매워
mae-wuh
ㅂ irregular (adj)
To say spicy, hot (usually of food) politely in the present tense, use 매워요 (mae-wuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 맵다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 매워요 mae-wuh-yoh | 맵습니다 maep-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 매웠어 mae-wuh-ssuh | 매웠어요 mae-wuh-ssuh-yoh | 매웠습니다 mae-wuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 매울 거야 mae-ool- -guh-yah | 매울 거예요 mae-ool- -guh-yae-yoh | 매울 겁니다 mae-ool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
매우세요
mae-oo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매워요
mae-wuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
매워요?
mae-wuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
맵고
maep-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
매우면
mae-oo-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
매움
mae-oom