맞아
mah-chah
maja
regular
맞다
To say to be correct, right politely in the present tense, use 맞아요 (mah-chah-yoh) · majayo. Below is the full conjugation of 맞다 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 | 맞아요 mah-chah-yoh majayo | 맞습니다 maht-seum-nee-dah matseumnida | |
| Past | 맞았어 mah-chah-ssuh majasseo | 맞았어요 mah-chah-ssuh-yoh majasseoyo | 맞았습니다 mah-chah-sseum-nee-dah majasseumnida |
| Future | 맞을 거야 mah-cheul guh-yah majeul geoya | 맞을 거예요 mah-cheul guh-yae-yoh majeul geoyeyo | 맞을 겁니다 mah-cheul guhm-nee-dah majeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
맞으세요
mah-cheu-sae-yoh
majeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
맞아요
mah-chah-yoh
majayo
Question Polite (요)
맞아요?
mah-chah-yoh-?
majayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
맞고
maht-goh
matgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
맞으면
mah-cheu-myuhn
majeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
맞고 있어요
maht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
matgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
맞고 싶어요
maht-goh shee-puh-yoh
matgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
맞을 수 있어요
mah-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
majeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
맞아서
mah-chah-suh
majaseo
Noun form — (기)
맞기
maht-gee
matgi
Noun form — (음)
맞음
mah-cheum
majeum