맞서
maht-suh
matseo
regular
맞서다
To say to stand face to face with, to face each other politely in the present tense, use 맞서요 (maht-suh-yoh) · matseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 맞서다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 맞서요 maht-suh-yoh matseoyo | 맞섭니다 maht-suhm-nee-dah matseomnida | |
| Past | 맞섰어 maht-suh-ssuh matseosseo | 맞섰어요 maht-suh-ssuh-yoh matseosseoyo | 맞섰습니다 maht-suh-sseum-nee-dah matseosseumnida |
| Future | 맞설 거야 maht-suhl guh-yah matseol geoya | 맞설 거예요 maht-suhl guh-yae-yoh matseol geoyeyo | 맞설 겁니다 maht-suhl guhm-nee-dah matseol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
맞서세요
maht-suh-sae-yoh
matseoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
맞서요
maht-suh-yoh
matseoyo
Question Polite (요)
맞서요?
maht-suh-yoh-?
matseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
맞서고
maht-suh-goh
matseogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
맞서면
maht-suh-myuhn
matseomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
맞서고 있어요
maht-suh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
matseogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
맞서고 싶어요
maht-suh-goh shee-puh-yoh
matseogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
맞설 수 있어요
maht-suhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
matseol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
맞서서
maht-suh-suh
matseoseo
Noun form — (기)
맞서기
maht-suh-gee
matseogi
Noun form — (음)
맞섬
maht-suhm
matseom