Korean reference

맞서다

matseoda

to stand up to; to confront

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Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.

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Tense

Present

맞서다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseoyostand up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseomnidastand up to
해체, casual level	matseostand up to
한다체, plain written level	matseondastand up to

Past

맞서다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseosseoyostood up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseotseumnidastood up to
해체, casual level	matseosseostood up to
한다체, plain written level	matseotdastood up to

Future

맞서다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseol geoyeyowill stand up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseol geomnidawill stand up to
해체, casual level	matseol geoyawill stand up to
한다체, plain written level	matseol geosidawill stand up to

Intention / conjecture

맞서다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseogesseoyowill probably stand up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseogetseumnidawill probably stand up to
해체, casual level	matseogesseowill probably stand up to
한다체, plain written level	matseogetdawill probably stand up to

Progressive

맞서다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseogo isseoyobe standing up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseogo itseumnidabe standing up to
해체, casual level	matseogo isseobe standing up to
한다체, plain written level	matseogo itdabe standing up to

Negative

Short negative

맞서다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an matseoyodo not stand up to
합니다체, formal polite level	an matseomnidado not stand up to
해체, casual level	an matseodo not stand up to
한다체, plain written level	an matseondado not stand up to

Long negative

맞서다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseoji anayodo not stand up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseoji anseumnidado not stand up to
해체, casual level	matseoji anado not stand up to
한다체, plain written level	matseoji anneundado not stand up to

Endings

Honorific

맞서다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseoseyohe/she stands up to (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	matseosimnidahe/she stands up to (honorific)
해체, casual level	matseosyeohe/she stands up to (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	matseosindahe/she stands up to (honorific)

Wish

맞서다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseogo sipeoyoI want to stand up to
합니다체, formal polite level	matseogo sipseumnidaI want to stand up to
해체, casual level	matseogo sipeoI want to stand up to
한다체, plain written level	matseogo sipdaI want to stand up to

Question

맞서다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseoyo?do you stand up to?
합니다체, formal polite level	matseomnikka?do you stand up to?
해체, casual level	matseo?do you stand up to?
한다체, plain written level	matseoni?do you stand up to?

Past question

맞서다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseosseoyo?did you stand up to?
합니다체, formal polite level	matseotseumnikka?did you stand up to?
해체, casual level	matseosseo?did you stand up to?
한다체, plain written level	matseonni?did you stand up to?

Request

맞서다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseoseyostand up to!
합니다체, formal polite level	matseosipsiostand up to!
해체, casual level	matseostand up to!
한다체, plain written level	matseorastand up to!

Proposal

맞서다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseoyolet's stand up to!
합니다체, formal polite level	matseopsidalet's stand up to!
해체, casual level	matseojalet's stand up to!
한다체, plain written level	matseojalet's stand up to!

Promise

맞서다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseolgeyoI will stand up to
해체, casual level	matseolgeI will stand up to

Shall I?

맞서다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	matseolkkayo?shall I stand up to?
해체, casual level	matseolkka?shall I stand up to?

Linking

And

맞서다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseogoI stand up to, and

And so / because

맞서다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseoseobecause I stand up to

If

맞서다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseomyeonif you stand up to

But

맞서다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseojimanI stand up to, but

Because

맞서다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseonikkabecause I stand up to

Background

맞서다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseoneundeI stand up to (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

맞서다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseoneunstand up to (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

맞서다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseonstood up to (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

맞서다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	matseolwill stand up to (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

맞서다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	matseosyeosseoyohe/she stood up to (honorific)

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