알맞다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 알맞다 (Yale: almacta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɭma̠t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [알맏따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	almatda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	almajda
McCune–Reischauer?	almatta
Yale Romanization?	al.macta

Adjective

알맞다 • (almatda) (infinitive 알맞아, sequential 알맞으니)

1. to be just right; suited

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 알맞다 (almatda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	알맞다 almatda	알맞아 almaja	알맞아요 almajayo	알맞습니다 almatseumnida
	Past	알맞았다 almajatda	알맞았어 almajasseo	알맞았어요 almajasseoyo	알맞았습니다 almajatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	알맞으냐 almajeunya	알맞아 almaja	알맞아요 almajayo	알맞습니까 almatseumnikka
	Past	알맞았냐 almajannya	알맞았어 almajasseo	알맞았어요 almajasseoyo	알맞았습니까 almajatseumnikka
Assertive		알맞겠다 almatgetda	알맞겠어 almatgesseo	알맞겠어요 almatgesseoyo	알맞겠습니다 almatgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		알맞아 almaja	알맞아서 almajaseo	알맞으니 almajeuni	알맞으니까 almajeunikka
Contrast		알맞지만 almatjiman	알맞은데 almajeunde	알맞더니 almatdeoni
Conjunction		알맞고 almatgo
Condition		알맞으면 almajeumyeon	알맞아야 almajaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		알맞음 almajeum	알맞기 almatgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		알맞았음 almajasseum	알맞았기 almajatgi
Determiners	Present		알맞은 almajeun
	Future		알맞을 almajeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	알맞으시다 almajeusida	알맞으셔 almajeusyeo	알맞으세요, 알맞으셔요 almajeuseyo, almajeusyeoyo	알맞으십니다 almajeusimnida
	Past	알맞으셨다 almajeusyeotda	알맞으셨어 almajeusyeosseo	알맞으셨어요 almajeusyeosseoyo	알맞으셨습니다 almajeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	알맞으시냐 almajeusinya	알맞으셔 almajeusyeo	알맞으세요, 알맞으셔요 almajeuseyo, almajeusyeoyo	알맞으십니까 almajeusimnikka
	Past	알맞으셨냐 almajeusyeonnya	알맞으셨어 almajeusyeosseo	알맞으셨어요 almajeusyeosseoyo	알맞으셨습니까 almajeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		알맞으시겠다 almajeusigetda	알맞으시겠어 almajeusigesseo	알맞으시겠어요 almajeusigesseoyo	알맞으시겠습니다 almajeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		알맞으셔 almajeusyeo	알맞으셔서 almajeusyeoseo	알맞으시니 almajeusini	알맞으시니까 almajeusinikka
Contrast		알맞으시지만 almajeusijiman	알맞으신데 almajeusinde	알맞으시더니 almajeusideoni
Conjunction		알맞으시고 almajeusigo
Condition		알맞으시면 almajeusimyeon	알맞으셔야 almajeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		알맞으심 almajeusim	알맞으시기 almajeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		알맞으셨음 almajeusyeosseum	알맞으셨기 almajeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		알맞으신 almajeusin
	Future		알맞으실 almajeusil

Related terms

• 맞다 (matda, “to match”)