망설이다 Korean verb conjugation
to hesitate
Every form of 망설이다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 망설이는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 망설여
- -으니Since
- 망설이니
- 합니다Formal
- 망설입니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 망설여요 | 망설입니다 | 망설여 | 망설인다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 망설였어요 | 망설였습니다 | 망설였어 | 망설였다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 망설이겠어요 | 망설이겠습니다 | 망설이겠어 | 망설이겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 망설일 거예요 | 망설일 것입니다 | 망설일 거야 | 망설일 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 망설여요? | 망설입니까? | 망설여? | 망설이니? |
| 과거Past | 망설였어요? | 망설였습니까? | 망설였어? | 망설였니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 망설이세요 | 망설이십시오 | 망설여 | 망설여라 |
| 청유Let's | 망설여요 | 망설입시다 | 망설여 | 망설이자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 망설여요 | 안 망설입니다 | 안 망설여 | 안 망설인다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 망설이지 않아요 | 망설이지 않습니다 | 망설이지 않아 | 망설이지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 망설여요 | 못 망설입니다 | 못 망설여 | 못 망설인다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 망설이세요 | 망설이십니다 | 망설이셔 | 망설이신다 |
| 과거Past | 망설이셨어요 | 망설이셨습니다 | 망설이셨어 | 망설이셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 망설이는
- 과거Past
- 망설인
- 미래Future
- 망설일
- 회상Used to
- 망설이던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 망설이고
- -게-ly / so that
- 망설이게
- -어서so / and then
- 망설여서
- -으니까since
- 망설이니까
- -으면if / when
- 망설이면
- -지만but
- 망설이지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 망설이는데
- -어도even if
- 망설여도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 망설이고 있어요 | 망설이고 있습니다 | 망설이고 있어 | 망설이고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 망설이고 있었어요 | 망설이고 있었습니다 | 망설이고 있었어 | 망설이고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 망설이다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
친구는 망설이다가 이렇게 말했죠.
And then he was confused.
더이상 뭘 더 망설이시는 거예요?
So what are we waiting for?
그는 망설임 없이 불 속으로 몸을 던졌습니다.
Without hesitation, he threw himself into the flames.
저는 망설였고, 두려웠으며, 그건 제가 원했던 경험은 아니었습니다.
I was hesitant and afraid, and it wasn't the experience that I wanted.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 망설이다 in Korean?
망설이다 (to hesitate) is 망설여요 in the polite 해요체, 망설입니다 in formal 합니다체, 망설여 in casual 반말 and 망설인다 in the plain written style. The past is 망설였어요.
What is the past tense of 망설이다?
망설였어요 in everyday polite speech, 망설였습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 망설여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 망설이다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 망설입니다, 망설여, 망설이니 all keep 망설이 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 망설이다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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