맞다

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Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 맞다 (matda).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ma̠t̚t͈a̠/

Verb

맞다 (matda)

  1. to hit
  2. to strike

References

  • “맞다” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Pronunciation

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 맞다〮 (Yale: màctá).

Verb

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

  1. to be correct, right
    네 말이 맞는다
    ne mar-i manneunda
    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”)

Adjective

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

  1. to be correct, to be so, to be the case
    네 말이 맞다. ― Ne mar-i matda. ― You are right.
    내 전화번호가 맞구나! ― Nae jeonhwabeonho-ga mat-guna! ― It is my phone number!
  2. to be right, suitable (to one's liking, size, etc.)
    이 짜장면이 입에 딱 맞아. ― I jjajangmyeon-i ib-e ttak maj-a. ― This jjajangmyeon is just right for me.
Conjugation
    Selected forms of the adjective 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 맞다
matda 		맞아
maja 		맞아요
majayo 		맞습니다
matseumnida
Past 맞았다
majatda 		맞았어
majasseo 		맞았어요
majasseoyo 		맞았습니다
majatseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 맞으냐
majeunya 		맞아
maja 		맞아요
majayo 		맞습니까
matseumnikka
Past 맞았냐
majannya 		맞았어
majasseo 		맞았어요
majasseoyo 		맞았습니까
majatseumnikka
Assertive 맞겠다
matgetda		 맞겠어
matgesseo		 맞겠어요
matgesseoyo		 맞겠습니다
matgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 맞아
maja		 맞아서
majaseo		 맞으니
majeuni		 맞으니까
majeunikka
Contrast 맞지만
matjiman		 맞은데
majeunde		 맞더니
matdeoni
Conjunction 맞고
matgo
Condition 맞으면
majeumyeon		 맞아야
majaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 맞음
majeum		 맞기
matgi
Past-tense verbal nouns 맞았음
majasseum		 맞았기
majatgi
Determiners Present 맞은
majeun
Future 맞을
majeul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 맞으시다
majeusida 		맞으셔
majeusyeo 		맞으세요, 맞으셔요
majeuseyo, majeusyeoyo 		맞으십니다
majeusimnida
Past 맞으셨다
majeusyeotda 		맞으셨어
majeusyeosseo 		맞으셨어요
majeusyeosseoyo 		맞으셨습니다
majeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 맞으시냐
majeusinya 		맞으셔
majeusyeo 		맞으세요, 맞으셔요
majeuseyo, majeusyeoyo 		맞으십니까
majeusimnikka
Past 맞으셨냐
majeusyeonnya 		맞으셨어
majeusyeosseo 		맞으셨어요
majeusyeosseoyo 		맞으셨습니까
majeusyeotseumnikka
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		 맞으신데
majeusinde		 맞으시더니
majeusideoni
Conjunction 맞으시고
majeusigo
Condition 맞으시면
majeusimyeon		 맞으셔야
majeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 맞으심
majeusim		 맞으시기
majeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 맞으셨음
majeusyeosseum		 맞으셨기
majeusyeotgi
Determiners Present 맞으신
majeusin
Future 맞으실
majeusil

Interjection

맞다 • (matda)

  1. ah, right
    맞다, 안 가져왔지. ― Matda, an gajeowat-ji. ― Ah, right! I didn't bring it.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Suffix

—맞다 • (-matda)

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  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
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