알맞아
ahl-mah-chah
almaja
descriptive
알맞다
To say to be just right politely in the present tense, use 알맞아요 (ahl-mah-chah-yoh) · almajayo. Below is the full conjugation of 알맞다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 알맞아요 ahl-mah-chah-yoh almajayo | 알맞습니다 ahl-maht-seum-nee-dah almatseumnida | |
| Past | 알맞았어 ahl-mah-chah-ssuh almajasseo | 알맞았어요 ahl-mah-chah-ssuh-yoh almajasseoyo | 알맞았습니다 ahl-mah-chah-sseum-nee-dah almajasseumnida |
| Future | 알맞을 거야 ahl-mah-cheul guh-yah almajeul geoya | 알맞을 거예요 ahl-mah-cheul guh-yae-yoh almajeul geoyeyo | 알맞을 겁니다 ahl-mah-cheul guhm-nee-dah almajeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
알맞으세요
ahl-mah-cheu-sae-yoh
almajeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
알맞아요
ahl-mah-chah-yoh
almajayo
Question Polite (요)
알맞아요?
ahl-mah-chah-yoh-?
almajayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
알맞고
ahl-maht-goh
almatgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
알맞으면
ahl-mah-cheu-myuhn
almajeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
알맞고 있어요
ahl-maht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
almatgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
알맞고 싶어요
ahl-maht-goh shee-puh-yoh
almatgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
알맞을 수 있어요
ahl-mah-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
almajeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
알맞아서
ahl-mah-chah-suh
almajaseo
Noun form — (기)
알맞기
ahl-maht-gee
almatgi
Noun form — (음)
알맞음
ahl-mah-cheum
almajeum