Korean reference

못지않다

motjianta

to be no less than; to be just as good as

Adjective · Regular · 18 form tables

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

못지않다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianayoam/is/are no less than
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianseumnidaam/is/are no less than
해체, casual level	motjianaam/is/are no less than
한다체, plain written level	motjiantaam/is/are no less than

Past

못지않다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianasseoyowas/were no less than
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianatseumnidawas/were no less than
해체, casual level	motjianasseowas/were no less than
한다체, plain written level	motjianatdawas/were no less than

Future

못지않다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianeul geoyeyowill be no less than
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianeul geomnidawill be no less than
해체, casual level	motjianeul geoyawill be no less than
한다체, plain written level	motjianeul geosidawill be no less than

Intention / conjecture

못지않다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjiankesseoyowill probably be no less than
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianketseumnidawill probably be no less than
해체, casual level	motjiankesseowill probably be no less than
한다체, plain written level	motjianketdawill probably be no less than

Negative

Short negative

못지않다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an motjianayonot be no less than
합니다체, formal polite level	an motjianseumnidanot be no less than
해체, casual level	an motjiananot be no less than
한다체, plain written level	an motjiantanot be no less than

Long negative

못지않다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianchi anayonot be no less than
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianchi anseumnidanot be no less than
해체, casual level	motjianchi ananot be no less than
한다체, plain written level	motjianchi antanot be no less than

Endings

Honorific

못지않다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianeuseyohe/she is no less than (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianeusimnidahe/she is no less than (honorific)
해체, casual level	motjianeusyeohe/she is no less than (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	motjianeusidahe/she is no less than (honorific)

Question

못지않다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianayo?are you no less than?
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianseumnikka?are you no less than?
해체, casual level	motjiana?are you no less than?
한다체, plain written level	motjianni?are you no less than?

Past question

못지않다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	motjianasseoyo?were you no less than?
합니다체, formal polite level	motjianatseumnikka?were you no less than?
해체, casual level	motjianasseo?were you no less than?
한다체, plain written level	motjiananni?were you no less than?

Linking

And

못지않다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjiankoI am no less than, and

And so / because

못지않다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianaseobecause I am no less than

If

못지않다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianeumyeonif you are no less than

But

못지않다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianchimanI am no less than, but

Because

못지않다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianeunikkabecause I am no less than

Background

못지않다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianeundeI am no less than (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

못지않다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianeunbe no less than (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

못지않다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianatdeonwas no less than (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

못지않다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	motjianeulwill be no less than (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

못지않다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	motjianeusyeosseoyohe/she was/were no less than (honorific)

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