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KOREAN VERB

맞추다

to adjust, to guess right, to fit together

  • #466 most used
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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI adjust
NegativeI don’t adjust

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI adjusted
NegativeI didn’t adjust

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will adjust
NegativeI won’t adjust

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI adjust (respectfully)
PastI adjusted (respectfully)
FutureI will adjust (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please adjust
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please adjust (formal)
  3. Plain command adjust! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t adjust

How to use 맞추다

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

  1. Present

    저는 아침마다 알람을 여섯 시에 맞춰요.

    I set my alarm for six every morning.

  2. Past

    아이가 퍼즐을 혼자 다 맞췄어요.

    The child fit the whole puzzle together by himself.

  3. Future

    이번에는 약속 시간에 꼭 맞출 거예요.

    This time I'll be right on time for the appointment.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 매일 아침 시계를 라디오에 맞추세요.

    Grandpa sets his watch by the radio every morning.

  5. Connectives

    제 일정에 맞추면 토요일이 좋아요.

    If we go by my schedule, Saturday is good.

  6. Requests and commands

    휴대폰 시계를 서울 시간에 맞추세요.

    Set your phone's clock to Seoul time.

Good to know

  • 시간을 맞추다 is to be on time and 입맛에 맞추다 to suit someone's taste; for getting an answer right, 맞히다 is the dictionary spelling, though many say 맞추다.

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