어떤 남이 길을 묻고 있었다.
A man was asking for directions.
Korean
묻다
묻다
Meaning: to ask; to bury; to be stained
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Verb inflections
| Form | Inflected form |
|---|---|
| Base | 묻다 |
| Present | 묻는다 |
| Polite | 물어요 |
| Formal | 묻습니다 |
| Past | 물었다 |
| Past + Polite | 물었어요 |
| Guess + Polite | 묻겠어요 |
| Connective | 묻고 |
| Conditional | 물으면 |
| Volitional | 묻자 |
| Imperative | 물어라 |
| Imperative + Polite | 물으세요 |
| Attributive | 묻는 / 묻은 / 묻을 |
Example sentences
그는 나에게 길을 물었다.
He asked me for directions.
어머니는 늘 제게 안녕하냐고 물으셨다.
My mother always asked me if I was well.
신청서의 수리가 늦어져서 민원인이 다시 물었다.
Because the application was slow to be accepted for processing, the petitioner asked again.
옷에 묻은 먼지를 털어 버리었다.
I shook off the dust from my clothes.
Usage Notes
A word with multiple meanings: 1. To ask a question (길을 묻다). 2. To bury something (땅에 묻다). 3. To be stained with something (옷에 흙이 묻다). The pronunciation changes to [물어] when a vowel follows.
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