멋쩍다
to be unpleasant
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 멋쩍은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 멋쩍어
- -으니Since
- 멋쩍으니
- 합니다Formal
- 멋쩍습니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멋쩍어요 | 멋쩍습니다 | 멋쩍어 | 멋쩍다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멋쩍었어요 | 멋쩍었습니다 | 멋쩍었어 | 멋쩍었다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 멋쩍겠어요 | 멋쩍겠습니다 | 멋쩍겠어 | 멋쩍겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 멋쩍을 거예요 | 멋쩍을 것입니다 | 멋쩍을 거야 | 멋쩍을 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멋쩍어요? | 멋쩍습니까? | 멋쩍어? | 멋쩍으니? |
| 과거Past | 멋쩍었어요? | 멋쩍었습니까? | 멋쩍었어? | 멋쩍었니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 멋쩍어요 | 안 멋쩍습니다 | 안 멋쩍어 | 안 멋쩍다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 멋쩍지 않아요 | 멋쩍지 않습니다 | 멋쩍지 않아 | 멋쩍지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멋쩍으세요 | 멋쩍으십니다 | 멋쩍으셔 | 멋쩍으시다 |
| 과거Past | 멋쩍으셨어요 | 멋쩍으셨습니다 | 멋쩍으셨어 | 멋쩍으셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 멋쩍은
- 과거Past
- 멋쩍은
- 미래Future
- 멋쩍을
- 회상Used to
- 멋쩍던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 멋쩍고
- -게-ly / so that
- 멋쩍게
- -어서so / and then
- 멋쩍어서
- -으니까since
- 멋쩍으니까
- -으면if / when
- 멋쩍으면
- -지만but
- 멋쩍지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 멋쩍은데
- -어도even if
- 멋쩍어도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 멋쩍다
- 1이 2가 멋쩍다
Common questions
How do you conjugate 멋쩍다 in Korean?
멋쩍다 (to be unpleasant) is 멋쩍어요 in the polite 해요체, 멋쩍습니다 in formal 합니다체, 멋쩍어 in casual 반말 and 멋쩍다 in the plain written style. The past is 멋쩍었어요.
What is the past tense of 멋쩍다?
멋쩍었어요 in everyday polite speech, 멋쩍었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 멋쩍어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 멋쩍다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 멋쩍습니다, 멋쩍어, 멋쩍으니 all keep 멋쩍 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 멋쩍다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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