근사하다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)nsʰa̠ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)사하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunsahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunsahada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnsahada
Yale Romanization?	kūnsahata

Etymology 1

근사(近似) (geunsa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Adjective

근사하다 • (geunsahada) (infinitive 근사해 or 근사하여, sequential 근사하니, hanja 近似하다)

1. (to be) close; similar

   Synonym: 비슷하다 (biseuthada)

   예상값과 실제값이 꽤 근사하게 나왔다.

   Yesanggap-gwa siljegaps-i kkwae geunsahage nawatda.

   The estimated value and the actual value was quite close.

2. (to be) nice; wonderful; marvellous; great; fabulous

   그는 그의 방을 근사하게 꾸몄다.

   Geuneun geuui bang'eul geunsahage kkumyeotda.

   He fabulously decorated his room.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 근사하다 (geunsahada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	근사하다 geunsahada	근사해 geunsahae	근사해요 geunsahaeyo	근사합니다 geunsahamnida
	Past	근사했다 geunsahaetda	근사했어 geunsahaesseo	근사했어요 geunsahaesseoyo	근사했습니다 geunsahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	근사하냐 geunsahanya	근사해 geunsahae	근사해요 geunsahaeyo	근사합니까 geunsahamnikka
	Past	근사했냐 geunsahaennya	근사했어 geunsahaesseo	근사했어요 geunsahaesseoyo	근사했습니까 geunsahaetseumnikka
Assertive		근사하겠다 geunsahagetda	근사하겠어 geunsahagesseo	근사하겠어요 geunsahagesseoyo	근사하겠습니다 geunsahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		근사해 geunsahae	근사해서, 근사하여서 geunsahaeseo, geunsahayeoseo	근사하니 geunsahani	근사하니까 geunsahanikka
Contrast		근사하지만 geunsahajiman	근사한데 geunsahande	근사하더니 geunsahadeoni
Conjunction		근사하고 geunsahago
Condition		근사하면 geunsahamyeon	근사해야, 근사하여야 geunsahaeya, geunsahayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		근사함 geunsaham	근사하기 geunsahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		근사했음, 근사하였음 geunsahaesseum, geunsahayeosseum	근사했기, 근사하였기 geunsahaetgi, geunsahayeotgi
Determiners	Present		근사한 geunsahan
	Future		근사할 geunsahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	근사하시다 geunsahasida	근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하세요, 근사하셔요 geunsahaseyo, geunsahasyeoyo	근사하십니다 geunsahasimnida
	Past	근사하셨다 geunsahasyeotda	근사하셨어 geunsahasyeosseo	근사하셨어요 geunsahasyeosseoyo	근사하셨습니다 geunsahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	근사하시냐 geunsahasinya	근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하세요, 근사하셔요 geunsahaseyo, geunsahasyeoyo	근사하십니까 geunsahasimnikka
	Past	근사하셨냐 geunsahasyeonnya	근사하셨어 geunsahasyeosseo	근사하셨어요 geunsahasyeosseoyo	근사하셨습니까 geunsahasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		근사하시겠다 geunsahasigetda	근사하시겠어 geunsahasigesseo	근사하시겠어요 geunsahasigesseoyo	근사하시겠습니다 geunsahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하셔서 geunsahasyeoseo	근사하시니 geunsahasini	근사하시니까 geunsahasinikka
Contrast		근사하시지만 geunsahasijiman	근사하신데 geunsahasinde	근사하시더니 geunsahasideoni
Conjunction		근사하시고 geunsahasigo
Condition		근사하시면 geunsahasimyeon	근사하셔야 geunsahasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		근사하심 geunsahasim	근사하시기 geunsahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		근사하셨음 geunsahasyeosseum	근사하셨기 geunsahasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		근사하신 geunsahasin
	Future		근사하실 geunsahasil

Etymology 2

근사(勤仕) (geunsa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

근사하다 • (geunsahada) (infinitive 근사해 or 근사하여, sequential 근사하니, hanja 勤仕하다)

