못되다

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of (mot, poorly) + 되다 (doeda, to become).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)t̚t͈we̞da̠] ~ [ˈmo̞(ː)t̚t͈ø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?motdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mosdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?mottoeda
Yale Romanization?mōstoyta

Adjective

못되다 • (motdoeda) (infinitive 못돼 or 못되어, sequential 못되니)

  1. (to be) nasty, mean, evil
    정말 못됐어! (informal non-polite; past tense form but the meaning is present)neo jeongmal motdwaesseo!You're so mean!

Conjugation

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