맞서다 Korean verb conjugation
to stand against, to oppose
Every form of 맞서다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 맞서는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 맞서
- -으니Since
- 맞서니
- 합니다Formal
- 맞섭니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맞서요 | 맞섭니다 | 맞서 | 맞선다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맞섰어요 | 맞섰습니다 | 맞섰어 | 맞섰다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 맞서겠어요 | 맞서겠습니다 | 맞서겠어 | 맞서겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 맞설 거예요 | 맞설 것입니다 | 맞설 거야 | 맞설 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맞서요? | 맞섭니까? | 맞서? | 맞서니? |
| 과거Past | 맞섰어요? | 맞섰습니까? | 맞섰어? | 맞섰니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 맞서세요 | 맞서십시오 | 맞서 | 맞서라 |
| 청유Let's | 맞서요 | 맞섭시다 | 맞서 | 맞서자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 맞서요 | 안 맞섭니다 | 안 맞서 | 안 맞선다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 맞서지 않아요 | 맞서지 않습니다 | 맞서지 않아 | 맞서지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 맞서요 | 못 맞섭니다 | 못 맞서 | 못 맞선다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맞서세요 | 맞서십니다 | 맞서셔 | 맞서신다 |
| 과거Past | 맞서셨어요 | 맞서셨습니다 | 맞서셨어 | 맞서셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 맞서는
- 과거Past
- 맞선
- 미래Future
- 맞설
- 회상Used to
- 맞서던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 맞서고
- -게-ly / so that
- 맞서게
- -어서so / and then
- 맞서서
- -으니까since
- 맞서니까
- -으면if / when
- 맞서면
- -지만but
- 맞서지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 맞서는데
- -어도even if
- 맞서도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 맞서고 있어요 | 맞서고 있습니다 | 맞서고 있어 | 맞서고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 맞서고 있었어요 | 맞서고 있었습니다 | 맞서고 있었어 | 맞서고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2와 맞서다
- 1이 2에 맞서다
- 1이 2에/와 맞서다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그것에 맞서 싸우고 있었습니다.
But they were fighting it out.
이건 수 세기 동안 인류가 맞서 온 싸움입니다.
It is a battle that the human race has been fighting for centuries.
성장하면서 여러 형태의 성차별에 맞서 싸워왔습니다.
I was the type of girl that fought every form of gender discrimination growing up.
에볼라에 맞서 싸우는 동안 경찰까지 우리를 도왔습니다.
And the national police even supported our work during the Ebola response.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 맞서다 in Korean?
맞서다 (to stand against, to oppose) is 맞서요 in the polite 해요체, 맞섭니다 in formal 합니다체, 맞서 in casual 반말 and 맞선다 in the plain written style. The past is 맞섰어요.
What is the past tense of 맞서다?
맞섰어요 in everyday polite speech, 맞섰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 맞서 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 맞서다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 맞섭니다, 맞서, 맞서니 all keep 맞서 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 맞서다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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