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KOREAN VERB

맵다

to be spicy, hot

  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am spicy
NegativeI am not spicy

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was spicy
NegativeI was not spicy

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be spicy
NegativeI won’t be spicy

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am spicy (respectfully)
PastI was spicy (respectfully)
FutureI will be spicy (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being spicy, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being spicy, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am spicy
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am spicy
  5. But (-지만) I am spicy, but…

How to use 맵다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    이 떡볶이는 저한테 너무 매워요.

    This tteokbokki is too spicy for me.

  2. Past

    어제 먹은 김치는 별로 안 매웠어요.

    The kimchi I ate yesterday wasn't very spicy.

  3. Future

    이 라면은 아마 많이 매울 거예요.

    This ramyeon will probably be very spicy.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 이 김치 안 매우세요?

    Grandma, isn't this kimchi spicy for you?

  5. Connectives

    조금 맵지만 정말 맛있어요.

    It's a bit spicy, but really delicious.

Good to know

  • 안 맵게 해 주세요 asks for a dish not spicy.

Where you hear 맵다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 떡볶이는 매워요. The rice cakes are spicy.
  • 어제 김치가 매웠어요. Yesterday the kimchi was spicy.
  • 이 찌개는 매울 거예요. This stew will be spicy.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 떡볶이는 매워요. The rice cakes are spicy.
  • 어제 김치가 매웠어요. Yesterday the kimchi was spicy.
  • 이 찌개는 매울 거예요. This stew will be spicy.
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Rice cakes by the river

Beginner Level 1 · 형, 많이 매워? · 아니, 조금 매워. 그래도 맛있어.

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Dinner with Ji-yeong and Su-a

Beginner Level 1 · 김치찌개, 매워요? · 된장찌개는 안 매워요. · 조금 매워요. 된장찌개는 안 매워요.

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Grandma's kimchi

Beginner Level 2 · 착하네. 매워?

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The fish market

Beginner Level 3 · 맵겠어요.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.