만나다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 맛나다〮 (Yale: màsnà-tá). From 맞— (mat-, “to meet; to receive”) + 나— (na-, “to come out”) + —다 (-da, declarative verbal ending).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠nna̠da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [만나다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mannada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mannada
McCune–Reischauer?	mannada
Yale Romanization?	mannata

Verb

만나다 • (mannada) (infinitive 만나, sequential 만나니) (transitive)

1. to meet; to see (someone)

   아, 그를 언제 다시 만나 볼 수 있을지는 알 수 없다.

   A, geu-reul eonje dasi manna bol su isseulji-neun al su eopda.

   Alas, I do not know when I will see him again.

   • after 1795, 李洙 (I Su) [Lee Soo] et al., chapter 111, in 重刊老乞大諺解 (Junggan Nogeoldae Eonhae)‎^{Ogura Coll. Asami Coll.}, volume 2, page 138:

     후에 보지 못 ᄒᆞ리라 니ᄅᆞ지 말라 / 만일 다시 만날 날이 이시면 / 엇지 다 죠흔 弟兄이 아니리오

     hwu-ey pwoci mwos holila niloci malla / manil tasi mannal nal-i isimyen / esci ta cyohun 弟兄-i aniliwo

     Don't say that we won't see after this; if ever there is a day where we meet again, how are we not all good brothers?

2. to become acquainted with; to develop a relationship with
3. to encounter (an event); to experience; to meet with

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 만나다 (mannada): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	만난다 mannanda	만나 manna	만나요 mannayo	만납니다 mannamnida
	Past	만났다 mannatda	만났어 mannasseo	만났어요 mannasseoyo	만났습니다 mannatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	만나느냐 mannaneunya	만나 manna	만나요 mannayo	만납니까 mannamnikka
	Past	만났느냐 mannanneunya	만났어 mannasseo	만났어요 mannasseoyo	만났습니까 mannatseumnikka
Hortative		만나자 mannaja	만나 manna	만나요 mannayo	만나십시다 mannasipsida
Imperative		만나라 mannara	만나 manna	만나요 mannayo	만납시오 mannapsio
Assertive		만나겠다 mannagetda	만나겠어 mannagesseo	만나겠어요 mannagesseoyo	만나겠습니다 mannagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		만나 manna	만나서 mannaseo	만나니 mannani	만나니까 mannanikka
Contrast		만나지만 mannajiman	만나는데 mannaneunde	만나더니 mannadeoni
Conjunction		만나고 mannago
Condition		만나면 mannamyeon	만나야 mannaya
Motive		만나려고 mannaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		만남 mannam	만나기 mannagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		만났음 mannasseum	만났기 mannatgi
Determiners	Past	만난 mannan
	Present	만나는 mannaneun
	Future	만날 mannal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	만나신다 mannasinda	만나셔 mannasyeo	만나세요, 만나셔요 mannaseyo, mannasyeoyo	만나십니다 mannasimnida
	Past	만나셨다 mannasyeotda	만나셨어 mannasyeosseo	만나셨어요 mannasyeosseoyo	만나셨습니다 mannasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	만나시느냐 mannasineunya	만나셔 mannasyeo	만나세요, 만나셔요 mannaseyo, mannasyeoyo	만나십니까 mannasimnikka
	Past	만나셨느냐 mannasyeonneunya	만나셨어 mannasyeosseo	만나셨어요 mannasyeosseoyo	만나셨습니까 mannasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		만나시라 mannasira	만나셔 mannasyeo	만나세요 mannaseyo	만나십시오 mannasipsio
Assertive		만나시겠다 mannasigetda	만나시겠어 mannasigesseo	만나시겠어요 mannasigesseoyo	만나시겠습니다 mannasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		만나셔 mannasyeo	만나셔서 mannasyeoseo	만나시니 mannasini	만나시니까 mannasinikka
Contrast		만나시지만 mannasijiman	만나시는데 mannasineunde	만나시더니 mannasideoni
Conjunction		만나시고 mannasigo
Condition		만나시면 mannasimyeon	만나셔야 mannasyeoya
Motive		만나시려고 mannasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		만나심 mannasim	만나시기 mannasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		만나셨음 mannasyeosseum	만나셨기 mannasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	만나신 mannasin
	Present	만나시는 mannasineun
	Future	만나실 mannasil

Derived terms

• Noun: 만남 (mannam)
• 얻어만나다 (eodeomannada)