맵다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛp̚t͈a̠] ~ [me̞p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맵따/멥따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maepda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maebda
McCune–Reischauer?	maepta
Yale Romanization?	maypta

Adjective

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

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

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 맵다 (maepda): 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	맵다 maepda	매워 maewo	매워요 maewoyo	맵습니다 maepseumnida
	Past	매웠다 maewotda	매웠어 maewosseo	매웠어요 maewosseoyo	매웠습니다 maewotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매우냐 mae'unya	매워 maewo	매워요 maewoyo	맵습니까 maepseumnikka
	Past	매웠냐 maewonnya	매웠어 maewosseo	매웠어요 maewosseoyo	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
	Future		매울 mae'ul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매우시다 mae'usida	매우셔 mae'usyeo	매우세요, 매우셔요 mae'useyo, mae'usyeoyo	매우십니다 mae'usimnida
	Past	매우셨다 mae'usyeotda	매우셨어 mae'usyeosseo	매우셨어요 mae'usyeosseoyo	매우셨습니다 mae'usyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매우시냐 mae'usinya	매우셔 mae'usyeo	매우세요, 매우셔요 mae'useyo, mae'usyeoyo	매우십니까 mae'usimnikka
	Past	매우셨냐 mae'usyeonnya	매우셨어 mae'usyeosseo	매우셨어요 mae'usyeosseoyo	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
	Future		매우실 mae'usil

See also

Basic tastes in Korean (layout · text)
달다 (dalda)	시다 (sida)	짜다 (jjada)	쓰다 (sseuda)	맵다 (maepda)	감치다 (gamchida)