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맵다 conjugation chart

to be spicy

Descriptive verb (adjective)

Core anchors source-checked 2026-08-14 · not human-reviewed

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Source-checked core forms

Source-checked anchors

These four finite forms plus the dictionary form are stored literally in Chamelingo’s reviewed catalog.

Source-checked core forms for 맵다
Dictionary form맵다
Present polite매워요
Past polite매웠어요
Future / prediction매울 거예요
Present formal맵습니다

Speech levels and questions

Derived from anchors

Forms derived from the reviewed polite, formal, and future anchors. Question rows keep the same Korean surface form where Korean normally relies on intonation.

Speech levels and questions for 맵다
Present casual매워

해체 / casual listener speech

Past casual매웠어

해체 / casual listener speech

Future casual매울 거야

casual future / prediction

Future formal매울 겁니다

formal future / prediction

Present formal question맵습니까?
Present polite question매워요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future polite question매울 거예요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future formal question매울 겁니까?

Useful connectors

Derived from anchors

High-frequency connective forms built from reviewed anchors without publishing meaning-sensitive constructions.

Useful connectors for 맵다
-아/어서 (and / so / because)매워서

Common constructions

Derived from anchors

Meaning-neutral connective endings that attach safely to the reviewed dictionary stem. Lexically sensitive constructions are intentionally omitted.

Common constructions for 맵다
-고 (and / then)맵고
-지만 (but / although)맵지만

Notes on 맵다

맵다 is a ㅂ-irregular descriptive predicate.

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