몰다 Korean verb conjugation

to drive

Every form of 몰다 across the four speech levels. It is ㄹ dropping — ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
모는
아/어Infinitive
몰아
-으니Since
모니
합니다Formal
몹니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 몰아요몹니다몰아몬다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 몰았어요몰았습니다몰았어몰았다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 몰겠어요몰겠습니다몰겠어몰겠다
-을 것이다Going to 몰 거예요몰 것입니다몰 거야몰 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 몰아요?몹니까?몰아?모니?
과거Past 몰았어요?몰았습니까?몰았어?몰았니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 모세요모십시오몰아몰아라
청유Let's 몰아요몹시다몰아몰자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 몰아요안 몹니다안 몰아안 몬다
-지 않다Not (long) 몰지 않아요몰지 않습니다몰지 않아몰지 않는다
Cannot 못 몰아요못 몹니다못 몰아못 몬다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 모세요모십니다모셔모신다
과거Past 모셨어요모셨습니다모셨어모셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
모는
과거Past
미래Future
회상Used to
몰던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
몰고
-게-ly / so that
몰게
-어서so / and then
몰아서
-으니까since
모니까
-으면if / when
몰면
-지만but
몰지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
모는데
-어도even if
몰아도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 몰고 있어요몰고 있습니다몰고 있어몰고 있다
과거Was doing 몰고 있었어요몰고 있었습니다몰고 있었어몰고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

사람들은 고양이를 몰 수 없다고 했습니다.

People told us you can't herd cats.

바람이 부는 방향으로 배를 몰아야 합니다.

That's so you can capture the wind.

우리 아버지는 비행기를 몰 줄 안다.

My father can fly an airplane.

우리는 당신이 더 쉽게 몰아보게 할 것입니다.

We'll make it easier for you to binge-watch.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 몰다 in Korean?

몰다 (to drive) is 몰아요 in the polite 해요체, 몹니다 in formal 합니다체, 몰아 in casual 반말 and 몬다 in the plain written style. The past is 몰았어요.

What is the past tense of 몰다?

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

Is 몰다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 몰아 and 모니 but unchanged in 몹니다.

What TOPIK level is 몰다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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