맡다

Korean

Pronunciation

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

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

맡다 • (matda) (infinitive 맡아, sequential 맡으니)

1. (transitive) to take on a task or job; to take charge of

   일을 맡다 ― ireul matda ― to undertake a job

Conjugation

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

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맡는다 manneunda	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡습니다 matseumnida
	Past	맡았다 matatda	맡았어 matasseo	맡았어요 matasseoyo	맡았습니다 matatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맡느냐 manneunya	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡습니까 matseumnikka
	Past	맡았느냐 matanneunya	맡았어 matasseo	맡았어요 matasseoyo	맡았습니까 matatseumnikka
Hortative		맡자 matja	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡으십시다 mateusipsida
Imperative		맡아라 matara	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡읍시오 mateupsio
Assertive		맡겠다 matgetda	맡겠어 matgesseo	맡겠어요 matgesseoyo	맡겠습니다 matgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		맡아 mata	맡아서 mataseo	맡으니 mateuni	맡으니까 mateunikka
Contrast		맡지만 matjiman	맡는데 manneunde	맡더니 matdeoni
Conjunction		맡고 matgo
Condition		맡으면 mateumyeon	맡아야 mataya
Motive		맡으려고 mateuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맡음 mateum	맡기 matgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맡았음 matasseum	맡았기 matatgi
Determiners	Past	맡은 mateun
	Present	맡는 manneun
	Future	맡을 mateul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맡으신다 mateusinda	맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으세요, 맡으셔요 mateuseyo, mateusyeoyo	맡으십니다 mateusimnida
	Past	맡으셨다 mateusyeotda	맡으셨어 mateusyeosseo	맡으셨어요 mateusyeosseoyo	맡으셨습니다 mateusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맡으시느냐 mateusineunya	맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으세요, 맡으셔요 mateuseyo, mateusyeoyo	맡으십니까 mateusimnikka
	Past	맡으셨느냐 mateusyeonneunya	맡으셨어 mateusyeosseo	맡으셨어요 mateusyeosseoyo	맡으셨습니까 mateusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맡으시라 mateusira	맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으세요 mateuseyo	맡으십시오 mateusipsio
Assertive		맡으시겠다 mateusigetda	맡으시겠어 mateusigesseo	맡으시겠어요 mateusigesseoyo	맡으시겠습니다 mateusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으셔서 mateusyeoseo	맡으시니 mateusini	맡으시니까 mateusinikka
Contrast		맡으시지만 mateusijiman	맡으시는데 mateusineunde	맡으시더니 mateusideoni
Conjunction		맡으시고 mateusigo
Condition		맡으시면 mateusimyeon	맡으셔야 mateusyeoya
Motive		맡으시려고 mateusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맡으심 mateusim	맡으시기 mateusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맡으셨음 mateusyeosseum	맡으셨기 mateusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	맡으신 mateusin
	Present	맡으시는 mateusineun
	Future	맡으실 mateusil

Derived terms

• Causative: 맡기다 (matgida, “to cause to take on; to entrust”)
• 떠맡다 (tteomatda, “to undertake”)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

맡다 • (matda) (infinitive 맡아, sequential 맡으니)

1. (transitive) to smell
2. (transitive, figurative, usually in the form 냄새를 맡다) to scent, to smell out (a secret, etc.)

Conjugation

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

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맡는다 manneunda	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡습니다 matseumnida
	Past	맡았다 matatda	맡았어 matasseo	맡았어요 matasseoyo	맡았습니다 matatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맡느냐 manneunya	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡습니까 matseumnikka
	Past	맡았느냐 matanneunya	맡았어 matasseo	맡았어요 matasseoyo	맡았습니까 matatseumnikka
Hortative		맡자 matja	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡으십시다 mateusipsida
Imperative		맡아라 matara	맡아 mata	맡아요 matayo	맡읍시오 mateupsio
Assertive		맡겠다 matgetda	맡겠어 matgesseo	맡겠어요 matgesseoyo	맡겠습니다 matgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		맡아 mata	맡아서 mataseo	맡으니 mateuni	맡으니까 mateunikka
Contrast		맡지만 matjiman	맡는데 manneunde	맡더니 matdeoni
Conjunction		맡고 matgo
Condition		맡으면 mateumyeon	맡아야 mataya
Motive		맡으려고 mateuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맡음 mateum	맡기 matgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맡았음 matasseum	맡았기 matatgi
Determiners	Past	맡은 mateun
	Present	맡는 manneun
	Future	맡을 mateul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맡으신다 mateusinda	맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으세요, 맡으셔요 mateuseyo, mateusyeoyo	맡으십니다 mateusimnida
	Past	맡으셨다 mateusyeotda	맡으셨어 mateusyeosseo	맡으셨어요 mateusyeosseoyo	맡으셨습니다 mateusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맡으시느냐 mateusineunya	맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으세요, 맡으셔요 mateuseyo, mateusyeoyo	맡으십니까 mateusimnikka
	Past	맡으셨느냐 mateusyeonneunya	맡으셨어 mateusyeosseo	맡으셨어요 mateusyeosseoyo	맡으셨습니까 mateusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맡으시라 mateusira	맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으세요 mateuseyo	맡으십시오 mateusipsio
Assertive		맡으시겠다 mateusigetda	맡으시겠어 mateusigesseo	맡으시겠어요 mateusigesseoyo	맡으시겠습니다 mateusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		맡으셔 mateusyeo	맡으셔서 mateusyeoseo	맡으시니 mateusini	맡으시니까 mateusinikka
Contrast		맡으시지만 mateusijiman	맡으시는데 mateusineunde	맡으시더니 mateusideoni
Conjunction		맡으시고 mateusigo
Condition		맡으시면 mateusimyeon	맡으셔야 mateusyeoya
Motive		맡으시려고 mateusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맡으심 mateusim	맡으시기 mateusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맡으셨음 mateusyeosseum	맡으셨기 mateusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	맡으신 mateusin
	Present	맡으시는 mateusineun
	Future	맡으실 mateusil

Derived terms

• Causative: 맡이다 (machida, “to make someone smell”)