맞다

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ma̠t̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? matda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? majda
McCune–Reischauer? matta
Yale Romanization? macqta

Verb

맞다 (matda) (infinitive 맞아, sequential 맞으니)

    1. to be correct, right
      네 말이 맞는다
      ne mari 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)
  1. (to get, to suffer)
    1. to get a blow, to be struck
      그는 매일 밤 아버지한테 맞는다.
      Geuneun maeil bam abeojihante manneunda.
      He gets beaten by his father every night.
      그는 너무 많이 맞아서 실신하였다.
      Geuneun neomu mani majaseo silsinhayeotda.
      He was beaten so much that he fainted.
    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.
      have an injection.

Conjugation

  • Causative forms: 맞추다 (matchuda, “to cause to fit”), 맞히다 (machida, “to cause to hit”)
  • Derived terms: 들어맞다 (deureomatda, “come true, prove/be right”), 알맞다 (almatda, “just right”), 걸맞다 (geolmatda, “suitable/fit (for), commensurate with”)

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 eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 맞다 (matda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ma̠t̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? matda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? majda
McCune–Reischauer? matta
Yale Romanization? macqta

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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