깔끔하다

Korean

Etymology

깔끔 (kkalkkeum) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠ɭk͈ɯmɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [깔끔하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkalkkeumhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkalkkeumhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kkalkkŭmhada
Yale Romanization?	kkal.kkumhata

Adjective

깔끔하다 • (kkalkkeumhada) (infinitive 깔끔해 or 깔끔하여, sequential 깔끔하니)

1. (to be) neat, tidy
   • 1997, “DOC와 춤을… (DOC-wa chumeul…) [Dancing with DOC]”, 김창열 (Gim Chang-yeol) [Kim Chang-yul] (lyrics), performed by DJ DOC [DJ DOC]:

     청바지 입고서 회사에 가도 깔끔하기만 하면 괜찮을 텐데
     여름교복이 반바지라면 깔끔하고 시원해 괜찮을 텐데

     cheongbaji ipgoseo hoesa-e gado kkalkkeum-hagiman hamyeon gwaenchaneul tende
     yeoreumgyobog-i banbaji-ramyeon kkalkkeum-hago siwon-hae gwaenchaneul tende

     Even if you wear jeans to work, if it's tidy, it'll be fine
     If your summer uniform is shorts, it's tidy and refreshing, it'll be fine

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 깔끔하다 (kkalkkeumhada): 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	깔끔하다 kkalkkeumhada	깔끔해 kkalkkeumhae	깔끔해요 kkalkkeumhaeyo	깔끔합니다 kkalkkeumhamnida
	Past	깔끔했다 kkalkkeumhaetda	깔끔했어 kkalkkeumhaesseo	깔끔했어요 kkalkkeumhaesseoyo	깔끔했습니다 kkalkkeumhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	깔끔하냐 kkalkkeumhanya	깔끔해 kkalkkeumhae	깔끔해요 kkalkkeumhaeyo	깔끔합니까 kkalkkeumhamnikka
	Past	깔끔했냐 kkalkkeumhaennya	깔끔했어 kkalkkeumhaesseo	깔끔했어요 kkalkkeumhaesseoyo	깔끔했습니까 kkalkkeumhaetseumnikka
Assertive		깔끔하겠다 kkalkkeumhagetda	깔끔하겠어 kkalkkeumhagesseo	깔끔하겠어요 kkalkkeumhagesseoyo	깔끔하겠습니다 kkalkkeumhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		깔끔해 kkalkkeumhae	깔끔해서, 깔끔하여서 kkalkkeumhaeseo, kkalkkeumhayeoseo	깔끔하니 kkalkkeumhani	깔끔하니까 kkalkkeumhanikka
Contrast		깔끔하지만 kkalkkeumhajiman	깔끔한데 kkalkkeumhande	깔끔하더니 kkalkkeumhadeoni
Conjunction		깔끔하고 kkalkkeumhago
Condition		깔끔하면 kkalkkeumhamyeon	깔끔해야, 깔끔하여야 kkalkkeumhaeya, kkalkkeumhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		깔끔함 kkalkkeumham	깔끔하기 kkalkkeumhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		깔끔했음, 깔끔하였음 kkalkkeumhaesseum, kkalkkeumhayeosseum	깔끔했기, 깔끔하였기 kkalkkeumhaetgi, kkalkkeumhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		깔끔한 kkalkkeumhan
	Future		깔끔할 kkalkkeumhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	깔끔하시다 kkalkkeumhasida	깔끔하셔 kkalkkeumhasyeo	깔끔하세요, 깔끔하셔요 kkalkkeumhaseyo, kkalkkeumhasyeoyo	깔끔하십니다 kkalkkeumhasimnida
	Past	깔끔하셨다 kkalkkeumhasyeotda	깔끔하셨어 kkalkkeumhasyeosseo	깔끔하셨어요 kkalkkeumhasyeosseoyo	깔끔하셨습니다 kkalkkeumhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	깔끔하시냐 kkalkkeumhasinya	깔끔하셔 kkalkkeumhasyeo	깔끔하세요, 깔끔하셔요 kkalkkeumhaseyo, kkalkkeumhasyeoyo	깔끔하십니까 kkalkkeumhasimnikka
	Past	깔끔하셨냐 kkalkkeumhasyeonnya	깔끔하셨어 kkalkkeumhasyeosseo	깔끔하셨어요 kkalkkeumhasyeosseoyo	깔끔하셨습니까 kkalkkeumhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		깔끔하시겠다 kkalkkeumhasigetda	깔끔하시겠어 kkalkkeumhasigesseo	깔끔하시겠어요 kkalkkeumhasigesseoyo	깔끔하시겠습니다 kkalkkeumhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		깔끔하셔 kkalkkeumhasyeo	깔끔하셔서 kkalkkeumhasyeoseo	깔끔하시니 kkalkkeumhasini	깔끔하시니까 kkalkkeumhasinikka
Contrast		깔끔하시지만 kkalkkeumhasijiman	깔끔하신데 kkalkkeumhasinde	깔끔하시더니 kkalkkeumhasideoni
Conjunction		깔끔하시고 kkalkkeumhasigo
Condition		깔끔하시면 kkalkkeumhasimyeon	깔끔하셔야 kkalkkeumhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		깔끔하심 kkalkkeumhasim	깔끔하시기 kkalkkeumhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		깔끔하셨음 kkalkkeumhasyeosseum	깔끔하셨기 kkalkkeumhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		깔끔하신 kkalkkeumhasin
	Future		깔끔하실 kkalkkeumhasil