Jeju

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Etymology

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Cognate with Korean 맞다 (matda).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ma̠t̚t͈a̠/

Verb

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맞다 (matda)

  1. to hit
  2. to strike

References

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

Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠t̚t͈a̠]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?matda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?majda
McCune–Reischauer?matta
Yale Romanization?macta

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

Adjective

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맞다 (matda) (infinitive 맞아, sequential 맞으니)

  1. to be correct, to be so, to be the case
    맞다.Ne mar-i matda.You are right.
    전화번호 구나!Nae jeonhwabeonho-ga mat-guna!It is my phone number!
  2. to be right, suitable (to one's liking, size, etc.)
    짜장면 .I jjajangmyeon-i ib-e ttak maj-a.This jjajangmyeon is just right for me.
Conjugation
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Interjection

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맞다 (matda)

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

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—맞다 (-matda)

  1. to be in a certain way, to have a certain appearance
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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