못생기다 (to be ugly, to be plain-looking (said in its past form for how a thing looks now)) · Korean verb conjugation

Conjugation

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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am ugly
NegativeI am not ugly

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was ugly
NegativeI was not ugly

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will be ugly
NegativeI won’t be ugly

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI am ugly (respectfully)
PastI was ugly (respectfully)
FutureI will be ugly (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

이 가게 인형들은 왜 이렇게 다 못생겨요?

Why are the dolls in this shop all so ugly?
Past

우리 집 고양이는 좀 못생겼어요, 그래도 사랑스러워요.

Our cat is a bit ugly, but still lovable.
Future

제가 빚은 송편은 분명 못생길 거예요.

The songpyeon I shape will surely be ugly.
Honorific

할머니, 할아버지는 젊을 때도 못생기셨어요?

Grandma, was Grandpa ugly when he was young too?
Connectives

못생겨서 더 정이 가는 인형이에요.

It's a doll you love more because it's ugly.

Like 잘생기다, it is said in the past for how someone looks now: 못생겼어요 is "he's ugly". 못생긴 강아지 is an ugly puppy.

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Fluency Level 2 · 그럼 네 건 못생겨도 돼.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.