맞아
mah-chah
regular
To say to be correct, right politely in the present tense, use 맞아요 (mah-chah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 맞다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 맞아요 mah-chah-yoh | 맞습니다 maht-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 맞았어 mah-chah-ssuh | 맞았어요 mah-chah-ssuh-yoh | 맞았습니다 mah-chah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 맞을 거야 mah-cheul- -guh-yah | 맞을 거예요 mah-cheul- -guh-yae-yoh | 맞을 겁니다 mah-cheul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
맞으세요
mah-cheu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
맞아요
mah-chah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
맞아요?
mah-chah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
맞고
maht-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
맞으면
mah-cheu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
맞음
mah-cheum