매
mae
regular
To say to tie, to gird, to bind, to fasten politely in the present tense, use 매요 (mae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 매다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 매요 mae-yoh | 맵니다 maem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 맸어 mae-ssuh | 맸어요 mae-ssuh-yoh | 맸습니다 mae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 맬 거야 mael- -guh-yah | 맬 거예요 mael- -guh-yae-yoh | 맬 겁니다 mael- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
매세요
mae-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매요
mae-yoh
Question Polite (요)
매요?
mae-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
매고
mae-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
매면
mae-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
맴
maem