매만져
mae-mahn-chyuh
maemanjyeo
regular
매만지다
To say to adjust, to tidy with the hand (of clothes, etc.) politely in the present tense, use 매만져요 (mae-mahn-chyuh-yoh) · maemanjyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 매만지다 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 | 매만져요 mae-mahn-chyuh-yoh maemanjyeoyo | 매만집니다 mae-mahn-cheem-nee-dah maemanjimnida | |
| Past | 매만졌어 mae-mahn-chyuh-ssuh maemanjyeosseo | 매만졌어요 mae-mahn-chyuh-ssuh-yoh maemanjyeosseoyo | 매만졌습니다 mae-mahn-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah maemanjyeosseumnida |
| Future | 매만질 거야 mae-mahn-cheel guh-yah maemanjil geoya | 매만질 거예요 mae-mahn-cheel guh-yae-yoh maemanjil geoyeyo | 매만질 겁니다 mae-mahn-cheel guhm-nee-dah maemanjil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
매만지세요
mae-mahn-chee-sae-yoh
maemanjiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매만져요
mae-mahn-chyuh-yoh
maemanjyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
매만져요?
mae-mahn-chyuh-yoh-?
maemanjyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
매만지고
mae-mahn-chee-goh
maemanjigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
매만지면
mae-mahn-chee-myuhn
maemanjimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
매만지고 있어요
mae-mahn-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
maemanjigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
매만지고 싶어요
mae-mahn-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
maemanjigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
매만질 수 있어요
mae-mahn-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
maemanjil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
매만져서
mae-mahn-chyuh-suh
maemanjyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
매만지기
mae-mahn-chee-gee
maemanjigi
Noun form — (음)
매만짐
mae-mahn-cheem
maemanjim