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맞서다

맞서다

Korean

Verb

맞서다 • ‎(matseoda) ‎(infinitive 맞서어, sequential 맞서니)

to stand face to face with, to face each other
to stand against, to oppose, to defy

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 맞서다 (matseoda)

Stems
Stem 1	맞서 (matseo)
Stem 2	맞서어 (matseo-eo)
Stem 3	맞서 (matseo)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	맞선다 matseonda past: 맞서었다 matseo-eotda	맞서어 matseo-eo past: 맞서었어 matseo-eosseo	맞서어요 matseo-eoyo past: 맞서었어요 matseo-eosseoyo	맞섭니다 matseomnida past: 맞서었습니다 matseo-eotseumnida
Interrogative	맞서느냐 matseoneunya past: 맞서었느냐 matseo-eonneunya	맞서어 matseo-eo past: 맞서었어 matseo-eosseo	맞서어요 matseo-eoyo past: 맞서었어요 matseo-eosseoyo	맞섭니까 matseomnikka past: 맞서었습니까 matseo-eotseumnikka
hortative	맞서자 matseoja	맞서어 matseo-eo	맞서어요 matseo-eoyo	맞섭시다 matseopsida
imperative	맞서어라 matseo-eora	맞서어 matseo-eo	맞서어요 matseo-eoyo	맞섭시오 matseopsio
Assertive	맞서겠다 matseogetda	맞서겠어 matseogesseo	맞서겠어요 matseogesseoyo	맞서겠습니다 matseogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	맞서어 matseo-eo	맞서어서 matseo-eoseo	맞서니 matseoni	맞서니까 matseonikka
Contrast	맞서지만 matseojiman	맞서는데 matseoneunde	맞서더니 matseodeoni
Conjunction	맞서고 matseogo
Condition	맞서면 matseomyeon	맞서어야 matseo-eoya
Motive	맞서려고 matseoryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맞섬 matseom	맞서기 matseogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맞서었음 matseo-eosseum	맞서었기 matseo-eotgi
Determiners	past	맞선 matseon
	present	맞서는 matseoneun
	future	맞설 matseol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	맞서신다 matseosinda past: 맞서셨다 matseosyeotda	맞서셔 matseosyeo past: 맞서셨어 matseosyeosseo	맞서세요, 맞서셔요 matseoseyo, matseosyeoyo past: 맞서셨어요 matseosyeosseoyo	맞서십니다 matseosimnida past: 맞서셨습니다 matseosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	맞서시느냐 matseosineunya past: 맞서셨느냐 matseosyeonneunya	맞서셔 matseosyeo past: 맞서셨어 matseosyeosseo	맞서세요, 맞서셔요 matseoseyo, matseosyeoyo past: 맞서셨어요 matseosyeosseoyo	맞서십니까 matseosimnikka past: 맞서셨습니까 matseosyeotseumnikka
imperative	맞서시라 matseosira	맞서셔 matseosyeo	맞서세요 matseoseyo	맞서십시오 matseosipsio
Assertive	맞서시겠다 matseosigetda	맞서시겠어 matseosigesseo	맞서시겠어요 matseosigesseoyo	맞서시겠습니다 matseosigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	맞서셔 matseosyeo	맞서셔서 matseosyeoseo	맞서시니 matseosini	맞서시니까 matseosinikka
Contrast	맞서시지만 matseosijiman	맞서시는데 matseosineunde	맞서시더니 matseosideoni
Conjunction	맞서시고 matseosigo
Condition	맞서시면 matseosimyeon	맞서셔야 matseosyeoya
Motive	맞서시려고 matseosiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맞서심 matseosim	맞서시기 matseosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맞서셨음 matseosyeosseum	맞서셨기 matseosyeotgi
Determiners	past	맞서신 matseosin
	present	맞서시는 matseosineun
	future	맞서실 matseosil

Synonyms

견디다 (gyeondida)
저항하다 (jeohanghada)

Antonyms

굴복하다 (gulbokhada)