간단하다

Korean

Etymology 1

간단(簡單) (gandan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠nt͈a̠nɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [간딴하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gandanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gandanhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kantanhada
Yale Romanization?	kanqtan.hata

Adjective

간단하다 • (gandanhada) (infinitive 간단해 or 간단하여, sequential 간단하니)

1. to be simple or straightforward

   아주 간단합니다. ― Aju gandanhamnida. ― It's really simple.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 간단하다 (gandanhada): 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	간단하다 gandanhada	간단해 gandanhae	간단해요 gandanhaeyo	간단합니다 gandanhamnida
	Past	간단했다 gandanhaetda	간단했어 gandanhaesseo	간단했어요 gandanhaesseoyo	간단했습니다 gandanhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	간단하냐 gandanhanya	간단해 gandanhae	간단해요 gandanhaeyo	간단합니까 gandanhamnikka
	Past	간단했냐 gandanhaennya	간단했어 gandanhaesseo	간단했어요 gandanhaesseoyo	간단했습니까 gandanhaetseumnikka
Assertive		간단하겠다 gandanhagetda	간단하겠어 gandanhagesseo	간단하겠어요 gandanhagesseoyo	간단하겠습니다 gandanhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		간단해 gandanhae	간단해서, 간단하여서 gandanhaeseo, gandanhayeoseo	간단하니 gandanhani	간단하니까 gandanhanikka
Contrast		간단하지만 gandanhajiman	간단한데 gandanhande	간단하더니 gandanhadeoni
Conjunction		간단하고 gandanhago
Condition		간단하면 gandanhamyeon	간단해야, 간단하여야 gandanhaeya, gandanhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		간단함 gandanham	간단하기 gandanhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		간단했음, 간단하였음 gandanhaesseum, gandanhayeosseum	간단했기, 간단하였기 gandanhaetgi, gandanhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		간단한 gandanhan
	Future		간단할 gandanhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	간단하시다 gandanhasida	간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하세요, 간단하셔요 gandanhaseyo, gandanhasyeoyo	간단하십니다 gandanhasimnida
	Past	간단하셨다 gandanhasyeotda	간단하셨어 gandanhasyeosseo	간단하셨어요 gandanhasyeosseoyo	간단하셨습니다 gandanhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	간단하시냐 gandanhasinya	간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하세요, 간단하셔요 gandanhaseyo, gandanhasyeoyo	간단하십니까 gandanhasimnikka
	Past	간단하셨냐 gandanhasyeonnya	간단하셨어 gandanhasyeosseo	간단하셨어요 gandanhasyeosseoyo	간단하셨습니까 gandanhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		간단하시겠다 gandanhasigetda	간단하시겠어 gandanhasigesseo	간단하시겠어요 gandanhasigesseoyo	간단하시겠습니다 gandanhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하셔서 gandanhasyeoseo	간단하시니 gandanhasini	간단하시니까 gandanhasinikka
Contrast		간단하시지만 gandanhasijiman	간단하신데 gandanhasinde	간단하시더니 gandanhasideoni
Conjunction		간단하시고 gandanhasigo
Condition		간단하시면 gandanhasimyeon	간단하셔야 gandanhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		간단하심 gandanhasim	간단하시기 gandanhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		간단하셨음 gandanhasyeosseum	간단하셨기 gandanhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		간단하신 gandanhasin
	Future		간단하실 gandanhasil

Related terms

• 간단히 (簡單히, gandanhi, “simply”)

Etymology 2

간단(間斷) (gandan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gandanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gandanhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kandanhada
Yale Romanization?	kāntan.hata

Verb

간단하다 • (gandanhada) (infinitive 간단해 or 간단하여, sequential 간단하니)

1. (intransitive, formal) to pause briefly

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 간단하다 (gandanhada): 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	간단한다 gandanhanda	간단해 gandanhae	간단해요 gandanhaeyo	간단합니다 gandanhamnida
	Past	간단했다 gandanhaetda	간단했어 gandanhaesseo	간단했어요 gandanhaesseoyo	간단했습니다 gandanhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	간단하느냐 gandanhaneunya	간단해 gandanhae	간단해요 gandanhaeyo	간단합니까 gandanhamnikka
	Past	간단했느냐 gandanhaenneunya	간단했어 gandanhaesseo	간단했어요 gandanhaesseoyo	간단했습니까 gandanhaetseumnikka
Hortative		간단하자 gandanhaja	간단해 gandanhae	간단해요 gandanhaeyo	간단하십시다 gandanhasipsida
Imperative		간단해라, 간단하여라 gandanhaera, gandanhayeora	간단해 gandanhae	간단해요 gandanhaeyo	간단합시오 gandanhapsio
Assertive		간단하겠다 gandanhagetda	간단하겠어 gandanhagesseo	간단하겠어요 gandanhagesseoyo	간단하겠습니다 gandanhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		간단해 gandanhae	간단해서, 간단하여서 gandanhaeseo, gandanhayeoseo	간단하니 gandanhani	간단하니까 gandanhanikka
Contrast		간단하지만 gandanhajiman	간단하는데 gandanhaneunde	간단하더니 gandanhadeoni
Conjunction		간단하고 gandanhago
Condition		간단하면 gandanhamyeon	간단해야, 간단하여야 gandanhaeya, gandanhayeoya
Motive		간단하려고 gandanharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		간단함 gandanham	간단하기 gandanhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		간단했음, 간단하였음 gandanhaesseum, gandanhayeosseum	간단했기, 간단하였기 gandanhaetgi, gandanhayeotgi
Determiners	Past	간단한 gandanhan
	Present	간단하는 gandanhaneun
	Future	간단할 gandanhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	간단하신다 gandanhasinda	간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하세요, 간단하셔요 gandanhaseyo, gandanhasyeoyo	간단하십니다 gandanhasimnida
	Past	간단하셨다 gandanhasyeotda	간단하셨어 gandanhasyeosseo	간단하셨어요 gandanhasyeosseoyo	간단하셨습니다 gandanhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	간단하시느냐 gandanhasineunya	간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하세요, 간단하셔요 gandanhaseyo, gandanhasyeoyo	간단하십니까 gandanhasimnikka
	Past	간단하셨느냐 gandanhasyeonneunya	간단하셨어 gandanhasyeosseo	간단하셨어요 gandanhasyeosseoyo	간단하셨습니까 gandanhasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		간단하시라 gandanhasira	간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하세요 gandanhaseyo	간단하십시오 gandanhasipsio
Assertive		간단하시겠다 gandanhasigetda	간단하시겠어 gandanhasigesseo	간단하시겠어요 gandanhasigesseoyo	간단하시겠습니다 gandanhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		간단하셔 gandanhasyeo	간단하셔서 gandanhasyeoseo	간단하시니 gandanhasini	간단하시니까 gandanhasinikka
Contrast		간단하시지만 gandanhasijiman	간단하시는데 gandanhasineunde	간단하시더니 gandanhasideoni
Conjunction		간단하시고 gandanhasigo
Condition		간단하시면 gandanhasimyeon	간단하셔야 gandanhasyeoya
Motive		간단하시려고 gandanhasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		간단하심 gandanhasim	간단하시기 gandanhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		간단하셨음 gandanhasyeosseum	간단하셨기 gandanhasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	간단하신 gandanhasin
	Present	간단하시는 gandanhasineun
	Future	간단하실 gandanhasil