간단하다
Korean
Etymology 1
From 간단 (簡單, gandan, “simplicity”) and the native Korean adjective 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠nt͈a̠nɦa̠da̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [간딴하다]
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | gandanhada |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gandanhada |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kantanhada |
| Yale Romanization? | kanqtan.hata |
Adjective
간단하다 • (gandanhada) (infinitive 간단해 or 간단하여, sequential 간단하니)
- To be simple or straightforward.
- 아주 간단합니다.
- aju gandanhamnida.
- It's really simple.
Conjugation
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| 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 |
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| Conjunction | 간단하고 gandanhago |
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| Condition | 간단하면 gandanhamyeon |
간단해야, 간단하여야 gandanhaeya, gandanhayeoya |
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
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| Cause/Reason | 간단하셔 gandanhasyeo |
간단하셔서 gandanhasyeoseo |
간단하시니 gandanhasini |
간단하시니까 gandanhasinikka | |
| Contrast | 간단하시지만 gandanhasijiman |
간단하신데 gandanhasinde |
간단하시더니 gandanhasideoni |
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| Conjunction | 간단하시고 gandanhasigo |
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| Condition | 간단하시면 gandanhasimyeon |
간단하셔야 gandanhasyeoya |
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| 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 (gandanhi, “simply”)
Etymology 2
From 간단 (間斷, gandan, “brief pause”) and the native Korean verb 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way”).
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)
- To pause briefly.
Conjugation
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| 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 |
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| Conjunction | 간단하고 gandanhago |
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| Condition | 간단하면 gandanhamyeon |
간단해야, 간단하여야 gandanhaeya, gandanhayeoya |
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| Motive | 간단하려고 gandanharyeogo |
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 |
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| Conjunction | 간단하시고 gandanhasigo |
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| Condition | 간단하시면 gandanhasimyeon |
간단하셔야 gandanhasyeoya |
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| Motive | 간단하시려고 gandanhasiryeogo |
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| 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 | ||||