못살아
moht-sah-rah
ㄹ stem
To say to live in poverty politely in the present tense, use 못살아요 (moht-sah-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 못살다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 못살아요 moht-sah-rah-yoh | 못삽니다 moht-sahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 못살았어 moht-sah-rah-ssuh | 못살았어요 moht-sah-rah-ssuh-yoh | 못살았습니다 moht-sah-rah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 못살 거야 moht-sahl- -guh-yah | 못살 거예요 moht-sahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 못살 겁니다 moht-sahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
못사세요
moht-sah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
못살아요
moht-sah-rah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
못살아요?
moht-sah-rah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
못살고
moht-sahl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
못살면
moht-sahl-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
못삶
moht-sahm