멍청하다

Korean

Etymology

멍청 (meongcheong, root) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [멍청하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meongcheonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meongcheonghada
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏngch'ŏnghada
Yale Romanization?	mengchenghata

Adjective

멍청하다 • (meongcheonghada) (infinitive 멍청해 or 멍청하여, sequential 멍청하니)

1. foolish, silly, stupid

   Synonym: 어리석다 (eoriseokda)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 멍청하다 (meongcheonghada): 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	멍청하다 meongcheonghada	멍청해 meongcheonghae	멍청해요 meongcheonghaeyo	멍청합니다 meongcheonghamnida
	Past	멍청했다 meongcheonghaetda	멍청했어 meongcheonghaesseo	멍청했어요 meongcheonghaesseoyo	멍청했습니다 meongcheonghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멍청하냐 meongcheonghanya	멍청해 meongcheonghae	멍청해요 meongcheonghaeyo	멍청합니까 meongcheonghamnikka
	Past	멍청했냐 meongcheonghaennya	멍청했어 meongcheonghaesseo	멍청했어요 meongcheonghaesseoyo	멍청했습니까 meongcheonghaetseumnikka
Assertive		멍청하겠다 meongcheonghagetda	멍청하겠어 meongcheonghagesseo	멍청하겠어요 meongcheonghagesseoyo	멍청하겠습니다 meongcheonghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멍청해 meongcheonghae	멍청해서, 멍청하여서 meongcheonghaeseo, meongcheonghayeoseo	멍청하니 meongcheonghani	멍청하니까 meongcheonghanikka
Contrast		멍청하지만 meongcheonghajiman	멍청한데 meongcheonghande	멍청하더니 meongcheonghadeoni
Conjunction		멍청하고 meongcheonghago
Condition		멍청하면 meongcheonghamyeon	멍청해야, 멍청하여야 meongcheonghaeya, meongcheonghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멍청함 meongcheongham	멍청하기 meongcheonghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멍청했음, 멍청하였음 meongcheonghaesseum, meongcheonghayeosseum	멍청했기, 멍청하였기 meongcheonghaetgi, meongcheonghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		멍청한 meongcheonghan
	Future		멍청할 meongcheonghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멍청하시다 meongcheonghasida	멍청하셔 meongcheonghasyeo	멍청하세요, 멍청하셔요 meongcheonghaseyo, meongcheonghasyeoyo	멍청하십니다 meongcheonghasimnida
	Past	멍청하셨다 meongcheonghasyeotda	멍청하셨어 meongcheonghasyeosseo	멍청하셨어요 meongcheonghasyeosseoyo	멍청하셨습니다 meongcheonghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멍청하시냐 meongcheonghasinya	멍청하셔 meongcheonghasyeo	멍청하세요, 멍청하셔요 meongcheonghaseyo, meongcheonghasyeoyo	멍청하십니까 meongcheonghasimnikka
	Past	멍청하셨냐 meongcheonghasyeonnya	멍청하셨어 meongcheonghasyeosseo	멍청하셨어요 meongcheonghasyeosseoyo	멍청하셨습니까 meongcheonghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		멍청하시겠다 meongcheonghasigetda	멍청하시겠어 meongcheonghasigesseo	멍청하시겠어요 meongcheonghasigesseoyo	멍청하시겠습니다 meongcheonghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		멍청하셔 meongcheonghasyeo	멍청하셔서 meongcheonghasyeoseo	멍청하시니 meongcheonghasini	멍청하시니까 meongcheonghasinikka
Contrast		멍청하시지만 meongcheonghasijiman	멍청하신데 meongcheonghasinde	멍청하시더니 meongcheonghasideoni
Conjunction		멍청하시고 meongcheonghasigo
Condition		멍청하시면 meongcheonghasimyeon	멍청하셔야 meongcheonghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		멍청하심 meongcheonghasim	멍청하시기 meongcheonghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멍청하셨음 meongcheonghasyeosseum	멍청하셨기 meongcheonghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		멍청하신 meongcheonghasin
	Future		멍청하실 meongcheonghasil

Related terms

• 멍청이 (meongcheong'i)