애매하다

ambiguous, equivocal

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
애매한
아/어Infinitive
애매해
-으니Since
애매하니
합니다Formal
애매합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 애매해요애매합니다애매해애매하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 애매했어요애매했습니다애매했어애매했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 애매하겠어요애매하겠습니다애매하겠어애매하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 애매할 거예요애매할 것입니다애매할 거야애매할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 애매해요?애매합니까?애매해?애매하니?
과거Past 애매했어요?애매했습니까?애매했어?애매했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 애매해요안 애매합니다안 애매해안 애매하다
-지 않다Not (long) 애매하지 않아요애매하지 않습니다애매하지 않아애매하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 애매하세요애매하십니다애매하셔애매하시다
과거Past 애매하셨어요애매하셨습니다애매하셨어애매하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
애매한
과거Past
애매한
미래Future
애매할
회상Used to
애매하던

Joining clauses

-고and
애매하고
-게-ly / so that
애매하게
-어서so / and then
애매해서
-으니까since
애매하니까
-으면if / when
애매하면
-지만but
애매하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
애매한데
-어도even if
애매해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

애매한 태도를 취하는 것 같습니다.

It seems like you're taking an ambiguous stance.

애매한 결정 같다는 생각이 들었습니다.

I thought this sounded vaguely judicial.

사내 연애에는 매우 애매한 부분이 많습니다.

There's a lot of gray area in workplace romance.

감정이란 것이 도대체 무엇인지 애매 할 때도 있습니다

Sometimes, we're not even that clear what an emotion even is.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 애매하다 in Korean?

애매하다 (ambiguous, equivocal) is 애매해요 in the polite 해요체, 애매합니다 in formal 합니다체, 애매해 in casual 반말 and 애매하다 in the plain written style. The past is 애매했어요.

What is the past tense of 애매하다?

애매했어요 in everyday polite speech, 애매했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 애매하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 애매하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 애매하여 and 애매하니 but unchanged in 애매합니다.

What TOPIK level is 애매하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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