매
mae
regular
매다
To say to tie, to gird, to bind, to fasten politely in the present tense, use 매요 (mae-yoh) · maeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 매다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 매요 mae-yoh maeyo | 맵니다 maem-nee-dah maemnida | |
| Past | 맸어 mae-ssuh maesseo | 맸어요 mae-ssuh-yoh maesseoyo | 맸습니다 mae-sseum-nee-dah maesseumnida |
| Future | 맬 거야 mael guh-yah mael geoya | 맬 거예요 mael guh-yae-yoh mael geoyeyo | 맬 겁니다 mael guhm-nee-dah mael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
매세요
mae-sae-yoh
maeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매요
mae-yoh
maeyo
Question Polite (요)
매요?
mae-yoh-?
maeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
매고
mae-goh
maego
Conditional "if" — (면)
매면
mae-myuhn
maemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
매고 있어요
mae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
maego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
매고 싶어요
mae-goh shee-puh-yoh
maego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
맬 수 있어요
mael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
매서
mae-suh
maeseo
Noun form — (기)
매기
mae-gee
maegi
Noun form — (음)
맴
maem