매워
mae-wuh
maewo
맵다
To say spicy, hot (usually of food) politely in the present tense, use 매워요 (mae-wuh-yoh) · maewoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 맵다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 매워요 mae-wuh-yoh maewoyo | 맵습니다 maep-sseum-nee-dah maepsseumnida | |
| Past | 매웠어 mae-wuh-ssuh maewosseo | 매웠어요 mae-wuh-ssuh-yoh maewosseoyo | 매웠습니다 mae-wuh-sseum-nee-dah maewosseumnida |
| Future | 매울 거야 mae-ool guh-yah maeul geoya | 매울 거예요 mae-ool guh-yae-yoh maeul geoyeyo | 매울 겁니다 mae-ool guhm-nee-dah maeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
매우세요
mae-oo-sae-yoh
maeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매워요
mae-wuh-yoh
maewoyo
Question Polite (요)
매워요?
mae-wuh-yoh-?
maewoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
맵고
maep-goh
maepgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
매우면
mae-oo-myuhn
maeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
맵고 있어요
maep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
maepgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
맵고 싶어요
maep-goh shee-puh-yoh
maepgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
매울 수 있어요
mae-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
maeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
매워서
mae-wuh-suh
maewoseo
Noun form — (기)
맵기
maep-gee
maepgi
Noun form — (음)
매움
mae-oom
maeum