매다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)다/메(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maeda
McCune–Reischauer?	maeda
Yale Romanization?	māyta

Etymology 1

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

Verb

매다 • (maeda) (infinitive 매 or 매어, sequential 매니)

1. To bind, fasten, tie, hang

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 매다 (maeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맨다 maenda	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	맵니다 maemnida
	Past	맸다 maetda	맸어 maesseo	맸어요 maesseoyo	맸습니다 maetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매느냐 maeneunya	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	맵니까 maemnikka
	Past	맸느냐 maenneunya	맸어 maesseo	맸어요 maesseoyo	맸습니까 maetseumnikka
Hortative		매자 maeja	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	매십시다 maesipsida
Imperative		매라, 매어라 maera, maeeora	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	맵시오 maepsio
Assertive		매겠다 maegetda	매겠어 maegesseo	매겠어요 maegesseoyo	매겠습니다 maegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		매 mae	매서, 매어서 maeseo, maeeoseo	매니 maeni	매니까 maenikka
Contrast		매지만 maejiman	매는데 maeneunde	매더니 maedeoni
Conjunction		매고 maego
Condition		매면 maemyeon	매야, 매어야 maeya, maeeoya
Motive		매려고 maeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맴 maem	매기 maegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맸음, 매었음 maesseum, maeeosseum	맸기, 매었기 maetgi, maeeotgi
Determiners	Past	맨 maen
	Present	매는 maeneun
	Future	맬 mael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매신다 maesinda	매셔 maesyeo	매세요, 매셔요 maeseyo, maesyeoyo	매십니다 maesimnida
	Past	매셨다 maesyeotda	매셨어 maesyeosseo	매셨어요 maesyeosseoyo	매셨습니다 maesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매시느냐 maesineunya	매셔 maesyeo	매세요, 매셔요 maeseyo, maesyeoyo	매십니까 maesimnikka
	Past	매셨느냐 maesyeonneunya	매셨어 maesyeosseo	매셨어요 maesyeosseoyo	매셨습니까 maesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		매시라 maesira	매셔 maesyeo	매세요 maeseyo	매십시오 maesipsio
Assertive		매시겠다 maesigetda	매시겠어 maesigesseo	매시겠어요 maesigesseoyo	매시겠습니다 maesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		매셔 maesyeo	매셔서 maesyeoseo	매시니 maesini	매시니까 maesinikka
Contrast		매시지만 maesijiman	매시는데 maesineunde	매시더니 maesideoni
Conjunction		매시고 maesigo
Condition		매시면 maesimyeon	매셔야 maesyeoya
Motive		매시려고 maesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		매심 maesim	매시기 maesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매셨음 maesyeosseum	매셨기 maesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	매신 maesin
	Present	매시는 maesineun
	Future	매실 maesil

Synonyms

• 묶다 (mukda, “to bind”)

Antonyms

• 풀다 (pulda, “to unbind; unfasten”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ다 (Yale: moyta).

Verb

매다 • (maeda) (infinitive 매 or 매어, sequential 매니)

1. To weed (unwanted grasses out of a cultivated area).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 매다 (maeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맨다 maenda	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	맵니다 maemnida
	Past	맸다 maetda	맸어 maesseo	맸어요 maesseoyo	맸습니다 maetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매느냐 maeneunya	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	맵니까 maemnikka
	Past	맸느냐 maenneunya	맸어 maesseo	맸어요 maesseoyo	맸습니까 maetseumnikka
Hortative		매자 maeja	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	매십시다 maesipsida
Imperative		매라, 매어라 maera, maeeora	매 mae	매요, 매어요 maeyo, maeeoyo	맵시오 maepsio
Assertive		매겠다 maegetda	매겠어 maegesseo	매겠어요 maegesseoyo	매겠습니다 maegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		매 mae	매서, 매어서 maeseo, maeeoseo	매니 maeni	매니까 maenikka
Contrast		매지만 maejiman	매는데 maeneunde	매더니 maedeoni
Conjunction		매고 maego
Condition		매면 maemyeon	매야, 매어야 maeya, maeeoya
Motive		매려고 maeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맴 maem	매기 maegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맸음, 매었음 maesseum, maeeosseum	맸기, 매었기 maetgi, maeeotgi
Determiners	Past	맨 maen
	Present	매는 maeneun
	Future	맬 mael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매신다 maesinda	매셔 maesyeo	매세요, 매셔요 maeseyo, maesyeoyo	매십니다 maesimnida
	Past	매셨다 maesyeotda	매셨어 maesyeosseo	매셨어요 maesyeosseoyo	매셨습니다 maesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매시느냐 maesineunya	매셔 maesyeo	매세요, 매셔요 maeseyo, maesyeoyo	매십니까 maesimnikka
	Past	매셨느냐 maesyeonneunya	매셨어 maesyeosseo	매셨어요 maesyeosseoyo	매셨습니까 maesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		매시라 maesira	매셔 maesyeo	매세요 maeseyo	매십시오 maesipsio
Assertive		매시겠다 maesigetda	매시겠어 maesigesseo	매시겠어요 maesigesseoyo	매시겠습니다 maesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		매셔 maesyeo	매셔서 maesyeoseo	매시니 maesini	매시니까 maesinikka
Contrast		매시지만 maesijiman	매시는데 maesineunde	매시더니 maesideoni
Conjunction		매시고 maesigo
Condition		매시면 maesimyeon	매셔야 maesyeoya
Motive		매시려고 maesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		매심 maesim	매시기 maesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매셨음 maesyeosseum	매셨기 maesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	매신 maesin
	Present	매시는 maesineun
	Future	매실 maesil

Derived terms

• 김매다 (gimmaeda, “to weed”)