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맵다

맵다

Korean

Adjective

맵다 • ‎(maepda) ‎(infinitive 매워, sequential 매우니)

(to be) spicy, hot (usually of food)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 맵다 (maepda)

Stems
Stem 1	맵 (maep)
Stem 2	매워 (maewo)
Stem 3	매우 (mae-u)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㅂ(p)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	맵다 maepda past: 매웠다 maewotda	매워 maewo past: 매웠어 maewosseo	매워요 maewoyo past: 매웠어요 maewosseoyo	맵습니다 maepseumnida past: 매웠습니다 maewotseumnida
Interrogative	매우냐 mae-unya past: 매웠냐 maewonnya	매워 maewo past: 매웠어 maewosseo	매워요 maewoyo past: 매웠어요 maewosseoyo	맵습니까 maepseumnikka past: 매웠습니까 maewotseumnikka
Assertive	맵겠다 maepgetda	맵겠어 maepgesseo	맵겠어요 maepgesseoyo	맵겠습니다 maepgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	매워 maewo	매워서 maewoseo	매우니 mae-uni	매우니까 mae-unikka
Contrast	맵지만 maepjiman	매운데 mae-unde	맵더니 maepdeoni
Conjunction	맵고 maepgo
Condition	매우면 mae-umyeon	매워야 maewoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		매움 mae-um	맵기 maepgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매웠음 maewosseum	매웠기 maewotgi
Determiners	present		매운 mae-un
Determiners	future		매울 mae-ul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	매우시다 mae-usida past: 매우셨다 mae-usyeotda	매우셔 mae-usyeo past: 매우셨어 mae-usyeosseo	매우세요, 매우셔요 mae-useyo, mae-usyeoyo past: 매우셨어요 mae-usyeosseoyo	매우십니다 mae-usimnida past: 매우셨습니다 mae-usyeotseumnida
Interrogative	매우시냐 mae-usinya past: 매우셨냐 mae-usyeonnya	매우셔 mae-usyeo past: 매우셨어 mae-usyeosseo	매우세요, 매우셔요 mae-useyo, mae-usyeoyo past: 매우셨어요 mae-usyeosseoyo	매우십니까 mae-usimnikka past: 매우셨습니까 mae-usyeotseumnikka
Assertive	매우시겠다 mae-usigetda	매우시겠어 mae-usigesseo	매우시겠어요 mae-usigesseoyo	매우시겠습니다 mae-usigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	매우셔 mae-usyeo	매우셔서 mae-usyeoseo	매우시니 mae-usini	매우시니까 mae-usinikka
Contrast	매우시지만 mae-usijiman	매우신데 mae-usinde	매우시더니 mae-usideoni
Conjunction	매우시고 mae-usigo
Condition	매우시면 mae-usimyeon	매우셔야 mae-usyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		매우심 mae-usim	매우시기 mae-usigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매우셨음 mae-usyeosseum	매우셨기 mae-usyeotgi
Determiners	present		매우신 mae-usin
Determiners	future		매우실 mae-usil