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KOREAN VERB

맛있다

to be tasty, delicious

  • #105 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am tasty
NegativeI am not tasty

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was tasty
NegativeI was not tasty

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 맛있다

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

  1. Present

    이 김치찌개 정말 맛있어요.

    This kimchi stew is really delicious.

  2. Past

    어제 먹은 떡볶이가 아주 맛있었어요.

    The tteokbokki I ate yesterday was very tasty.

  3. Future

    할머니 음식은 분명히 맛있을 거예요.

    Grandma's food will surely be delicious.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 국이 맛있으세요?

    Grandma, is the soup tasty?

  5. Connectives

    이 식당은 맛있고 값도 싸요.

    This restaurant is tasty and the prices are cheap, too.

Good to know

  • 맛있게 드세요 is "Enjoy your meal"; the opposite is 맛없다.

Where you hear 맛있다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 김치찌개는 맛있어요. Kimchi stew is tasty.
  • 어제 떡볶이가 맛있었어요. The rice cakes were tasty yesterday.
  • 내일 저녁은 맛있을 거예요. Tomorrow's dinner will be tasty.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 김치찌개는 맛있어요. Kimchi stew is tasty.
  • 어제 떡볶이가 맛있었어요. The rice cakes were tasty yesterday.
  • 내일 저녁은 맛있을 거예요. Tomorrow's dinner will be tasty.
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Rice cakes by the river

Beginner Level 1 · 응. 진짜 맛있어! · 그래도 맛있어.

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Dinner with Ji-yeong and Su-a

Beginner Level 1 · 음, 맛있어요!

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Mrs. Park's kimchi stall

Beginner Level 1 · 와! 맛있어요. 조금 매워요.

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Lunch with Min-jun

Beginner Level 1 · 형, 칼국수 맛있어? · 응, 진짜 맛있어. 배불러!

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Grandma's kimchi

Beginner Level 2 · 조금요. 그래도 맛있어요.

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The top

Beginner Level 3 · 와, 정말 맛있네요!

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The stalls

Beginner Level 3 · 비싸지만 맛있어요. · 맵지만 맛있어요.

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The fish market

Beginner Level 3 · 와, 정말 맛있겠어요.

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Hairtail stew

Intermediate Level 1 · 제주 음식 중에서 제일 맛있는 게 뭐예요?

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