매섭다

Korean

Etymology

Compare 맵다 (maepda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛsʰʌ̹p̚t͈a̠] ~ [me̞sʰʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [매섭따/메섭따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maeseopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maeseobda
McCune–Reischauer?	maesŏpta
Yale Romanization?	maysepta

Adjective

매섭다 • (maeseopda) (irregular, infinitive 매서워, sequential 매서우니)

1. sharp, acute
2. violent, fierce

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 매섭다 (maeseopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매섭다 maeseopda	매서워 maeseowo	매서워요 maeseowoyo	매섭습니다 maeseopseumnida
	Past	매서웠다 maeseowotda	매서웠어 maeseowosseo	매서웠어요 maeseowosseoyo	매서웠습니다 maeseowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매서우냐 maeseounya	매서워 maeseowo	매서워요 maeseowoyo	매섭습니까 maeseopseumnikka
	Past	매서웠냐 maeseowonnya	매서웠어 maeseowosseo	매서웠어요 maeseowosseoyo	매서웠습니까 maeseowotseumnikka
Assertive		매섭겠다 maeseopgetda	매섭겠어 maeseopgesseo	매섭겠어요 maeseopgesseoyo	매섭겠습니다 maeseopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		매서워 maeseowo	매서워서 maeseowoseo	매서우니 maeseouni	매서우니까 maeseounikka
Contrast		매섭지만 maeseopjiman	매서운데 maeseounde	매섭더니 maeseopdeoni
Conjunction		매섭고 maeseopgo
Condition		매서우면 maeseoumyeon	매서워야 maeseowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		매서움 maeseoum	매섭기 maeseopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매서웠음 maeseowosseum	매서웠기 maeseowotgi
Determiners	Present		매서운 maeseoun
	Future		매서울 maeseoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매서우시다 maeseousida	매서우셔 maeseousyeo	매서우세요, 매서우셔요 maeseouseyo, maeseousyeoyo	매서우십니다 maeseousimnida
	Past	매서우셨다 maeseousyeotda	매서우셨어 maeseousyeosseo	매서우셨어요 maeseousyeosseoyo	매서우셨습니다 maeseousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매서우시냐 maeseousinya	매서우셔 maeseousyeo	매서우세요, 매서우셔요 maeseouseyo, maeseousyeoyo	매서우십니까 maeseousimnikka
	Past	매서우셨냐 maeseousyeonnya	매서우셨어 maeseousyeosseo	매서우셨어요 maeseousyeosseoyo	매서우셨습니까 maeseousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		매서우시겠다 maeseousigetda	매서우시겠어 maeseousigesseo	매서우시겠어요 maeseousigesseoyo	매서우시겠습니다 maeseousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		매서우셔 maeseousyeo	매서우셔서 maeseousyeoseo	매서우시니 maeseousini	매서우시니까 maeseousinikka
Contrast		매서우시지만 maeseousijiman	매서우신데 maeseousinde	매서우시더니 maeseousideoni
Conjunction		매서우시고 maeseousigo
Condition		매서우시면 maeseousimyeon	매서우셔야 maeseousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		매서우심 maeseousim	매서우시기 maeseousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매서우셨음 maeseousyeosseum	매서우셨기 maeseousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		매서우신 maeseousin
	Future		매서우실 maeseousil