맺다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆽ다〮 (Yale: mòyc-tá). From Old Korean 結次 (*MOYc).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛt̚t͈a̠] ~ [me̞t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맫따/멛따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maetda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maejda
McCune–Reischauer?	maetta
Yale Romanization?	maycta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	맺다 (maetda)
Passive	맺히다 (maechida)

맺다 • (maetda) (infinitive 맺어, sequential 맺으니) (transitive)

1. to complete or conclude
2. to forge a connection
3. to tie (a knot)
4. (of crops) to bear (fruit)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 맺다 (maetda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맺는다 maenneunda	맺어 maejeo	맺어요 maejeoyo	맺습니다 maetseumnida
	Past	맺었다 maejeotda	맺었어 maejeosseo	맺었어요 maejeosseoyo	맺었습니다 maejeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맺느냐 maenneunya	맺어 maejeo	맺어요 maejeoyo	맺습니까 maetseumnikka
	Past	맺었느냐 maejeonneunya	맺었어 maejeosseo	맺었어요 maejeosseoyo	맺었습니까 maejeotseumnikka
Hortative		맺자 maetja	맺어 maejeo	맺어요 maejeoyo	맺으십시다 maejeusipsida
Imperative		맺어라 maejeora	맺어 maejeo	맺어요 maejeoyo	맺읍시오 maejeupsio
Assertive		맺겠다 maetgetda	맺겠어 maetgesseo	맺겠어요 maetgesseoyo	맺겠습니다 maetgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		맺어 maejeo	맺어서 maejeoseo	맺으니 maejeuni	맺으니까 maejeunikka
Contrast		맺지만 maetjiman	맺는데 maenneunde	맺더니 maetdeoni
Conjunction		맺고 maetgo
Condition		맺으면 maejeumyeon	맺어야 maejeoya
Motive		맺으려고 maejeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맺음 maejeum	맺기 maetgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맺었음 maejeosseum	맺었기 maejeotgi
Determiners	Past	맺은 maejeun
	Present	맺는 maenneun
	Future	맺을 maejeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맺으신다 maejeusinda	맺으셔 maejeusyeo	맺으세요, 맺으셔요 maejeuseyo, maejeusyeoyo	맺으십니다 maejeusimnida
	Past	맺으셨다 maejeusyeotda	맺으셨어 maejeusyeosseo	맺으셨어요 maejeusyeosseoyo	맺으셨습니다 maejeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맺으시느냐 maejeusineunya	맺으셔 maejeusyeo	맺으세요, 맺으셔요 maejeuseyo, maejeusyeoyo	맺으십니까 maejeusimnikka
	Past	맺으셨느냐 maejeusyeonneunya	맺으셨어 maejeusyeosseo	맺으셨어요 maejeusyeosseoyo	맺으셨습니까 maejeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맺으시라 maejeusira	맺으셔 maejeusyeo	맺으세요 maejeuseyo	맺으십시오 maejeusipsio
Assertive		맺으시겠다 maejeusigetda	맺으시겠어 maejeusigesseo	맺으시겠어요 maejeusigesseoyo	맺으시겠습니다 maejeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		맺으셔 maejeusyeo	맺으셔서 maejeusyeoseo	맺으시니 maejeusini	맺으시니까 maejeusinikka
Contrast		맺으시지만 maejeusijiman	맺으시는데 maejeusineunde	맺으시더니 maejeusideoni
Conjunction		맺으시고 maejeusigo
Condition		맺으시면 maejeusimyeon	맺으셔야 maejeusyeoya
Motive		맺으시려고 maejeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맺으심 maejeusim	맺으시기 maejeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맺으셨음 maejeusyeosseum	맺으셨기 maejeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	맺으신 maejeusin
	Present	맺으시는 maejeusineun
	Future	맺으실 maejeusil