맞추다 Korean verb conjugation
to adjust
Every form of 맞추다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 맞추는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 맞춰
- -으니Since
- 맞추니
- 합니다Formal
- 맞춥니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맞춰요 | 맞춥니다 | 맞춰 | 맞춘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맞췄어요 | 맞췄습니다 | 맞췄어 | 맞췄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 맞추겠어요 | 맞추겠습니다 | 맞추겠어 | 맞추겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 맞출 거예요 | 맞출 것입니다 | 맞출 거야 | 맞출 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맞춰요? | 맞춥니까? | 맞춰? | 맞추니? |
| 과거Past | 맞췄어요? | 맞췄습니까? | 맞췄어? | 맞췄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 맞추세요 | 맞추십시오 | 맞춰 | 맞춰라 |
| 청유Let's | 맞춰요 | 맞춥시다 | 맞춰 | 맞추자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 맞춰요 | 안 맞춥니다 | 안 맞춰 | 안 맞춘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 맞추지 않아요 | 맞추지 않습니다 | 맞추지 않아 | 맞추지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 맞춰요 | 못 맞춥니다 | 못 맞춰 | 못 맞춘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맞추세요 | 맞추십니다 | 맞추셔 | 맞추신다 |
| 과거Past | 맞추셨어요 | 맞추셨습니다 | 맞추셨어 | 맞추셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 맞추는
- 과거Past
- 맞춘
- 미래Future
- 맞출
- 회상Used to
- 맞추던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 맞추고
- -게-ly / so that
- 맞추게
- -어서so / and then
- 맞춰서
- -으니까since
- 맞추니까
- -으면if / when
- 맞추면
- -지만but
- 맞추지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 맞추는데
- -어도even if
- 맞춰도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 맞추고 있어요 | 맞추고 있습니다 | 맞추고 있어 | 맞추고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 맞추고 있었어요 | 맞추고 있었습니다 | 맞추고 있었어 | 맞추고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 3에 맞추다
- 1이 (2와) 3을 맞추다
- 1이 2를 3에/에게 맞추다
- 1이 2를 맞추다
- 1이 2에/에게 3을 맞추다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나는 너의 계획에 맞춰줄 수 없어.
I can't keep pace with your plan.
맞출수 있는지 보십시오.
See if you can guess.
한 번 누군지 맞춰보세요.
Try and guess who they are.
맞춰 보세요. 몇 명일까요?
Do you have a guess? How many?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 맞추다 in Korean?
맞추다 (to adjust) is 맞춰요 in the polite 해요체, 맞춥니다 in formal 합니다체, 맞춰 in casual 반말 and 맞춘다 in the plain written style. The past is 맞췄어요.
What is the past tense of 맞추다?
맞췄어요 in everyday polite speech, 맞췄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 맞춰 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 맞추다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 맞춥니다, 맞춰, 맞추니 all keep 맞추 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 맞추다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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