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막다

막다

Korean

Verb

막다 • ‎(makda) ‎(infinitive 막아, sequential 막으니)

To stop up
To enclose, fence, screen off, shield
To curb, defend, protect
To keep (from doing), hinder, prevent

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 막다 (makda)

Stems
Stem 1	막 (mak)
Stem 2	막아 (maga)
Stem 3	막으 (mageu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	막는다 mangneunda past: 막았다 magatda	막아 maga past: 막았어 magasseo	막아요 magayo past: 막았어요 magasseoyo	막습니다 makseumnida past: 막았습니다 magatseumnida
Interrogative	막느냐 mangneunya past: 막았느냐 maganneunya	막아 maga past: 막았어 magasseo	막아요 magayo past: 막았어요 magasseoyo	막습니까 makseumnikka past: 막았습니까 magatseumnikka
hortative	막자 makja	막아 maga	막아요 magayo	막읍시다 mageupsida
imperative	막아라 magara	막아 maga	막아요 magayo	막읍시오 mageupsio
Assertive	막겠다 makgetda	막겠어 makgesseo	막겠어요 makgesseoyo	막겠습니다 makgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	막아 maga	막아서 magaseo	막으니 mageuni	막으니까 mageunikka
Contrast	막지만 makjiman	막는데 mangneunde	막더니 makdeoni
Conjunction	막고 makgo
Condition	막으면 mageumyeon	막아야 magaya
Motive	막으려고 mageuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		막음 mageum	막기 makgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		막았음 magasseum	막았기 magatgi
Determiners	past	막은 mageun
	present	막는 mangneun
	future	막을 mageul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	막으신다 mageusinda past: 막으셨다 mageusyeotda	막으셔 mageusyeo past: 막으셨어 mageusyeosseo	막으세요, 막으셔요 mageuseyo, mageusyeoyo past: 막으셨어요 mageusyeosseoyo	막으십니다 mageusimnida past: 막으셨습니다 mageusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	막으시느냐 mageusineunya past: 막으셨느냐 mageusyeonneunya	막으셔 mageusyeo past: 막으셨어 mageusyeosseo	막으세요, 막으셔요 mageuseyo, mageusyeoyo past: 막으셨어요 mageusyeosseoyo	막으십니까 mageusimnikka past: 막으셨습니까 mageusyeotseumnikka
imperative	막으시라 mageusira	막으셔 mageusyeo	막으세요 mageuseyo	막으십시오 mageusipsio
Assertive	막으시겠다 mageusigetda	막으시겠어 mageusigesseo	막으시겠어요 mageusigesseoyo	막으시겠습니다 mageusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	막으셔 mageusyeo	막으셔서 mageusyeoseo	막으시니 mageusini	막으시니까 mageusinikka
Contrast	막으시지만 mageusijiman	막으시는데 mageusineunde	막으시더니 mageusideoni
Conjunction	막으시고 mageusigo
Condition	막으시면 mageusimyeon	막으셔야 mageusyeoya
Motive	막으시려고 mageusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		막으심 mageusim	막으시기 mageusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		막으셨음 mageusyeosseum	막으셨기 mageusyeotgi
Determiners	past	막으신 mageusin
	present	막으시는 mageusineun
	future	막으실 mageusil

Derived terms

막히다 (makhida, “to be stopped up, clogged, blocked”)
틀어막다 (teureomakda, “to stuff, stop up”) (a hollow, mouth, ear, etc., literally, "by turning" something forcibly into it.)