감사하다

Korean

Etymology

From 감사 (感謝, gamsa, “thankfulness”) and the native Korean adjective/verb 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way/to do”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamsahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamsahada
McCune–Reischauer?	kamsahada
Yale Romanization?	kāmsahata

Adjective

감사하다 • (gamsahada) (infinitive 감사해 or 감사하여, sequential 감사하니)

1. To be thankful

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 감사하다 (gamsahada): 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	감사하다 gamsahada	감사해 gamsahae	감사해요 gamsahaeyo	감사합니다 gamsahamnida
	Past	감사했다 gamsahaetda	감사했어 gamsahaesseo	감사했어요 gamsahaesseoyo	감사했습니다 gamsahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	감사하냐 gamsahanya	감사해 gamsahae	감사해요 gamsahaeyo	감사합니까 gamsahamnikka
	Past	감사했냐 gamsahaennya	감사했어 gamsahaesseo	감사했어요 gamsahaesseoyo	감사했습니까 gamsahaetseumnikka
Assertive		감사하겠다 gamsahagetda	감사하겠어 gamsahagesseo	감사하겠어요 gamsahagesseoyo	감사하겠습니다 gamsahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		감사해 gamsahae	감사해서, 감사하여서 gamsahaeseo, gamsahayeoseo	감사하니 gamsahani	감사하니까 gamsahanikka
Contrast		감사하지만 gamsahajiman	감사한데 gamsahande	감사하더니 gamsahadeoni
Conjunction		감사하고 gamsahago
Condition		감사하면 gamsahamyeon	감사해야, 감사하여야 gamsahaeya, gamsahayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		감사함 gamsaham	감사하기 gamsahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		감사했음, 감사하였음 gamsahaesseum, gamsahayeosseum	감사했기, 감사하였기 gamsahaetgi, gamsahayeotgi
Determiners	Present		감사한 gamsahan
	Future		감사할 gamsahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	감사하시다 gamsahasida	감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하세요, 감사하셔요 gamsahaseyo, gamsahasyeoyo	감사하십니다 gamsahasimnida
	Past	감사하셨다 gamsahasyeotda	감사하셨어 gamsahasyeosseo	감사하셨어요 gamsahasyeosseoyo	감사하셨습니다 gamsahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	감사하시냐 gamsahasinya	감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하세요, 감사하셔요 gamsahaseyo, gamsahasyeoyo	감사하십니까 gamsahasimnikka
	Past	감사하셨냐 gamsahasyeonnya	감사하셨어 gamsahasyeosseo	감사하셨어요 gamsahasyeosseoyo	감사하셨습니까 gamsahasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		감사하시겠다 gamsahasigetda	감사하시겠어 gamsahasigesseo	감사하시겠어요 gamsahasigesseoyo	감사하시겠습니다 gamsahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하셔서 gamsahasyeoseo	감사하시니 gamsahasini	감사하시니까 gamsahasinikka
Contrast		감사하시지만 gamsahasijiman	감사하신데 gamsahasinde	감사하시더니 gamsahasideoni
Conjunction		감사하시고 gamsahasigo
Condition		감사하시면 gamsahasimyeon	감사하셔야 gamsahasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		감사하심 gamsahasim	감사하시기 gamsahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		감사하셨음 gamsahasyeosseum	감사하셨기 gamsahasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		감사하신 gamsahasin
	Future		감사하실 gamsahasil

Verb

감사하다 • (gamsahada) (infinitive 감사해 or 감사하여, sequential 감사하니)

1. To give thanks; to thank

Usage notes

• Used chiefly in the formal indicative assertive, as 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida, “thank you”).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 감사하다 (gamsahada): 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	감사한다 gamsahanda	감사해 gamsahae	감사해요 gamsahaeyo	감사합니다 gamsahamnida
	Past	감사했다 gamsahaetda	감사했어 gamsahaesseo	감사했어요 gamsahaesseoyo	감사했습니다 gamsahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	감사하느냐 gamsahaneunya	감사해 gamsahae	감사해요 gamsahaeyo	감사합니까 gamsahamnikka
	Past	감사했느냐 gamsahaenneunya	감사했어 gamsahaesseo	감사했어요 gamsahaesseoyo	감사했습니까 gamsahaetseumnikka
Hortative		감사하자 gamsahaja	감사해 gamsahae	감사해요 gamsahaeyo	감사하십시다 gamsahasipsida
Imperative		감사해라, 감사하여라 gamsahaera, gamsahayeora	감사해 gamsahae	감사해요 gamsahaeyo	감사합시오 gamsahapsio
Assertive		감사하겠다 gamsahagetda	감사하겠어 gamsahagesseo	감사하겠어요 gamsahagesseoyo	감사하겠습니다 gamsahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		감사해 gamsahae	감사해서, 감사하여서 gamsahaeseo, gamsahayeoseo	감사하니 gamsahani	감사하니까 gamsahanikka
Contrast		감사하지만 gamsahajiman	감사하는데 gamsahaneunde	감사하더니 gamsahadeoni
Conjunction		감사하고 gamsahago
Condition		감사하면 gamsahamyeon	감사해야, 감사하여야 gamsahaeya, gamsahayeoya
Motive		감사하려고 gamsaharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		감사함 gamsaham	감사하기 gamsahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		감사했음, 감사하였음 gamsahaesseum, gamsahayeosseum	감사했기, 감사하였기 gamsahaetgi, gamsahayeotgi
Determiners	Past	감사한 gamsahan
	Present	감사하는 gamsahaneun
	Future	감사할 gamsahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	감사하신다 gamsahasinda	감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하세요, 감사하셔요 gamsahaseyo, gamsahasyeoyo	감사하십니다 gamsahasimnida
	Past	감사하셨다 gamsahasyeotda	감사하셨어 gamsahasyeosseo	감사하셨어요 gamsahasyeosseoyo	감사하셨습니다 gamsahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	감사하시느냐 gamsahasineunya	감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하세요, 감사하셔요 gamsahaseyo, gamsahasyeoyo	감사하십니까 gamsahasimnikka
	Past	감사하셨느냐 gamsahasyeonneunya	감사하셨어 gamsahasyeosseo	감사하셨어요 gamsahasyeosseoyo	감사하셨습니까 gamsahasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		감사하시라 gamsahasira	감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하세요 gamsahaseyo	감사하십시오 gamsahasipsio
Assertive		감사하시겠다 gamsahasigetda	감사하시겠어 gamsahasigesseo	감사하시겠어요 gamsahasigesseoyo	감사하시겠습니다 gamsahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		감사하셔 gamsahasyeo	감사하셔서 gamsahasyeoseo	감사하시니 gamsahasini	감사하시니까 gamsahasinikka
Contrast		감사하시지만 gamsahasijiman	감사하시는데 gamsahasineunde	감사하시더니 gamsahasideoni
Conjunction		감사하시고 gamsahasigo
Condition		감사하시면 gamsahasimyeon	감사하셔야 gamsahasyeoya
Motive		감사하시려고 gamsahasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		감사하심 gamsahasim	감사하시기 gamsahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		감사하셨음 gamsahasyeosseum	감사하셨기 gamsahasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	감사하신 gamsahasin
	Present	감사하시는 gamsahasineun
	Future	감사하실 gamsahasil

Synonyms

• 고맙다 (gomapda)

Derived terms

• 감사하는 (gamsahaneun)