머금다

to hold in one's mouth

TOPIK 6 6급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
머금는
아/어Infinitive
머금어
-으니Since
머금으니
합니다Formal
머금습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 머금어요머금습니다머금어머금는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 머금었어요머금었습니다머금었어머금었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 머금겠어요머금겠습니다머금겠어머금겠다
-을 것이다Going to 머금을 거예요머금을 것입니다머금을 거야머금을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 머금어요?머금습니까?머금어?머금니?
과거Past 머금었어요?머금었습니까?머금었어?머금었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 머금으세요머금으십시오머금어머금어라
청유Let's 머금어요머금읍시다머금어머금자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 머금어요안 머금습니다안 머금어안 머금는다
-지 않다Not (long) 머금지 않아요머금지 않습니다머금지 않아머금지 않는다
못Cannot 못 머금어요못 머금습니다못 머금어못 머금는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 머금으세요머금으십니다머금으셔머금으신다
과거Past 머금으셨어요머금으셨습니다머금으셨어머금으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
머금는
과거Past
머금은
미래Future
머금을
회상Used to
머금던

Joining clauses

-고and
머금고
-게-ly / so that
머금게
-어서so / and then
머금어서
-으니까since
머금으니까
-으면if / when
머금으면
-지만but
머금지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
머금는데
-어도even if
머금어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 머금고 있어요머금고 있습니다머금고 있어머금고 있다
과거Was doing 머금고 있었어요머금고 있었습니다머금고 있었어머금고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

누구나 이 말들을 입에 머금으라.

Each one of us must take these words to heart.

이것만 머금으면 이제 굳힐 순 없으니까요

Because you've got no chance of beating us as long as we have it.

물을 머금을 수 있는 원형의 스폰지 조각을 준비했다

I prepare circular pieces of spongy matter capable of retaining water.

근처 대서양의 습기를 머금은 공기가 차가워져 내륙으로 불어오면, 안개가 온 사막을 뒤덮습니다.

Moist air lying over the neighbouring Atlantic is cooled and blown inland, forming fog banks that shroud the desert in mist.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 머금다 in Korean?

머금다 (to hold in one's mouth) is 머금어요 in the polite 해요체, 머금습니다 in formal 합니다체, 머금어 in casual 반말 and 머금는다 in the plain written style. The past is 머금었어요.

What is the past tense of 머금다?

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

Is 머금다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 머금습니다, 머금어, 머금으니 all keep 머금 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 머금다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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