What does 맞아요 mean?
맞아요 means "that’s right" in Korean.
How it works here
맞아요 politely confirms correctness, followed by 그렇게 meaning “like that.”
Dictionary form
맞다
To be correct; to be the right answer
맞아요 is the polite 해요체 form of 맞다 and commonly serves as a short confirmation.
When it's used
Used to confirm that another person’s statement, guess, or action is correct.
The line
맞아요! 그렇게
That’s right! Like that.
The speaker confirms that the other person’s statement is correct.
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More examples
네가 본 시간이 맞아요.
The time you saw is correct.
계산이 맞아.
The calculation is correct.
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What does this mean here?
맞아요
맞아요! 그렇게
That’s right! Like that.
- It’s wrong.
- I don’t know.
- It doesn’t work.
- Correct; the right answer.
Show the answer
Correct; the right answer.
맞아요 is the polite 해요체 form of 맞다 and commonly serves as a short confirmation.
Other words in this line
- 그렇게
- In that way; like that
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