맞추다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sinjeonjachwi yeomchobang eonhae (新傳煮取焰硝方諺解 / 신전자취염초방언해), 1635, as Early Modern Korean 마초다 (Yale: machwota). Equivalent to 맞— (mat-, “to fit, to match”) + —추— (-chu-, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚t͡ɕʰuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맏추다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	matchuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	majchuda
McCune–Reischauer?	match'uda
Yale Romanization?	macchwuta

Verb

맞추다 • (matchuda) (infinitive 맞추어 or 맞춰, sequential 맞추니)

1. (causative) to set, adjust, to tune, to adapt

   몸을 옷에 맞추세요!

   mom-eul os-e matchuseyo!

   Adapt the body to a suit (which may not fit you)!

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 맞추다 (matchuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맞춘다 matchunda	맞추어 matchueo	맞추어요, 맞춰요 matchueoyo, matchwoyo	맞춥니다 matchumnida
	Past	맞추었다 matchueotda	맞추었어 matchueosseo	맞추었어요 matchueosseoyo	맞추었습니다 matchueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맞추느냐 matchuneunya	맞추어 matchueo	맞추어요, 맞춰요 matchueoyo, matchwoyo	맞춥니까 matchumnikka
	Past	맞추었느냐 matchueonneunya	맞추었어 matchueosseo	맞추었어요 matchueosseoyo	맞추었습니까 matchueotseumnikka
Hortative		맞추자 matchuja	맞추어 matchueo	맞추어요, 맞춰요 matchueoyo, matchwoyo	맞추십시다 matchusipsida
Imperative		맞추어라, 맞춰라 matchueora, matchwora	맞추어 matchueo	맞추어요, 맞춰요 matchueoyo, matchwoyo	맞춥시오 matchupsio
Assertive		맞추겠다 matchugetda	맞추겠어 matchugesseo	맞추겠어요 matchugesseoyo	맞추겠습니다 matchugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		맞추어 matchueo	맞추어서, 맞춰서 matchueoseo, matchwoseo	맞추니 matchuni	맞추니까 matchunikka
Contrast		맞추지만 matchujiman	맞추는데 matchuneunde	맞추더니 matchudeoni
Conjunction		맞추고 matchugo
Condition		맞추면 matchumyeon	맞추어야, 맞춰야 matchueoya, matchwoya
Motive		맞추려고 matchuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		맞춤 matchum	맞추기 matchugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맞추었음, 맞췄음 matchueosseum, matchwosseum	맞추었기, 맞췄기 matchueotgi, matchwotgi
Determiners	Past	맞춘 matchun
	Present	맞추는 matchuneun
	Future	맞출 matchul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	맞추신다 matchusinda	맞추셔 matchusyeo	맞추세요, 맞추셔요 matchuseyo, matchusyeoyo	맞추십니다 matchusimnida
	Past	맞추셨다 matchusyeotda	맞추셨어 matchusyeosseo	맞추셨어요 matchusyeosseoyo	맞추셨습니다 matchusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	맞추시느냐 matchusineunya	맞추셔 matchusyeo	맞추세요, 맞추셔요 matchuseyo, matchusyeoyo	맞추십니까 matchusimnikka
	Past	맞추셨느냐 matchusyeonneunya	맞추셨어 matchusyeosseo	맞추셨어요 matchusyeosseoyo	맞추셨습니까 matchusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		맞추시라 matchusira	맞추셔 matchusyeo	맞추세요 matchuseyo	맞추십시오 matchusipsio
Assertive		맞추시겠다 matchusigetda	맞추시겠어 matchusigesseo	맞추시겠어요 matchusigesseoyo	맞추시겠습니다 matchusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		맞추셔 matchusyeo	맞추셔서 matchusyeoseo	맞추시니 matchusini	맞추시니까 matchusinikka
Contrast		맞추시지만 matchusijiman	맞추시는데 matchusineunde	맞추시더니 matchusideoni
Conjunction		맞추시고 matchusigo
Condition		맞추시면 matchusimyeon	맞추셔야 matchusyeoya
Motive		맞추시려고 matchusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		맞추심 matchusim	맞추시기 matchusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		맞추셨음 matchusyeosseum	맞추셨기 matchusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	맞추신 matchusin
	Present	맞추시는 matchusineun
	Future	맞추실 matchusil

Synonyms

• 적응시키다 (適應—, jeogeungsikida, “to adapt”)

Derived terms

• 맞춤 (matchum, “fitting”)
• 맞춤법 (—法, matchumbeop, “orthography”)
• 맞춤옷 (matchumot, “tailor-made clothes”)
• 안성맞춤 (安城—, anseongmatchum, “excellent fitting”)
• 발맞추다 (balmatchuda, “to march, to keep in step”)
• 입맞추다 (immatchuda, “to kiss”)

Related terms

• 맞다 (matda, “to match, to fit”)