meomchitgeorieotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 멈칫거린 meomchitgeorin | |||
| Present | 멈칫거리는 meomchitgeorineun | ||||
| Future | 멈칫거릴 meomchitgeoril | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 멈칫거리신다 meomchitgeorisinda | 멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo | 멈칫거리세요, 멈칫거리셔요 meomchitgeoriseyo, meomchitgeorisyeoyo | 멈칫거리십니다 meomchitgeorisimnida |
| Past | 멈칫거리셨다 meomchitgeorisyeotda | 멈칫거리셨어 meomchitgeorisyeosseo | 멈칫거리셨어요 meomchitgeorisyeosseoyo | 멈칫거리셨습니다 meomchitgeorisyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 멈칫거리시느냐 meomchitgeorisineunya | 멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo | 멈칫거리세요, 멈칫거리셔요 meomchitgeoriseyo, meomchitgeorisyeoyo | 멈칫거리십니까 meomchitgeorisimnikka |
| Past | 멈칫거리셨느냐 meomchitgeorisyeonneunya | 멈칫거리셨어 meomchitgeorisyeosseo | 멈칫거리셨어요 meomchitgeorisyeosseoyo | 멈칫거리셨습니까 meomchitgeorisyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 멈칫거리시라 meomchitgeorisira | 멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo | 멈칫거리세요 meomchitgeoriseyo | 멈칫거리십시오 meomchitgeorisipsio | |
| Assertive | 멈칫거리시겠다 meomchitgeorisigetda | 멈칫거리시겠어 meomchitgeorisigesseo | 멈칫거리시겠어요 meomchitgeorisigesseoyo | 멈칫거리시겠습니다 meomchitgeorisigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo | 멈칫거리셔서 meomchitgeorisyeoseo | 멈칫거리시니 meomchitgeorisini | 멈칫거리시니까 meomchitgeorisinikka | |
| Contrast | 멈칫거리시지만 meomchitgeorisijiman | 멈칫거리시는데 meomchitgeorisineunde | 멈칫거리시더니 meomchitgeorisideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 멈칫거리시고 meomchitgeorisigo | ||||
| Condition | 멈칫거리시면 meomchitgeorisimyeon | 멈칫거리셔야 meomchitgeorisyeoya | |||
| Motive | 멈칫거리시려고 meomchitgeorisiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 멈칫거리심 meomchitgeorisim | 멈칫거리시기 meomchitgeorisigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 멈칫거리셨음 meomchitgeorisyeosseum | 멈칫거리셨기 meomchitgeorisyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 멈칫거리신 meomchitgeorisin | |||
| Present | 멈칫거리시는 meomchitgeorisineun | ||||
| Future | 멈칫거리실 meomchitgeorisil | ||||