맛없어
mah-suhp-ssuh
maseopsseo
descriptive
맛없다
To say not tasting good politely in the present tense, use 맛없어요 (mah-suhp-ssuh-yoh) · maseopsseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 맛없다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 맛없어요 mah-suhp-ssuh-yoh maseopsseoyo | 맛없습니다 mah-suhp-seum-nee-dah maseoseumnida | |
| Past | 맛없었어 mah-suhp-ssuh-ssuh maseopsseosseo | 맛없었어요 mah-suhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh maseopsseosseoyo | 맛없었습니다 mah-suhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah maseopsseosseumnida |
| Future | 맛없을 거야 mah-suhp-sseul guh-yah maseopsseul geoya | 맛없을 거예요 mah-suhp-sseul guh-yae-yoh maseopsseul geoyeyo | 맛없을 겁니다 mah-suhp-sseul guhm-nee-dah maseopsseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
맛없으세요
mah-suhp-sseu-sae-yoh
maseopsseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
맛없어요
mah-suhp-ssuh-yoh
maseopsseoyo
Question Polite (요)
맛없어요?
mah-suhp-ssuh-yoh-?
maseopsseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
맛없고
mah-suhp-goh
maseogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
맛없으면
mah-suhp-sseu-myuhn
maseopsseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
맛없고 있어요
mah-suhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
maseogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
맛없고 싶어요
mah-suhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
maseogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
맛없을 수 있어요
mah-suhp-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
maseopsseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
맛없어서
mah-suhp-ssuh-suh
maseopsseoseo
Noun form — (기)
맛없기
mah-suhp-gee
maseogi
Noun form — (음)
맛없음
mah-suhp-sseum
maseopsseum