매여요 · 매였어요 · 매일 거예요 · 매인 (+noun)
to be tied, to be fastened; to be tied down (to work or duties)
Example
요즘은 회사 일에 매여서 쉴 시간이 없어요.
These days I'm so tied up with work that I have no time to rest.
Word parts
Passive of 매다 'to tie' (넥타이를 매다).
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매여요 · 매였어요 · 매일 거예요 · 매인 (+noun)
to be tied, to be fastened; to be tied down (to work or duties)
Example
요즘은 회사 일에 매여서 쉴 시간이 없어요.
These days I'm so tied up with work that I have no time to rest.
Word parts
Passive of 매다 'to tie' (넥타이를 매다).