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Korean expression

맞네? 맞았어

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What does 맞네? 맞았어 mean?

맞네? 맞았어 means "to be correct or accurate in a judgment, calculation, or answer" in Korean.

When it's used

Used to check whether someone's statement, an answer, or a calculation is correct.

The line

맞네? 맞았어?

That's right? Was it right?

The speakers are checking whether an answer or calculation is correct.

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More examples

  1. 네가 한 계산이 맞네.

    Your calculation is right.

  2. 제가 말한 내용이 맞았어.

    What I said was right.

Quick check

What does this mean here?

맞네? 맞았어

맞네? 맞았어?

  • It means that a judgment, calculation, or answer is correct or accurate.
  • To be wrong
  • To be late
  • To be hungry
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It means that a judgment, calculation, or answer is correct or accurate.

It is used like an adjective and usually comes as the predicate. In conversation it naturally appears as 맞네, 맞아, or 맞았어. It is the opposite of 틀리다 (to be wrong).

Same expression in other scenes

  • 맞아 — That’s right; exactly.
  • 맞네 — That’s right; I see that it’s correct.
  • 맞나 — Whether it is right.

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