우물쭈물하다

Verb

umuljjumulhada

to hesitate; to waver

hésiter (de manière indécise) ; tergiverser

Conjugation

Casual반말 — between close friends

Polite해요체 — standard politeness

Formal합쇼체 — very formal

	Casual	Polite	Formal
Present	우물쭈물해요 umuljjumulhaeyo I hesitate (informal)	—	우물쭈물합니다 umuljjumulhamnida I hesitate (formal)
Past	우물쭈물했어요 umuljjumulhaesseoyo I hesitated (informal)	—	우물쭈물했다 umuljjumulhaetda I hesitated (formal)
Future	우물쭈물할 거예요 umuljjumulhal geoyeyo I will hesitate (informal)	—	우물쭈물할 것이다 umuljjumulhal geosida I will hesitate (formal)

Casual

Polite

Formal

Present

우물쭈물해요

umuljjumulhaeyo

I hesitate (informal)

—

우물쭈물합니다

umuljjumulhamnida

I hesitate (formal)

Past

우물쭈물했어요

umuljjumulhaesseoyo

I hesitated (informal)

—

우물쭈물했다

umuljjumulhaetda

I hesitated (formal)

Future

우물쭈물할 거예요

umuljjumulhal geoyeyo

I will hesitate (informal)

—

우물쭈물할 것이다

umuljjumulhal geosida

I will hesitate (formal)

Present

Casual
우물쭈물해요
umuljjumulhaeyo
I hesitate (informal)
Polite
—
Formal
우물쭈물합니다
umuljjumulhamnida
I hesitate (formal)

Past

Casual
우물쭈물했어요
umuljjumulhaesseoyo
I hesitated (informal)
Polite
—
Formal
우물쭈물했다
umuljjumulhaetda
I hesitated (formal)

Future

Casual
우물쭈물할 거예요
umuljjumulhal geoyeyo
I will hesitate (informal)
Polite
—
Formal
우물쭈물할 것이다
umuljjumulhal geosida
I will hesitate (formal)

Other forms

Examples

그는 결정을 우물쭈물하다가 결국 시간을 놓쳤다.
geuneun gyeoljeong-eul umuljjumulhadaga gyeolguk sigan-eul nohchyeotda.
He hesitated in making a decision and ultimately missed the time.

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