말을 놓다

Korean

Alternative forms

말 놓다 (mal nota) (case marker dropped, conversationally more common)

Etymology

Literally "to put down the speech". See 말 (mal, “speech”), —을 (-eul, accusative case marker), 놓다 (nota, “to place, to put down”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɾɯɭ no̞tʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)를 노타]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mareul nota
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mal'eul nohda
McCune–Reischauer^?	marŭl not'a
Yale Romanization^?	māl.ul nohta

Phrase

말 을 놓다 • (mar-eul nota)

to forgo linguistic formality distinctions in conversation, a sign of intimacy
Synonym: 너나들이 하다 (neonadeurihada)

나이 도 동갑 인데 말 놓자.
Nai-do donggab-inde mal nocha.
We're the same age too, let's cut out the deferential speech.

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 말을 놓다 (mareul nota): consonant-stem, 놓(not)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	말을 놓는다 mareul nonneunda	말을 놓아 mareul noa	말을 놓아요, 말을 놔요 mareul noayo, mareul nwayo	말을 놓습니다 mareul noseumnida
Indicative	Past	말을 놓았다 mareul noatda	말을 놓았어 mareul noasseo	말을 놓았어요 mareul noasseoyo	말을 놓았습니다 mareul noatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	말을 놓느냐 mareul nonneunya	말을 놓아 mareul noa	말을 놓아요, 말을 놔요 mareul noayo, mareul nwayo	말을 놓습니까 mareul noseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	말을 놓았느냐 mareul noanneunya	말을 놓았어 mareul noasseo	말을 놓았어요 mareul noasseoyo	말을 놓았습니까 mareul noatseumnikka
Hortative		말을 놓자 mareul nocha	말을 놓아 mareul noa	말을 놓아요, 말을 놔요 mareul noayo, mareul nwayo	말을 놓으십시다 mareul no'eusipsida
Imperative		말을 놓아라, 말을 놔라 mareul noara, mareul nwara	말을 놓아 mareul noa	말을 놓아요, 말을 놔요 mareul noayo, mareul nwayo	말을 놓읍시오 mareul no'eupsio
Assertive		말을 놓겠다 mareul noketda	말을 놓겠어 mareul nokesseo	말을 놓겠어요 mareul nokesseoyo	말을 놓겠습니다 mareul noketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		말을 놓아 mareul noa	말을 놓아서, 말을 놔서 mareul noaseo, mareul nwaseo	말을 놓으니 mareul no'euni	말을 놓으니까 mareul no'eunikka
Contrast		말을 놓지만 mareul nochiman	말을 놓는데 mareul nonneunde	말을 놓더니 mareul noteoni
Conjunction		말을 놓고 mareul noko
Condition		말을 놓으면 mareul no'eumyeon	말을 놓아야, 말을 놔야 mareul noaya, mareul nwaya
Motive		말을 놓으려고 mareul no'euryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		말을 놓음 mareul no'eum	말을 놓기 mareul noki
Past-tense verbal nouns		말을 놓았음 mareul noasseum	말을 놓았기 mareul noatgi
Determiners	Past	말을 놓은 mareul no'eun
	Present	말을 놓는 mareul nonneun
	Future	말을 놓을 mareul no'eul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	말을 놓으신다 mareul no'eusinda	말을 놓으셔 mareul no'eusyeo	말을 놓으세요, 말을 놓으셔요 mareul no'euseyo, mareul no'eusyeoyo	말을 놓으십니다 mareul no'eusimnida
Indicative	Past	말을 놓으셨다 mareul no'eusyeotda	말을 놓으셨어 mareul no'eusyeosseo	말을 놓으셨어요 mareul no'eusyeosseoyo	말을 놓으셨습니다 mareul no'eusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	말을 놓으시느냐 mareul no'eusineunya	말을 놓으셔 mareul no'eusyeo	말을 놓으세요, 말을 놓으셔요 mareul no'euseyo, mareul no'eusyeoyo	말을 놓으십니까 mareul no'eusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	말을 놓으셨느냐 mareul no'eusyeonneunya	말을 놓으셨어 mareul no'eusyeosseo	말을 놓으셨어요 mareul no'eusyeosseoyo	말을 놓으셨습니까 mareul no'eusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		말을 놓으시라 mareul no'eusira	말을 놓으셔 mareul no'eusyeo	말을 놓으세요 mareul no'euseyo	말을 놓으십시오 mareul no'eusipsio
Assertive		말을 놓으시겠다 mareul no'eusigetda	말을 놓으시겠어 mareul no'eusigesseo	말을 놓으시겠어요 mareul no'eusigesseoyo	말을 놓으시겠습니다 mareul no'eusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		말을 놓으셔 mareul no'eusyeo	말을 놓으셔서 mareul no'eusyeoseo	말을 놓으시니 mareul no'eusini	말을 놓으시니까 mareul no'eusinikka
Contrast		말을 놓으시지만 mareul no'eusijiman	말을 놓으시는데 mareul no'eusineunde	말을 놓으시더니 mareul no'eusideoni
Conjunction		말을 놓으시고 mareul no'eusigo
Condition		말을 놓으시면 mareul no'eusimyeon	말을 놓으셔야 mareul no'eusyeoya
Motive		말을 놓으시려고 mareul no'eusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		말을 놓으심 mareul no'eusim	말을 놓으시기 mareul no'eusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		말을 놓으셨음 mareul no'eusyeosseum	말을 놓으셨기 mareul no'eusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	말을 놓으신 mareul no'eusin
	Present	말을 놓으시는 mareul no'eusineun
	Future	말을 놓으실 mareul no'eusil