마땅하다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 맛〮다ᇰᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: mástàng-hòtá), perhaps from 맞— (mac-, “to be correct”) +‎ 다ᇰ(當) (tang, “appropriate”) +‎ —ᄒᆞ다 (-hota).

Equivalent to modern 마땅 (mattang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠t͈a̠ŋɦa̠da̠]
Phonetic hangul: [마땅하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mattanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ma'ttanghada
McCune–Reischauer^?	mattanghada
Yale Romanization^?	ma.ttanghata

Adjective

마땅하다 • (mattanghada) (infinitive 마땅해 or 마땅하여, sequential 마땅하니)

to be suitable, to be appropriate, to be right
마땅한 일거리 가 없다. ― Mattanghan ilgeori-ga eopda. ― There are no suitable tasks (for me).
- 1917, Yi Kwang-su, 이광수(李光洙), 無(무)情(졍) (Mujong) [The Heartless]:
  그졔야 나 도 인ᄉᆞ 를 ᄒᆞᄂᆞᆫ 것 이 맛당ᄒᆞ지아니ᄒᆞᆯ가
  geujeya na-do insa-reul haneun'geos-i matdang-hajianihalga
  Wouldn't it then be right for me to greet [the other person]?

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 마땅하다 (mattanghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	마땅하다 mattanghada	마땅해 mattanghae	마땅해요 mattanghaeyo	마땅합니다 mattanghamnida
Indicative	Past	마땅했다 mattanghaetda	마땅했어 mattanghaesseo	마땅했어요 mattanghaesseoyo	마땅했습니다 mattanghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	마땅하냐 mattanghanya	마땅해 mattanghae	마땅해요 mattanghaeyo	마땅합니까 mattanghamnikka
Interrogative	Past	마땅했냐 mattanghaennya	마땅했어 mattanghaesseo	마땅했어요 mattanghaesseoyo	마땅했습니까 mattanghaetseumnikka
Assertive		마땅하겠다 mattanghagetda	마땅하겠어 mattanghagesseo	마땅하겠어요 mattanghagesseoyo	마땅하겠습니다 mattanghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		마땅해 mattanghae	마땅해서, 마땅하여서 mattanghaeseo, mattanghayeoseo	마땅하니 mattanghani	마땅하니까 mattanghanikka
Contrast		마땅하지만 mattanghajiman	마땅한데 mattanghande	마땅하더니 mattanghadeoni
Conjunction		마땅하고 mattanghago
Condition		마땅하면 mattanghamyeon	마땅해야, 마땅하여야 mattanghaeya, mattanghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		마땅함 mattangham	마땅하기 mattanghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		마땅했음, 마땅하였음 mattanghaesseum, mattanghayeosseum	마땅했기, 마땅하였기 mattanghaetgi, mattanghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		마땅한 mattanghan
Determiners	Future		마땅할 mattanghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	마땅하시다 mattanghasida	마땅하셔 mattanghasyeo	마땅하세요, 마땅하셔요 mattanghaseyo, mattanghasyeoyo	마땅하십니다 mattanghasimnida
Indicative	Past	마땅하셨다 mattanghasyeotda	마땅하셨어 mattanghasyeosseo	마땅하셨어요 mattanghasyeosseoyo	마땅하셨습니다 mattanghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	마땅하시냐 mattanghasinya	마땅하셔 mattanghasyeo	마땅하세요, 마땅하셔요 mattanghaseyo, mattanghasyeoyo	마땅하십니까 mattanghasimnikka
Interrogative	Past	마땅하셨냐 mattanghasyeonnya	마땅하셨어 mattanghasyeosseo	마땅하셨어요 mattanghasyeosseoyo	마땅하셨습니까 mattanghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		마땅하시겠다 mattanghasigetda	마땅하시겠어 mattanghasigesseo	마땅하시겠어요 mattanghasigesseoyo	마땅하시겠습니다 mattanghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		마땅하셔 mattanghasyeo	마땅하셔서 mattanghasyeoseo	마땅하시니 mattanghasini	마땅하시니까 mattanghasinikka
Contrast		마땅하시지만 mattanghasijiman	마땅하신데 mattanghasinde	마땅하시더니 mattanghasideoni
Conjunction		마땅하시고 mattanghasigo
Condition		마땅하시면 mattanghasimyeon	마땅하셔야 mattanghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		마땅하심 mattanghasim	마땅하시기 mattanghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		마땅하셨음 mattanghasyeosseum	마땅하셨기 mattanghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		마땅하신 mattanghasin
Determiners	Future		마땅하실 mattanghasil

Derived terms

못마땅하다 (monmattanghada)

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