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"맞다"는 동사에 지나지 않아요 ?

여러분, 안녕하세요? 그 질문이 제 첫 번째 한국어로 쓴 질문이에요! 이해할 수 있었으면 좋겠어요!

영어 "Wikitionary"하고 제 한국 교과서에 의하면 "맞다"는 상황에 따라 동사일 수도 형용사일 수도 있는데, "네이버 사전"에 의하면 그 말이 동사에 지나지 않아요.

그럼, 뭐 사실이라고 믿을까요?

제 한국 교과서에 의하면 "맞다"는 뜻 두 게 있어요 :

1) 형용사 : "옳다" 대충 같은 뜻 ("to be right, to be correct")
2) 동사 : "적합하다" 대충 같은 뜻 ("to suit")

그리고, 나는 한국을 잘 말할 수 있는 능력을 아직 부족한데, 아래 그 질문을 영어로 썼어요.

According to the English "Wikitionnary" and my Korean textbook, "맞다" can be both a verb or an adjective depending on the situation, but according to the "Naver" dictionnary this word can only be a verb.

So, what should I believe to be true ?

According to my Korean textbook, "맞다" has two meanings :

1) Adjective : "to be right, to be correct"
2) Verb : "to suit"

대답을 줘서 감사합니다!

For learning: Korean
Base language: Korean
Category: Language

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    Sometimes it looks like an adjective, but it's definitely a verb.^^'



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    맞다 is a verb and has the following meanings.

    1. To be correct, To be right
    너의 말이 맞다 (Your words are correct; therefore, you're correct).

    2. To be hit, To be struck
    어제 공에 맞았어요 (I was hit by a ball yesterday).
    오늘 비 맞았어요 (I was struck by rain today).

    3. To greet, To receive
    새해를 프랑스에서 맞이했어요. (I greeted the new year in France; therefore, I started the new year in France)

    4. To suit, To fit
    이 드레스는 나한테 안맞아요 (This dress doesn't fit me).

    In my opinion, 맞다 is a verb, and only Naver dictionary got it right. You can make 맞다 adjective by dropping the verb ending ~다 and adding 은/는. i.e. 맞다 to 맞는.

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