못나다 Korean adjective conjugation
ugly
Every form of 못나다 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
- 못난
- 아/어Infinitive
- 못나
- -으니Since
- 못나니
- 합니다Formal
- 못납니다
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 | 못나요 | 못납니다 | 못나 | 못나다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 못났어요 | 못났습니다 | 못났어 | 못났다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 못나겠어요 | 못나겠습니다 | 못나겠어 | 못나겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 못날 거예요 | 못날 것입니다 | 못날 거야 | 못날 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 못나요? | 못납니까? | 못나? | 못나니? |
| 과거Past | 못났어요? | 못났습니까? | 못났어? | 못났니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 못나요 | 안 못납니다 | 안 못나 | 안 못나다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 못나지 않아요 | 못나지 않습니다 | 못나지 않아 | 못나지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 못나세요 | 못나십니다 | 못나셔 | 못나시다 |
| 과거Past | 못나셨어요 | 못나셨습니다 | 못나셨어 | 못나셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 못난
- 과거Past
- 못난
- 미래Future
- 못날
- 회상Used to
- 못나던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 못나고
- -게-ly / so that
- 못나게
- -어서so / and then
- 못나서
- -으니까since
- 못나니까
- -으면if / when
- 못나면
- -지만but
- 못나지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 못난데
- -어도even if
- 못나도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 못나다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이것은 세상에서 가장 못난 음악이어야 합니다.
This is supposed to be the world's ugliest piece of music.
아버지, 이 못난 자식 때문에 슬퍼하지 마세요.
Father, please don't be disheartened because of me.
너같이 못난 놈을 낳은 사람은 아냐
Someone who would've never gave birth to your ugly ass.
나처럼, 나처럼 못난 아들도 낳지 마세요
And please don't have a bad son like me
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 못나다 in Korean?
못나다 (ugly) is 못나요 in the polite 해요체, 못납니다 in formal 합니다체, 못나 in casual 반말 and 못나다 in the plain written style. The past is 못났어요.
What is the past tense of 못나다?
못났어요 in everyday polite speech, 못났습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 못나 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 못나다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 못납니다, 못나, 못나니 all keep 못나 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 못나다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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