맞서
maht-suh
regular
To say to stand face to face with, to face each other politely in the present tense, use 맞서요 (maht-suh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 맞서다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 맞서요 maht-suh-yoh | 맞섭니다 maht-suhm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 맞섰어 maht-suh-ssuh | 맞섰어요 maht-suh-ssuh-yoh | 맞섰습니다 maht-suh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 맞설 거야 maht-suhl- -guh-yah | 맞설 거예요 maht-suhl- -guh-yae-yoh | 맞설 겁니다 maht-suhl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
맞서세요
maht-suh-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
맞서요
maht-suh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
맞서요?
maht-suh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
맞서고
maht-suh-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
맞서면
maht-suh-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
맞섬
maht-suhm