What does 쓴 게 맞았네 mean?
쓴 게 맞았네 means "“It was right that I used it.”" in Korean.
How it works here
쓴 게 맞았네 confirms that the earlier act of using or writing it was correct.
Key expression
-ㄴ 게 맞다
An expression saying that a fact or judgment was correct
-ㄴ 게 맞다 acknowledges an earlier action or judgment as true or correct. It often appears with 맞다, 맞았네, or 맞아요 and has a retrospective confirming feeling.
When it's used
Used to look back and confirm that an earlier action or judgment was correct.
The line
나 근데... 처음 쓴 게 맞았네
Hey, but… It turns out I was right to use the first one.
The speaker recalls what they did and organizes their thoughts by saying what was actually the case.
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More examples
처음 본 사람한테는 먼저 인사한 게 맞아요.
It was right to greet the person I met first.
그때는 잠깐 쉬어 간 게 맞았어.
It was right to take a short break then.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
쓴 게 맞았네
나 근데... 처음 쓴 게 맞았네
Hey, but… It turns out I was right to use the first one.
- Plan tomorrow’s tasks in advance.
- Find a way on an unfamiliar road.
- Reconfirm to oneself that one did it that way before.
Show the answer
Reconfirm to oneself that one did it that way before.
An expression saying that a fact or judgment was correct. -ㄴ 게 맞다 acknowledges an earlier action or judgment as true or correct. It often appears with 맞다, 맞았네, or 맞아요 and has a retrospective confirming feeling.
Other words in this line
- 나
- I; me
- 근데
- But; by the way
- 처음
- At first
- 쓰다
- To write; to use
- 맞다
- To be correct
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