무엇하다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 뭐하다 (mwohada) (colloquially dominant form)

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 무엇 (mueot) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives), by extension a euphemism meaning "to be you-know-what".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muʌ̹tʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무어타다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mueothada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mueoshada
McCune–Reischauer?	muŏthada
Yale Romanization?	mueshata

Adjective

무엇하다 • (mueothada) (infinitive 무엇해 or 무엇하여, sequential 무엇하니)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 무엇 (mueot),‎ 하다 (hada).
2. (euphemistic) to be uncomfortable, to be awkward, to be off

   그 사람을 안다고 하긴 좀 뭐하네.

   Geu saram-eul andago hagin jom mwohane.

   I think it's a bit awkward to say that I know that guy.

   (literally, “I think it's a bit you-know-what to say that I know that guy.”)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 무엇하다 (mueothada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	무엇하다 mueothada	무엇해 mueothae	무엇해요 mueothaeyo	무엇합니다 mueothamnida
	Past	무엇했다 mueothaetda	무엇했어 mueothaesseo	무엇했어요 mueothaesseoyo	무엇했습니다 mueothaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	무엇하냐 mueothanya	무엇해 mueothae	무엇해요 mueothaeyo	무엇합니까 mueothamnikka
	Past	무엇했냐 mueothaennya	무엇했어 mueothaesseo	무엇했어요 mueothaesseoyo	무엇했습니까 mueothaetseumnikka
Assertive		무엇하겠다 mueothagetda	무엇하겠어 mueothagesseo	무엇하겠어요 mueothagesseoyo	무엇하겠습니다 mueothagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		무엇해 mueothae	무엇해서, 무엇하여서 mueothaeseo, mueothayeoseo	무엇하니 mueothani	무엇하니까 mueothanikka
Contrast		무엇하지만 mueothajiman	무엇한데 mueothande	무엇하더니 mueothadeoni
Conjunction		무엇하고 mueothago
Condition		무엇하면 mueothamyeon	무엇해야, 무엇하여야 mueothaeya, mueothayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		무엇함 mueotham	무엇하기 mueothagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		무엇했음, 무엇하였음 mueothaesseum, mueothayeosseum	무엇했기, 무엇하였기 mueothaetgi, mueothayeotgi
Determiners	Present		무엇한 mueothan
	Future		무엇할 mueothal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	무엇하시다 mueothasida	무엇하셔 mueothasyeo	무엇하세요, 무엇하셔요 mueothaseyo, mueothasyeoyo	무엇하십니다 mueothasimnida
	Past	무엇하셨다 mueothasyeotda	무엇하셨어 mueothasyeosseo	무엇하셨어요 mueothasyeosseoyo	무엇하셨습니다 mueothasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	무엇하시냐 mueothasinya	무엇하셔 mueothasyeo	무엇하세요, 무엇하셔요 mueothaseyo, mueothasyeoyo	무엇하십니까 mueothasimnikka
	Past	무엇하셨냐 mueothasyeonnya	무엇하셨어 mueothasyeosseo	무엇하셨어요 mueothasyeosseoyo	무엇하셨습니까 mueothasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		무엇하시겠다 mueothasigetda	무엇하시겠어 mueothasigesseo	무엇하시겠어요 mueothasigesseoyo	무엇하시겠습니다 mueothasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		무엇하셔 mueothasyeo	무엇하셔서 mueothasyeoseo	무엇하시니 mueothasini	무엇하시니까 mueothasinikka
Contrast		무엇하시지만 mueothasijiman	무엇하신데 mueothasinde	무엇하시더니 mueothasideoni
Conjunction		무엇하시고 mueothasigo
Condition		무엇하시면 mueothasimyeon	무엇하셔야 mueothasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		무엇하심 mueothasim	무엇하시기 mueothasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		무엇하셨음 mueothasyeosseum	무엇하셨기 mueothasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		무엇하신 mueothasin
	Future		무엇하실 mueothasil