막다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 막다〮 (Yale: màk-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [막따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magda
McCune–Reischauer?	makta
Yale Romanization?	makta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	막다 (makda)
Passive	막히다 (makhida)

막다 • (makda) (infinitive 막아, sequential 막으니) (transitive)

1. to stop up
2. to enclose, to fence, to screen off, to shield
3. to curb, to defend, to protect
4. to keep (from doing), to hinder, to prevent

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 막다 (makda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	막는다 mangneunda	막아 maga	막아요 magayo	막습니다 makseumnida
	Past	막았다 magatda	막았어 magasseo	막았어요 magasseoyo	막았습니다 magatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	막느냐 mangneunya	막아 maga	막아요 magayo	막습니까 makseumnikka
	Past	막았느냐 maganneunya	막았어 magasseo	막았어요 magasseoyo	막았습니까 magatseumnikka
Hortative		막자 makja	막아 maga	막아요 magayo	막으십시다 mageusipsida
Imperative		막아라 magara	막아 maga	막아요 magayo	막읍시오 mageupsio
Assertive		막겠다 makgetda	막겠어 makgesseo	막겠어요 makgesseoyo	막겠습니다 makgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		막아 maga	막아서 magaseo	막으니 mageuni	막으니까 mageunikka
Contrast		막지만 makjiman	막는데 mangneunde	막더니 makdeoni
Conjunction		막고 makgo
Condition		막으면 mageumyeon	막아야 magaya
Motive		막으려고 mageuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		막음 mageum	막기 makgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		막았음 magasseum	막았기 magatgi
Determiners	Past	막은 mageun
	Present	막는 mangneun
	Future	막을 mageul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	막으신다 mageusinda	막으셔 mageusyeo	막으세요, 막으셔요 mageuseyo, mageusyeoyo	막으십니다 mageusimnida
	Past	막으셨다 mageusyeotda	막으셨어 mageusyeosseo	막으셨어요 mageusyeosseoyo	막으셨습니다 mageusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	막으시느냐 mageusineunya	막으셔 mageusyeo	막으세요, 막으셔요 mageuseyo, mageusyeoyo	막으십니까 mageusimnikka
	Past	막으셨느냐 mageusyeonneunya	막으셨어 mageusyeosseo	막으셨어요 mageusyeosseoyo	막으셨습니까 mageusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		막으시라 mageusira	막으셔 mageusyeo	막으세요 mageuseyo	막으십시오 mageusipsio
Assertive		막으시겠다 mageusigetda	막으시겠어 mageusigesseo	막으시겠어요 mageusigesseoyo	막으시겠습니다 mageusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		막으셔 mageusyeo	막으셔서 mageusyeoseo	막으시니 mageusini	막으시니까 mageusinikka
Contrast		막으시지만 mageusijiman	막으시는데 mageusineunde	막으시더니 mageusideoni
Conjunction		막으시고 mageusigo
Condition		막으시면 mageusimyeon	막으셔야 mageusyeoya
Motive		막으시려고 mageusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		막으심 mageusim	막으시기 mageusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		막으셨음 mageusyeosseum	막으셨기 mageusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	막으신 mageusin
	Present	막으시는 mageusineun
	Future	막으실 mageusil

Derived terms

• 가로막다 (garomakda)
• 건너막다 (geonneomakda)
• 막이 (magi)
• 틀어막다 (teureomakda)

 

Related terms

• 마구 (magu)