못지않아
moht-chee-ahn-ah
motjiaa
regular
못지않다
To say to be no less than (short form of 못지아니하다) politely in the present tense, use 못지않아요 (moht-chee-ahn-ah-yoh) · motjiaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 못지않다 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 | 못지않아요 moht-chee-ahn-ah-yoh motjiaayo | 못지않습니다 moht-chee-ahn-seum-nee-dah motjiaseumnida | |
| Past | 못지않았어 moht-chee-ahn-ah-ssuh motjiaasseo | 못지않았어요 moht-chee-ahn-ah-ssuh-yoh motjiaasseoyo | 못지않았습니다 moht-chee-ahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah motjiaasseumnida |
| Future | 못지않을 거야 moht-chee-ahn-eul guh-yah motjiaeul geoya | 못지않을 거예요 moht-chee-ahn-eul guh-yae-yoh motjiaeul geoyeyo | 못지않을 겁니다 moht-chee-ahn-eul guhm-nee-dah motjiaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
못지않으세요
moht-chee-ahn-eu-sae-yoh
motjiaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
못지않아요
moht-chee-ahn-ah-yoh
motjiaayo
Question Polite (요)
못지않아요?
moht-chee-ahn-ah-yoh-?
motjiaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
못지않고
moht-chee-ahn-goh
motjiago
Conditional "if" — (면)
못지않으면
moht-chee-ahn-eu-myuhn
motjiaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
못지않고 있어요
moht-chee-ahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
motjiago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
못지않고 싶어요
moht-chee-ahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
motjiago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
못지않을 수 있어요
moht-chee-ahn-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
motjiaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
못지않아서
moht-chee-ahn-ah-suh
motjiaaseo
Noun form — (기)
못지않기
moht-chee-ahn-gee
motjiagi
Noun form — (음)
못지않음
moht-chee-ahn-eum
motjiaeum