매끄럽다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛk͈ɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠] ~ [me̞k͈ɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [매끄럽따/메끄럽따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maekkeureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae'kkeuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?	maekkŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?	may.kkulepta

Adjective

매끄럽다 • (maekkeureopda) (irregular, infinitive 매끄러워, sequential 매끄러우니)

1. (of surface) to be smooth, velvety, slippery
2. (of progress, writing) to be smooth, going smoothly
3. (of person) to be cunning, sly

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 매끄럽다 (maekkeureopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매끄럽다 maekkeureopda	매끄러워 maekkeureowo	매끄러워요 maekkeureowoyo	매끄럽습니다 maekkeureopseumnida
	Past	매끄러웠다 maekkeureowotda	매끄러웠어 maekkeureowosseo	매끄러웠어요 maekkeureowosseoyo	매끄러웠습니다 maekkeureowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매끄러우냐 maekkeureounya	매끄러워 maekkeureowo	매끄러워요 maekkeureowoyo	매끄럽습니까 maekkeureopseumnikka
	Past	매끄러웠냐 maekkeureowonnya	매끄러웠어 maekkeureowosseo	매끄러웠어요 maekkeureowosseoyo	매끄러웠습니까 maekkeureowotseumnikka
Assertive		매끄럽겠다 maekkeureopgetda	매끄럽겠어 maekkeureopgesseo	매끄럽겠어요 maekkeureopgesseoyo	매끄럽겠습니다 maekkeureopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		매끄러워 maekkeureowo	매끄러워서 maekkeureowoseo	매끄러우니 maekkeureouni	매끄러우니까 maekkeureounikka
Contrast		매끄럽지만 maekkeureopjiman	매끄러운데 maekkeureounde	매끄럽더니 maekkeureopdeoni
Conjunction		매끄럽고 maekkeureopgo
Condition		매끄러우면 maekkeureoumyeon	매끄러워야 maekkeureowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		매끄러움 maekkeureoum	매끄럽기 maekkeureopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매끄러웠음 maekkeureowosseum	매끄러웠기 maekkeureowotgi
Determiners	Present		매끄러운 maekkeureoun
	Future		매끄러울 maekkeureoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	매끄러우시다 maekkeureousida	매끄러우셔 maekkeureousyeo	매끄러우세요, 매끄러우셔요 maekkeureouseyo, maekkeureousyeoyo	매끄러우십니다 maekkeureousimnida
	Past	매끄러우셨다 maekkeureousyeotda	매끄러우셨어 maekkeureousyeosseo	매끄러우셨어요 maekkeureousyeosseoyo	매끄러우셨습니다 maekkeureousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	매끄러우시냐 maekkeureousinya	매끄러우셔 maekkeureousyeo	매끄러우세요, 매끄러우셔요 maekkeureouseyo, maekkeureousyeoyo	매끄러우십니까 maekkeureousimnikka
	Past	매끄러우셨냐 maekkeureousyeonnya	매끄러우셨어 maekkeureousyeosseo	매끄러우셨어요 maekkeureousyeosseoyo	매끄러우셨습니까 maekkeureousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		매끄러우시겠다 maekkeureousigetda	매끄러우시겠어 maekkeureousigesseo	매끄러우시겠어요 maekkeureousigesseoyo	매끄러우시겠습니다 maekkeureousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		매끄러우셔 maekkeureousyeo	매끄러우셔서 maekkeureousyeoseo	매끄러우시니 maekkeureousini	매끄러우시니까 maekkeureousinikka
Contrast		매끄러우시지만 maekkeureousijiman	매끄러우신데 maekkeureousinde	매끄러우시더니 maekkeureousideoni
Conjunction		매끄러우시고 maekkeureousigo
Condition		매끄러우시면 maekkeureousimyeon	매끄러우셔야 maekkeureousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		매끄러우심 maekkeureousim	매끄러우시기 maekkeureousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		매끄러우셨음 maekkeureousyeosseum	매끄러우셨기 maekkeureousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		매끄러우신 maekkeureousin
	Future		매끄러우실 maekkeureousil

See also

• Ablaut form (augmentative): 미끄럽다 (mikkeureopda, “smooth, slippery”)
• Synonyms: 반드럽다 (bandeureopda, “smooth, shiny, slippery”), 순조롭다 (順調—, sunjoropda, “smooth, seasonable”), 약삭빠르다 (yaksakppareuda, “shrewd, astute, cunning”)
• Cognates: 매끈하다 (maekkeunhada, “sleek, smooth”)
• Derived terms: 매끄러지다 (maekkeureojida, “to slide, glide”), 매끄러뜨리다 (maekkeureotteurida)