멋있다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 멋 (meot) + -이 (-i) + 있다 (itda). Compare 맛있다 (masitda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ɕʰit̚t͈a̠] ~ [mʌ̹dit̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [머싣따/머딛따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meositda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meos'issda
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏsitta
Yale Romanization?	mes.issta

Adjective

멋있다 • (meositda) (infinitive 멋있어, sequential 멋있으니)

1. wonderful, nice, cool
2. good-looking, handsome, attractive
3. stylish; chic; fashionable

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 멋있다 (meositda): consonant-stem, 있/없(it/eop)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멋있다 meositda	멋있어 meosisseo	멋있어요 meosisseoyo	멋있습니다 meositseumnida
	Past	멋있었다 meosisseotda	멋있었어 meosisseosseo	멋있었어요 meosisseosseoyo	멋있었습니다 meosisseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멋있느냐 meosinneunya	멋있어 meosisseo	멋있어요 meosisseoyo	멋있습니까 meositseumnikka
	Past	멋있었느냐 meosisseonneunya	멋있었어 meosisseosseo	멋있었어요 meosisseosseoyo	멋있었습니까 meosisseotseumnikka
Assertive		멋있겠다 meositgetda	멋있겠어 meositgesseo	멋있겠어요 meositgesseoyo	멋있겠습니다 meositgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멋있어 meosisseo	멋있어서 meosisseoseo	멋있으니 meosisseuni	멋있으니까 meosisseunikka
Contrast		멋있지만 meositjiman	멋있는데 meosinneunde	멋있더니 meositdeoni
Conjunction		멋있고 meositgo
Condition		멋있으면 meosisseumyeon	멋있어야 meosisseoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멋있음 meosisseum	멋있기 meositgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멋있었음 meosisseosseum	멋있었기 meosisseotgi
Determiners	Present		멋있는 meosinneun
	Future		멋있을 meosisseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멋있으시다 meosisseusida	멋있으셔 meosisseusyeo	멋있으세요, 멋있으셔요 meosisseuseyo, meosisseusyeoyo	멋있으십니다 meosisseusimnida
	Past	멋있으셨다 meosisseusyeotda	멋있으셨어 meosisseusyeosseo	멋있으셨어요 meosisseusyeosseoyo	멋있으셨습니다 meosisseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멋있으시냐 meosisseusinya	멋있으셔 meosisseusyeo	멋있으세요, 멋있으셔요 meosisseuseyo, meosisseusyeoyo	멋있으십니까 meosisseusimnikka
	Past	멋있으셨냐 meosisseusyeonnya	멋있으셨어 meosisseusyeosseo	멋있으셨어요 meosisseusyeosseoyo	멋있으셨습니까 meosisseusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		멋있으시겠다 meosisseusigetda	멋있으시겠어 meosisseusigesseo	멋있으시겠어요 meosisseusigesseoyo	멋있으시겠습니다 meosisseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		멋있으셔 meosisseusyeo	멋있으셔서 meosisseusyeoseo	멋있으시니 meosisseusini	멋있으시니까 meosisseusinikka
Contrast		멋있으시지만 meosisseusijiman	멋있으신데 meosisseusinde	멋있으시더니 meosisseusideoni
Conjunction		멋있으시고 meosisseusigo
Condition		멋있으시면 meosisseusimyeon	멋있으셔야 meosisseusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		멋있으심 meosisseusim	멋있으시기 meosisseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멋있으셨음 meosisseusyeosseum	멋있으셨기 meosisseusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		멋있으신 meosisseusin
	Future		멋있으실 meosisseusil

Derived terms

• 멋지다 (meotjida)

See also

• 맛있다 (masitda, “tasty”)