애매하다

Korean

Etymology

From 애매(曖昧) (aemae) +‎ -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)mɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)me̞ɦa̠da̠]
Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)매하다/에(ː)메하다]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	aemaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	aemaehada
McCune–Reischauer^?	aemaehada
Yale Romanization^?	āymayhata

Adjective

애매하다 • (aemaehada) (infinitive 애매해 or 애매하여, sequential 애매하니)

(of words, attitudes) ambiguous, equivocal
Synonym: 애매모호하다 (aemaemohohada)

애매한 태도 를 취하는 것 같습니다.
Aemaehan taedoreul chwihaneun geot gatseumnida.
It seems like you're taking an ambiguous stance.

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 애매하다 (aemaehada): 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	애매하다 aemaehada	애매해 aemaehae	애매해요 aemaehaeyo	애매합니다 aemaehamnida
Indicative	Past	애매했다 aemaehaetda	애매했어 aemaehaesseo	애매했어요 aemaehaesseoyo	애매했습니다 aemaehaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	애매하냐 aemaehanya	애매해 aemaehae	애매해요 aemaehaeyo	애매합니까 aemaehamnikka
Interrogative	Past	애매했느냐 aemaehaenneunya	애매했어 aemaehaesseo	애매했어요 aemaehaesseoyo	애매했습니까 aemaehaetseumnikka
Assertive		애매하겠다 aemaehagetda	애매하겠어 aemaehagesseo	애매하겠어요 aemaehagesseoyo	애매하겠습니다 aemaehagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		애매해 aemaehae	애매해서, 애매하여서 aemaehaeseo, aemaehayeoseo	애매하니 aemaehani	애매하니까 aemaehanikka
Contrast		애매하지만 aemaehajiman	애매한데 aemaehande	애매하더니 aemaehadeoni
Conjunction		애매하고 aemaehago
Condition		애매하면 aemaehamyeon	애매해야, 애매하여야 aemaehaeya, aemaehayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		애매함 aemaeham	애매하기 aemaehagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		애매했음, 애매하였음 aemaehaesseum, aemaehayeosseum	애매했기, 애매하였기 aemaehaetgi, aemaehayeotgi
Determiners	Present		애매한 aemaehan
Determiners	Future		애매할 aemaehal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	애매하시다 aemaehasida	애매하셔 aemaehasyeo	애매하세요, 애매하셔요 aemaehaseyo, aemaehasyeoyo	애매하십니다 aemaehasimnida
Indicative	Past	애매하셨다 aemaehasyeotda	애매하셨어 aemaehasyeosseo	애매하셨어요 aemaehasyeosseoyo	애매하셨습니다 aemaehasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	애매하시냐 aemaehasinya	애매하셔 aemaehasyeo	애매하세요, 애매하셔요 aemaehaseyo, aemaehasyeoyo	애매하십니까 aemaehasimnikka
Interrogative	Past	애매하셨느냐 aemaehasyeonneunya	애매하셨어 aemaehasyeosseo	애매하셨어요 aemaehasyeosseoyo	애매하셨습니까 aemaehasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		애매하시겠다 aemaehasigetda	애매하시겠어 aemaehasigesseo	애매하시겠어요 aemaehasigesseoyo	애매하시겠습니다 aemaehasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		애매하셔 aemaehasyeo	애매하셔서 aemaehasyeoseo	애매하시니 aemaehasini	애매하시니까 aemaehasinikka
Contrast		애매하시지만 aemaehasijiman	애매하신데 aemaehasinde	애매하시더니 aemaehasideoni
Conjunction		애매하시고 aemaehasigo
Condition		애매하시면 aemaehasimyeon	애매하셔야 aemaehasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		애매하심 aemaehasim	애매하시기 aemaehasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		애매하셨음 aemaehasyeosseum	애매하셨기 aemaehasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		애매하신 aemaehasin
Determiners	Future		애매하실 aemaehasil