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TOPIK 2verb

못생기다

motsaenggida [몯쌩기다]

못생겨요 · 못생겼어요 · 못생길 거예요 · 못생긴 (+noun)

to be ugly, to be unattractive

Example

우리 강아지는 못생겼지만 너무 귀여워요.

Our puppy is ugly, but so cute.

Word parts

못 'poorly' + 생기다 'to be formed' — the opposite of 잘생기다.