Example Sentences#

1. 현우: 아, 맞아.¹
   Hyunwoo: Oh, that’s right.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
2. 태민: 맞아.²
   Taemin: That’s right.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
3. 우리는 끝없는 검은 바다 한가운데 있는 고요한 무지의 섬에 살고 있으며, 멀리 나가는 것은 우리에게 맞지 않았습니다.³
   We live on a quiet island of ignorance in the middle of an endless black sea, and it was not meant for us to venture far.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be suitable’.
   • -지 않다 is a negation pattern, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 않다 as an auxiliary verb for negation.
4. 도윤: 맞아, 고기는 필수야!⁴
   Doyoon: Right, meat is essential!
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
5. 현우: 맞아, 사람이 너무 많아서 지하철도 몇 번이나 그냥 지나가고, 택시도 잘 안 잡혀서 늦을 뻔했어.¹
   Hyunwoo: Yeah, there were so many people that a bunch of subways just passed by, and taxis were hard to catch, so I was almost late.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
6. 지수: 맞아, 성격이랑 행동이 보통 드라마 주인공이랑 좀 다르더라.²
   Jisoo: Right, her personality and behavior were a bit different from usual drama main characters.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
7. 현우: 응, 맞아.¹
   Hyunwoo: Yeah, exactly.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
8. 지수: 맞아.²
   Jisoo: That’s right.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
9. 현우: 맞아.¹
   Hyunwoo: Exactly.
   • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
10. 지수: 맞아!²
    Jisoo: That’s right!
    • 맞다 means ‘to be correct’ or ‘to be right’.
    • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.