마땅해
mah-ttahng-hae
mattanghae
마땅하다
To say to be suitable, to be appropriate, to be right politely in the present tense, use 마땅해요 (mah-ttahng-hae-yoh) · mattanghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 마땅하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 마땅해요 mah-ttahng-hae-yoh mattanghaeyo | 마땅합니다 mah-ttahng-hahm-nee-dah mattanghamnida | |
| Past | 마땅했어 mah-ttahng-hae-ssuh mattanghaesseo | 마땅했어요 mah-ttahng-hae-ssuh-yoh mattanghaesseoyo | 마땅했습니다 mah-ttahng-hae-sseum-nee-dah mattanghaesseumnida |
| Future | 마땅할 거야 mah-ttahng-hahl guh-yah mattanghal geoya | 마땅할 거예요 mah-ttahng-hahl guh-yae-yoh mattanghal geoyeyo | 마땅할 겁니다 mah-ttahng-hahl guhm-nee-dah mattanghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
마땅하세요
mah-ttahng-hah-sae-yoh
mattanghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
마땅해요
mah-ttahng-hae-yoh
mattanghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
마땅해요?
mah-ttahng-hae-yoh-?
mattanghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
마땅하고
mah-ttahng-hah-goh
mattanghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
마땅하면
mah-ttahng-hah-myuhn
mattanghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
마땅하고 있어요
mah-ttahng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mattanghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
마땅하고 싶어요
mah-ttahng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
mattanghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
마땅할 수 있어요
mah-ttahng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mattanghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
마땅해서
mah-ttahng-hae-suh
mattanghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
마땅하기
mah-ttahng-hah-gee
mattanghagi
Noun form — (음)
마땅함
mah-ttahng-hahm
mattangham