못생겨
moht-saeng-gyuh
motsaenggyeo
regular
못생기다
To say to be ugly, unattractive politely in the present tense, use 못생겨요 (moht-saeng-gyuh-yoh) · motsaenggyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 못생기다 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 | 못생겨요 moht-saeng-gyuh-yoh motsaenggyeoyo | 못생깁니다 moht-saeng-geem-nee-dah motsaenggimnida | |
| Past | 못생겼어 moht-saeng-gyuh-ssuh motsaenggyeosseo | 못생겼어요 moht-saeng-gyuh-ssuh-yoh motsaenggyeosseoyo | 못생겼습니다 moht-saeng-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah motsaenggyeosseumnida |
| Future | 못생길 거야 moht-saeng-geel guh-yah motsaenggil geoya | 못생길 거예요 moht-saeng-geel guh-yae-yoh motsaenggil geoyeyo | 못생길 겁니다 moht-saeng-geel guhm-nee-dah motsaenggil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
못생기세요
moht-saeng-gee-sae-yoh
motsaenggiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
못생겨요
moht-saeng-gyuh-yoh
motsaenggyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
못생겨요?
moht-saeng-gyuh-yoh-?
motsaenggyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
못생기고
moht-saeng-gee-goh
motsaenggigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
못생기면
moht-saeng-gee-myuhn
motsaenggimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
못생기고 있어요
moht-saeng-gee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
motsaenggigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
못생기고 싶어요
moht-saeng-gee-goh shee-puh-yoh
motsaenggigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
못생길 수 있어요
moht-saeng-geel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
motsaenggil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
못생겨서
moht-saeng-gyuh-suh
motsaenggyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
못생기기
moht-saeng-gee-gee
motsaenggigi
Noun form — (음)
못생김
moht-saeng-geem
motsaenggim