막다르다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 막다ᄃᆞᆮ다.
Equivalent to 막다 (makda, “to block”) + 다다르다 (dadareuda, “to reach”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠k̚t͈a̠ɾɯda̠]
- Phonetic hangeul: [막따르다]
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Adjective
막다르다 • (makdareuda) (infinitive 막달라, sequential 막다르니)
- to be closed off, to be a dead-end
- 막다른 길.
- Makdareun gil.
- a dead-end
- to be at an impasse, to be at a standstill
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 막다르다 (makdareuda)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 막다르 (makdareu) |
| Stem 2 | 막달라 (makdalla) |
| Stem 3 | 막다르 (makdareu) |
| Conjugation type | Vowel-stem, 르(reu)-irregular |
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 막다르다 makdareuda | 막달라 makdalla | 막달라요 makdallayo | 막다릅니다 makdareumnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 막달랐다 makdallatda | 막달랐어 makdallasseo | 막달랐어요 makdallasseoyo | 막달랐습니다 makdallatseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 막다르냐 makdareunya | 막달라 makdalla | 막달라요 makdallayo | 막다릅니까 makdareumnikka |
| Past | 막달랐냐 makdallannya | 막달랐어 makdallasseo | 막달랐어요 makdallasseoyo | 막달랐습니까 makdallatseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 막다르겠다 makdareugetda | 막다르겠어 makdareugesseo | 막다르겠어요 makdareugesseoyo | 막다르겠습니다 makdareugetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 막달라 makdalla | 막달라서 makdallaseo | 막다르니 makdareuni | 막다르니까 makdareunikka | |
| Contrast | 막다르지만 makdareujiman | 막다른데 makdareunde | 막다르더니 makdareudeoni | ||
| Conjunction | 막다르고 makdareugo | ||||
| Condition | 막다르면 makdareumyeon | 막달라야 makdallaya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 막다름 makdareum | 막다르기 makdareugi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 막달랐음 makdallasseum | 막달랐기 makdallatgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 막다른 makdareun | |||
| Future | 막다를 makdareul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 막다르시다 makdareusida | 막다르셔 makdareusyeo | 막다르세요, 막다르셔요 makdareuseyo, makdareusyeoyo | 막다르십니다 makdareusimnida |
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| Past | 막다르셨다 makdareusyeotda | 막다르셨어 makdareusyeosseo | 막다르셨어요 makdareusyeosseoyo | 막다르셨습니다 makdareusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 막다르시냐 makdareusinya | 막다르셔 makdareusyeo | 막다르세요, 막다르셔요 makdareuseyo, makdareusyeoyo | 막다르십니까 makdareusimnikka |
| Past | 막다르셨냐 makdareusyeonnya | 막다르셨어 makdareusyeosseo | 막다르셨어요 makdareusyeosseoyo | 막다르셨습니까 makdareusyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 막다르시겠다 makdareusigetda | 막다르시겠어 makdareusigesseo | 막다르시겠어요 makdareusigesseoyo | 막다르시겠습니다 makdareusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 막다르셔 makdareusyeo | 막다르셔서 makdareusyeoseo | 막다르시니 makdareusini | 막다르시니까 makdareusinikka | |
| Contrast | 막다르시지만 makdareusijiman | 막다르신데 makdareusinde | 막다르시더니 makdareusideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 막다르시고 makdareusigo | ||||
| Condition | 막다르시면 makdareusimyeon | 막다르셔야 makdareusyeoya | |||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 막다르심 makdareusim | 막다르시기 makdareusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 막다르셨음 makdareusyeosseum | 막다르셨기 makdareusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 막다르신 makdareusin | |||
| Future | 막다르실 makdareusil | ||||