못살다

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 못 (mot, “poorly”) +‎ 살다 (salda, “to live”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞ss͈a̠ɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [몯쌀다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	motsalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mos'salda
McCune–Reischauer?	mossalda
Yale Romanization?	mos.salta

Verb

못살다 • (motsalda) (infinitive 못살아, sequential 못사니)

1. to live in poverty
2. to be unbearable

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 못살다 (motsalda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	못산다 motsanda	못살아 motsara	못살아요 motsarayo	못삽니다 motsamnida
	Past	못살았다 motsaratda	못살았어 motsarasseo	못살았어요 motsarasseoyo	못살았습니다 motsaratseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	못사느냐 motsaneunya	못살아 motsara	못살아요 motsarayo	못삽니까 motsamnikka
	Past	못살았느냐 motsaranneunya	못살았어 motsarasseo	못살았어요 motsarasseoyo	못살았습니까 motsaratseumnikka
Hortative		못살자 motsalja	못살아 motsara	못살아요 motsarayo	못사십시다 motsasipsida
Imperative		못살아라 motsarara	못살아 motsara	못살아요 motsarayo	못삽시오 motsapsio
Assertive		못살겠다 motsalgetda	못살겠어 motsalgesseo	못살겠어요 motsalgesseoyo	못살겠습니다 motsalgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		못살아 motsara	못살아서 motsaraseo	못사니 motsani	못사니까 motsanikka
Contrast		못살지만 motsaljiman	못사는데 motsaneunde	못살더니 motsaldeoni
Conjunction		못살고 motsalgo
Condition		못살면 motsalmyeon	못살아야 motsaraya
Motive		못살려고 motsallyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		못삶 motsam	못살기 motsalgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		못살았음 motsarasseum	못살았기 motsaratgi
Determiners	Past	못산 motsan
	Present	못사는 motsaneun
	Future	못살 motsal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	못사신다 motsasinda	못사셔 motsasyeo	못사세요, 못사셔요 motsaseyo, motsasyeoyo	못사십니다 motsasimnida
	Past	못사셨다 motsasyeotda	못사셨어 motsasyeosseo	못사셨어요 motsasyeosseoyo	못사셨습니다 motsasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	못사시느냐 motsasineunya	못사셔 motsasyeo	못사세요, 못사셔요 motsaseyo, motsasyeoyo	못사십니까 motsasimnikka
	Past	못사셨느냐 motsasyeonneunya	못사셨어 motsasyeosseo	못사셨어요 motsasyeosseoyo	못사셨습니까 motsasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		못사시라 motsasira	못사셔 motsasyeo	못사세요 motsaseyo	못사십시오 motsasipsio
Assertive		못사시겠다 motsasigetda	못사시겠어 motsasigesseo	못사시겠어요 motsasigesseoyo	못사시겠습니다 motsasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		못사셔 motsasyeo	못사셔서 motsasyeoseo	못사시니 motsasini	못사시니까 motsasinikka
Contrast		못사시지만 motsasijiman	못사시는데 motsasineunde	못사시더니 motsasideoni
Conjunction		못사시고 motsasigo
Condition		못사시면 motsasimyeon	못사셔야 motsasyeoya
Motive		못사시려고 motsasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		못사심 motsasim	못사시기 motsasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		못사셨음 motsasyeosseum	못사셨기 motsasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	못사신 motsasin
	Present	못사시는 motsasineun
	Future	못사실 motsasil

Antonyms

• 잘살다 (jalsalda)