맞다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맏따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	matda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	majda
McCune–Reischauer?	matta
Yale Romanization?	macta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 맞다 (Yale: macta).

Verb

맞다 • (matda) (infinitive 맞아, sequential 맞으니)

1. to be correct, right

   네 말이 맞다

   ne mar-i matda

   You are right.

   여보세요? 아나 맞아? — 그래, 나 여기 있어.

   yeoboseyo? ana maja? - geurae, na yeogi isseo.

   Excuse me? Anna? Is that you? — Oh, yes. I am here!

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

2. to suit (one's liking), to meet (one's wishes)
3. to agree (with), to be consistent (with)
4. to be in harmony (with), to be in tune (with)
5. (to get, to suffer)
   1. to get a blow, to be struck
   2. to be caught in (rain, illness)
   3. to encounter (difficulty), to come across
   4. to get (an injection), to get (a mark, a rating)

      주사를 맞다.

      jusareul matda.

      to have an injection.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 맞다 (matda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맞는다 manneunda	맞아 maja	맞아요 majayo	맞습니다 matseumnida
	Past	맞았다 majatda	맞았어 majasseo	맞았어요 majasseoyo	맞았습니다 majatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맞느냐 manneunya	맞아 maja	맞아요 majayo	맞습니까 matseumnikka
	Past	맞았느냐 majanneunya	맞았어 majasseo	맞았어요 majasseoyo	맞았습니까 majatseumnikka
Hortative		맞자 matja	맞아 maja	맞아요 majayo	맞으십시다 majeusipsida
Imperative		맞아라 majara	맞아 maja	맞아요 majayo	맞읍시오 majeupsio
Assertive		맞겠다 matgetda	맞겠어 matgesseo	맞겠어요 matgesseoyo	맞겠습니다 matgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		맞아 maja	맞아서 majaseo	맞으니 majeuni	맞으니까 majeunikka
Contrast		맞지만 matjiman	맞는데 manneunde	맞더니 matdeoni
Conjunction		맞고 matgo
Condition		맞으면 majeumyeon	맞아야 majaya
Motive		맞으려고 majeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맞음 majeum	맞기 matgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맞았음 majasseum	맞았기 majatgi
Determiners	Past	맞은 majeun
	Present	맞는 manneun
	Future	맞을 majeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맞으신다 majeusinda	맞으셔 majeusyeo	맞으세요, 맞으셔요 majeuseyo, majeusyeoyo	맞으십니다 majeusimnida
	Past	맞으셨다 majeusyeotda	맞으셨어 majeusyeosseo	맞으셨어요 majeusyeosseoyo	맞으셨습니다 majeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맞으시느냐 majeusineunya	맞으셔 majeusyeo	맞으세요, 맞으셔요 majeuseyo, majeusyeoyo	맞으십니까 majeusimnikka
	Past	맞으셨느냐 majeusyeonneunya	맞으셨어 majeusyeosseo	맞으셨어요 majeusyeosseoyo	맞으셨습니까 majeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맞으시라 majeusira	맞으셔 majeusyeo	맞으세요 majeuseyo	맞으십시오 majeusipsio
Assertive		맞으시겠다 majeusigetda	맞으시겠어 majeusigesseo	맞으시겠어요 majeusigesseoyo	맞으시겠습니다 majeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		맞으셔 majeusyeo	맞으셔서 majeusyeoseo	맞으시니 majeusini	맞으시니까 majeusinikka
Contrast		맞으시지만 majeusijiman	맞으시는데 majeusineunde	맞으시더니 majeusideoni
Conjunction		맞으시고 majeusigo
Condition		맞으시면 majeusimyeon	맞으셔야 majeusyeoya
Motive		맞으시려고 majeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맞으심 majeusim	맞으시기 majeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맞으셨음 majeusyeosseum	맞으셨기 majeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	맞으신 majeusin
	Present	맞으시는 majeusineun
	Future	맞으실 majeusil

Derived terms

• 들어맞다 (deureomatda, “to come true, to prove/be right”)
• 알맞다 (almatda, “just right”)
• 걸맞다 (geolmatda, “suitable/fit (for), to commensurate with”)

Related terms

• Causative forms: 맞추다 (matchuda, “to cause to fit”), 맞히다 (machida, “to cause to hit”)

Suffix

—맞다 • (-matda)

1. to be in a certain way, to have a certain appearance

Derived terms

• 방정맞다 (bangjeongmatda)
• 칠칠맞다 (chilchilmatda)
• 익살맞다 (iksalmatda)
• 궁상맞다 (gungsangmatda)
• 쌀쌀맞다 (ssalssalmatda)
• 능글맞다 (neunggeulmatda)
• 능청맞다 (neungcheongmatda)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 맞다 (Yale: macta).

Verb

1. to take a person or thing as a courtesy
2. to oppose an enemy or a force.
3. to deal with a certain moment as time goes
4. to receive a touch of rain, snow, rain, etc., according to the natural phenomenon of nature
5. to get a grade
6. to suffer from something bad
7. to bring with respect as a member of the family