묘연하다
Korean
Etymology
묘연(杳然) (myoyeon) + 하다 (hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mjojʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
- Phonetic hangeul: [묘연하다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | myoyeonhada |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | myoyeon-hada |
| McCune–Reischauer? | myoyŏnhada |
| Yale Romanization? | myoyen.hata |
Adjective
묘연하다 • (myoyeonhada) (infinitive 묘연해 or 묘연하여, sequential 묘연하니, hanja 杳然하다)
- (of a memory) to be faint, to be distant, to be dim
- 옛날 그 좋았던 시절의 기억이 묘연해 지고 있다.
- Yennal geu joatdeon sijeorui gieogi myoyeonhae jigo itda.
- The fond memories of the old days are getting dimmer and dimmer.
- (of one's whereabouts) to be unknown, to be lost
- 그 뒤로 그의 행방은 묘연해 졌다.
- Geu dwiro geuui haengbang-eun myoyeonhae jyeotda.
- Since then, his whereabouts have been vague.
- (of a distant object) to be indistinct, to be blurry
- 저 멀리 산의 정상이 묘연하게 보인다.
- Jeo meolli sanui jeongsang-i myoyeonhage boinda.
- [I] could barely see the peak of the mountain from afar.
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 묘연하다 (myoyeonhada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 묘연하다 myoyeonhada | 묘연해 myoyeonhae | 묘연해요 myoyeonhaeyo | 묘연합니다 myoyeonhamnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 묘연했다 myoyeonhaetda | 묘연했어 myoyeonhaesseo | 묘연했어요 myoyeonhaesseoyo | 묘연했습니다 myoyeonhaetseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 묘연하냐 myoyeonhanya | 묘연해 myoyeonhae | 묘연해요 myoyeonhaeyo | 묘연합니까 myoyeonhamnikka |
| Past | 묘연했냐 myoyeonhaennya | 묘연했어 myoyeonhaesseo | 묘연했어요 myoyeonhaesseoyo | 묘연했습니까 myoyeonhaetseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 묘연하겠다 myoyeonhagetda | 묘연하겠어 myoyeonhagesseo | 묘연하겠어요 myoyeonhagesseoyo | 묘연하겠습니다 myoyeonhagetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 묘연해 myoyeonhae | 묘연해서, 묘연하여서 myoyeonhaeseo, myoyeonhayeoseo | 묘연하니 myoyeonhani | 묘연하니까 myoyeonhanikka | |
| Contrast | 묘연하지만 myoyeonhajiman | 묘연한데 myoyeonhande | 묘연하더니 myoyeonhadeoni | ||
| Conjunction | 묘연하고 myoyeonhago | ||||
| Condition | 묘연하면 myoyeonhamyeon | 묘연해야, 묘연하여야 myoyeonhaeya, myoyeonhayeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 묘연함 myoyeonham | 묘연하기 myoyeonhagi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 묘연했음, 묘연하였음 myoyeonhaesseum, myoyeonhayeosseum | 묘연했기, 묘연하였기 myoyeonhaetgi, myoyeonhayeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 묘연한 myoyeonhan | |||
| Future | 묘연할 myoyeonhal | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 묘연하시다 myoyeonhasida | 묘연하셔 myoyeonhasyeo | 묘연하세요, 묘연하셔요 myoyeonhaseyo, myoyeonhasyeoyo | 묘연하십니다 myoyeonhasimnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 묘연하셨다 myoyeonhasyeotda | 묘연하셨어 myoyeonhasyeosseo | 묘연하셨어요 myoyeonhasyeosseoyo | 묘연하셨습니다 myoyeonhasyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 묘연하시냐 myoyeonhasinya | 묘연하셔 myoyeonhasyeo | 묘연하세요, 묘연하셔요 myoyeonhaseyo, myoyeonhasyeoyo | 묘연하십니까 myoyeonhasimnikka |
| Past | 묘연하셨냐 myoyeonhasyeonnya | 묘연하셨어 myoyeonhasyeosseo | 묘연하셨어요 myoyeonhasyeosseoyo | 묘연하셨습니까 myoyeonhasyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 묘연하시겠다 myoyeonhasigetda | 묘연하시겠어 myoyeonhasigesseo | 묘연하시겠어요 myoyeonhasigesseoyo | 묘연하시겠습니다 myoyeonhasigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 묘연하셔 myoyeonhasyeo | 묘연하셔서 myoyeonhasyeoseo | 묘연하시니 myoyeonhasini | 묘연하시니까 myoyeonhasinikka | |
| Contrast | 묘연하시지만 myoyeonhasijiman | 묘연하신데 myoyeonhasinde | 묘연하시더니 myoyeonhasideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 묘연하시고 myoyeonhasigo | ||||
| Condition | 묘연하시면 myoyeonhasimyeon | 묘연하셔야 myoyeonhasyeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 묘연하심 myoyeonhasim | 묘연하시기 myoyeonhasigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 묘연하셨음 myoyeonhasyeosseum | 묘연하셨기 myoyeonhasyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 묘연하신 myoyeonhasin | |||
| Future | 묘연하실 myoyeonhasil | ||||
Related terms
- 묘연(杳然)히 (myoyeonhi)