멈칫거리다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 멈칫 (meomchit, “abruptly, suddenly”) +‎ 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹mt͡ɕʰit̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [멈칟꺼리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meomchitgeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meomchisgeolida
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏmch'itkŏrida
Yale Romanization?	memchiskelita

Verb

멈칫거리다 • (meomchitgeorida) (infinitive 멈칫거려 or 멈칫거리어, sequential 멈칫거리니)

1. (intransitive, frequentative) to hesitate repeatedly, to baulk

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 멈칫거리다 (meomchitgeorida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멈칫거린다 meomchitgeorinda	멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo	멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo	멈칫거립니다 meomchitgeorimnida
	Past	멈칫거렸다 meomchitgeoryeotda	멈칫거렸어 meomchitgeoryeosseo	멈칫거렸어요 meomchitgeoryeosseoyo	멈칫거렸습니다 meomchitgeoryeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멈칫거리느냐 meomchitgeorineunya	멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo	멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo	멈칫거립니까 meomchitgeorimnikka
	Past	멈칫거렸느냐 meomchitgeoryeonneunya	멈칫거렸어 meomchitgeoryeosseo	멈칫거렸어요 meomchitgeoryeosseoyo	멈칫거렸습니까 meomchitgeoryeotseumnikka
Hortative		멈칫거리자 meomchitgeorija	멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo	멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo	멈칫거리십시다 meomchitgeorisipsida
Imperative		멈칫거려라, 멈칫거리어라 meomchitgeoryeora, meomchitgeorieora	멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo	멈칫거려요, 멈칫거리어요 meomchitgeoryeoyo, meomchitgeorieoyo	멈칫거립시오 meomchitgeoripsio
Assertive		멈칫거리겠다 meomchitgeorigetda	멈칫거리겠어 meomchitgeorigesseo	멈칫거리겠어요 meomchitgeorigesseoyo	멈칫거리겠습니다 meomchitgeorigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멈칫거려 meomchitgeoryeo	멈칫거려서, 멈칫거리어서 meomchitgeoryeoseo, meomchitgeorieoseo	멈칫거리니 meomchitgeorini	멈칫거리니까 meomchitgeorinikka
Contrast		멈칫거리지만 meomchitgeorijiman	멈칫거리는데 meomchitgeorineunde	멈칫거리더니 meomchitgeorideoni
Conjunction		멈칫거리고 meomchitgeorigo
Condition		멈칫거리면 meomchitgeorimyeon	멈칫거려야, 멈칫거리어야 meomchitgeoryeoya, meomchitgeorieoya
Motive		멈칫거리려고 meomchitgeoriryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멈칫거림 meomchitgeorim	멈칫거리기 meomchitgeorigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멈칫거렸음, 멈칫거리었음 meomchitgeoryeosseum, meomchitgeorieosseum	멈칫거렸기, 멈칫거리었기 meomchitgeoryeotgi, meomchitgeorieotgi
Determiners	Past	멈칫거린 meomchitgeorin
	Present	멈칫거리는 meomchitgeorineun
	Future	멈칫거릴 meomchitgeoril

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멈칫거리신다 meomchitgeorisinda	멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo	멈칫거리세요, 멈칫거리셔요 meomchitgeoriseyo, meomchitgeorisyeoyo	멈칫거리십니다 meomchitgeorisimnida
	Past	멈칫거리셨다 meomchitgeorisyeotda	멈칫거리셨어 meomchitgeorisyeosseo	멈칫거리셨어요 meomchitgeorisyeosseoyo	멈칫거리셨습니다 meomchitgeorisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멈칫거리시느냐 meomchitgeorisineunya	멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo	멈칫거리세요, 멈칫거리셔요 meomchitgeoriseyo, meomchitgeorisyeoyo	멈칫거리십니까 meomchitgeorisimnikka
	Past	멈칫거리셨느냐 meomchitgeorisyeonneunya	멈칫거리셨어 meomchitgeorisyeosseo	멈칫거리셨어요 meomchitgeorisyeosseoyo	멈칫거리셨습니까 meomchitgeorisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		멈칫거리시라 meomchitgeorisira	멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo	멈칫거리세요 meomchitgeoriseyo	멈칫거리십시오 meomchitgeorisipsio
Assertive		멈칫거리시겠다 meomchitgeorisigetda	멈칫거리시겠어 meomchitgeorisigesseo	멈칫거리시겠어요 meomchitgeorisigesseoyo	멈칫거리시겠습니다 meomchitgeorisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		멈칫거리셔 meomchitgeorisyeo	멈칫거리셔서 meomchitgeorisyeoseo	멈칫거리시니 meomchitgeorisini	멈칫거리시니까 meomchitgeorisinikka
Contrast		멈칫거리시지만 meomchitgeorisijiman	멈칫거리시는데 meomchitgeorisineunde	멈칫거리시더니 meomchitgeorisideoni
Conjunction		멈칫거리시고 meomchitgeorisigo
Condition		멈칫거리시면 meomchitgeorisimyeon	멈칫거리셔야 meomchitgeorisyeoya
Motive		멈칫거리시려고 meomchitgeorisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		멈칫거리심 meomchitgeorisim	멈칫거리시기 meomchitgeorisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멈칫거리셨음 meomchitgeorisyeosseum	멈칫거리셨기 meomchitgeorisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	멈칫거리신 meomchitgeorisin
	Present	멈칫거리시는 meomchitgeorisineun
	Future	멈칫거리실 meomchitgeorisil