맞서다

Korean

Etymology

맞— (mat-, “with-”) + 서다 (seoda, “stand”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ss͈ʌ̹da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맏써다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	matseoda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	majseoda
McCune–Reischauer?	massŏda
Yale Romanization?	macseta

Verb

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

1. to stand face to face with, to face each other
2. to stand against, to oppose, to defy

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 맞서다 (matseoda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맞선다 matseonda	맞서어 matseo'eo	맞서어요 matseo'eoyo	맞섭니다 matseomnida
	Past	맞서었다 matseo'eotda	맞서었어 matseo'eosseo	맞서었어요 matseo'eosseoyo	맞서었습니다 matseo'eotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맞서느냐 matseoneunya	맞서어 matseo'eo	맞서어요 matseo'eoyo	맞섭니까 matseomnikka
	Past	맞서었느냐 matseo'eonneunya	맞서었어 matseo'eosseo	맞서었어요 matseo'eosseoyo	맞서었습니까 matseo'eotseumnikka
Hortative		맞서자 matseoja	맞서어 matseo'eo	맞서어요 matseo'eoyo	맞서십시다 matseosipsida
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	Non-past	맞서신다 matseosinda	맞서셔 matseosyeo	맞서세요, 맞서셔요 matseoseyo, matseosyeoyo	맞서십니다 matseosimnida
	Past	맞서셨다 matseosyeotda	맞서셨어 matseosyeosseo	맞서셨어요 matseosyeosseoyo	맞서셨습니다 matseosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맞서시느냐 matseosineunya	맞서셔 matseosyeo	맞서세요, 맞서셔요 matseoseyo, matseosyeoyo	맞서십니까 matseosimnikka
	Past	맞서셨느냐 matseosyeonneunya	맞서셨어 matseosyeosseo	맞서셨어요 matseosyeosseoyo	맞서셨습니까 matseosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맞서시라 matseosira	맞서셔 matseosyeo	맞서세요 matseoseyo	맞서십시오 matseosipsio
Assertive		맞서시겠다 matseosigetda	맞서시겠어 matseosigesseo	맞서시겠어요 matseosigesseoyo	맞서시겠습니다 matseosigetseumnida
Connective forms 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 forms 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 (抵抗—, jeohanghada)

Antonyms

• 굴복하다 (屈服—, gulbokhada)