1. (uncommon) to work diligently (as a public official)
2. (uncommon) to work (at one's position)

   Synonym: 근무(勤務)하다 (geunmuhada)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 근사하다 (geunsahada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	근사한다 geunsahanda	근사해 geunsahae	근사해요 geunsahaeyo	근사합니다 geunsahamnida
	Past	근사했다 geunsahaetda	근사했어 geunsahaesseo	근사했어요 geunsahaesseoyo	근사했습니다 geunsahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	근사하느냐 geunsahaneunya	근사해 geunsahae	근사해요 geunsahaeyo	근사합니까 geunsahamnikka
	Past	근사했느냐 geunsahaenneunya	근사했어 geunsahaesseo	근사했어요 geunsahaesseoyo	근사했습니까 geunsahaetseumnikka
Hortative		근사하자 geunsahaja	근사해 geunsahae	근사해요 geunsahaeyo	근사하십시다 geunsahasipsida
Imperative		근사해라, 근사하여라 geunsahaera, geunsahayeora	근사해 geunsahae	근사해요 geunsahaeyo	근사합시오 geunsahapsio
Assertive		근사하겠다 geunsahagetda	근사하겠어 geunsahagesseo	근사하겠어요 geunsahagesseoyo	근사하겠습니다 geunsahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		근사해 geunsahae	근사해서, 근사하여서 geunsahaeseo, geunsahayeoseo	근사하니 geunsahani	근사하니까 geunsahanikka
Contrast		근사하지만 geunsahajiman	근사하는데 geunsahaneunde	근사하더니 geunsahadeoni
Conjunction		근사하고 geunsahago
Condition		근사하면 geunsahamyeon	근사해야, 근사하여야 geunsahaeya, geunsahayeoya
Motive		근사하려고 geunsaharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		근사함 geunsaham	근사하기 geunsahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		근사했음, 근사하였음 geunsahaesseum, geunsahayeosseum	근사했기, 근사하였기 geunsahaetgi, geunsahayeotgi
Determiners	Past	근사한 geunsahan
	Present	근사하는 geunsahaneun
	Future	근사할 geunsahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	근사하신다 geunsahasinda	근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하세요, 근사하셔요 geunsahaseyo, geunsahasyeoyo	근사하십니다 geunsahasimnida
	Past	근사하셨다 geunsahasyeotda	근사하셨어 geunsahasyeosseo	근사하셨어요 geunsahasyeosseoyo	근사하셨습니다 geunsahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	근사하시느냐 geunsahasineunya	근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하세요, 근사하셔요 geunsahaseyo, geunsahasyeoyo	근사하십니까 geunsahasimnikka
	Past	근사하셨느냐 geunsahasyeonneunya	근사하셨어 geunsahasyeosseo	근사하셨어요 geunsahasyeosseoyo	근사하셨습니까 geunsahasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		근사하시라 geunsahasira	근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하세요 geunsahaseyo	근사하십시오 geunsahasipsio
Assertive		근사하시겠다 geunsahasigetda	근사하시겠어 geunsahasigesseo	근사하시겠어요 geunsahasigesseoyo	근사하시겠습니다 geunsahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		근사하셔 geunsahasyeo	근사하셔서 geunsahasyeoseo	근사하시니 geunsahasini	근사하시니까 geunsahasinikka
Contrast		근사하시지만 geunsahasijiman	근사하시는데 geunsahasineunde	근사하시더니 geunsahasideoni
Conjunction		근사하시고 geunsahasigo
Condition		근사하시면 geunsahasimyeon	근사하셔야 geunsahasyeoya
Motive		근사하시려고 geunsahasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		근사하심 geunsahasim	근사하시기 geunsahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		근사하셨음 geunsahasyeosseum	근사하셨기 geunsahasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	근사하신 geunsahasin
	Present	근사하시는 geunsahasineun
	Future	근사하실 geunsahasil