맡다
Romanisation: matda
to serve as
Example sentence
그는 반장을 맡았어요.
Geuneun banjangeul matasseoyo.
He took on the role of class president.
What 맡다 means
맡다 (matda) is a Korean word meaning “to serve as”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Korean.
More Actions & Verbs words
Level 3
시키다
sikida
to let; to make (someone do)
바라다
barada
to hope
이해하다
ihaehada
to understand
은 적이 있다
eun jeogi itda
to have done before (experience marker)
이륙하다
iryukhada
to take off (flight)
휴가를 내다
hyugareul naeda
to ask for leave
안심하다
ansimhada
to rest assured; to feel relieved
관심을 가지다
gwansimeul gajida
to care about
공연하다
gongyeonhada
to perform
발견하다
balgyeonhada
to discover
나타나다
natanada
to appear
비교하다
bigyohada
to compare