못돼
moh-ttwae
descriptive
To say nasty, mean, evil politely in the present tense, use 못돼요 (moh-ttwae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 못되다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 못돼요 moh-ttwae-yoh | 못됩니다 moh-ttwaem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 못됐어 moh-ttwae-ssuh | 못됐어요 moh-ttwae-ssuh-yoh | 못됐습니다 moh-ttwae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 못될 거야 moh-ttwael- -guh-yah | 못될 거예요 moh-ttwael- -guh-yae-yoh | 못될 겁니다 moh-ttwael- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
못되세요
moh-ttwae-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
못돼요
moh-ttwae-yoh
Question Polite (요)
못돼요?
moh-ttwae-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
못되고
moh-ttwae-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
못되면
moh-ttwae-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
못됨
moh-ttwaem