-마다

See also: 마다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 마〯다〮 (Yale: -mǎtá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [마다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mada
McCune–Reischauer?	mada
Yale Romanization?	mata

Particle

마다 • (-mada)

1. each, every

   날마다 ― nalmada ― every day

   밤이면 밤마다 ― bam-i-myeon bammada ― night after night

Usage notes

• The particle can be used in the construction N이면 N마다 (N-i-myeon N-mada) most often with time-denoting nouns such as 밤 (bam) and 날 (nal).