냉담하다

Korean

Etymology

From 냉담(冷淡) (naengdam, “cold, indifferent”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋda̠mɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋda̠mɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)담하다/넹(ː)담하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naengdamhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naengdamhada
McCune–Reischauer?	naengdamhada
Yale Romanization?	nāyngtamhata

Adjective

냉담하다 • (naengdamhada) (infinitive 냉담해 or 냉담하여, sequential 냉담하니)

1. cold, apathetic, chilly, frosty, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, frigid

   냉담한 응대 ― naengdamhan eungdae ― a cold response

   그녀는 그의 목소리에 담긴 냉담함에 상처를 받았다.

   Geunyeo-neun geu-ui moksori-e damgin naengdamham-e sangcheo-reul badatda.

   She was hurt by the coldness in his voice.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 냉담하다 (naengdamhada): 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	냉담하다 naengdamhada	냉담해 naengdamhae	냉담해요 naengdamhaeyo	냉담합니다 naengdamhamnida
	Past	냉담했다 naengdamhaetda	냉담했어 naengdamhaesseo	냉담했어요 naengdamhaesseoyo	냉담했습니다 naengdamhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	냉담하냐 naengdamhanya	냉담해 naengdamhae	냉담해요 naengdamhaeyo	냉담합니까 naengdamhamnikka
	Past	냉담했냐 naengdamhaennya	냉담했어 naengdamhaesseo	냉담했어요 naengdamhaesseoyo	냉담했습니까 naengdamhaetseumnikka
Assertive		냉담하겠다 naengdamhagetda	냉담하겠어 naengdamhagesseo	냉담하겠어요 naengdamhagesseoyo	냉담하겠습니다 naengdamhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		냉담해 naengdamhae	냉담해서, 냉담하여서 naengdamhaeseo, naengdamhayeoseo	냉담하니 naengdamhani	냉담하니까 naengdamhanikka
Contrast		냉담하지만 naengdamhajiman	냉담한데 naengdamhande	냉담하더니 naengdamhadeoni
Conjunction		냉담하고 naengdamhago
Condition		냉담하면 naengdamhamyeon	냉담해야, 냉담하여야 naengdamhaeya, naengdamhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		냉담함 naengdamham	냉담하기 naengdamhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		냉담했음, 냉담하였음 naengdamhaesseum, naengdamhayeosseum	냉담했기, 냉담하였기 naengdamhaetgi, naengdamhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		냉담한 naengdamhan
	Future		냉담할 naengdamhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	냉담하시다 naengdamhasida	냉담하셔 naengdamhasyeo	냉담하세요, 냉담하셔요 naengdamhaseyo, naengdamhasyeoyo	냉담하십니다 naengdamhasimnida
	Past	냉담하셨다 naengdamhasyeotda	냉담하셨어 naengdamhasyeosseo	냉담하셨어요 naengdamhasyeosseoyo	냉담하셨습니다 naengdamhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	냉담하시냐 naengdamhasinya	냉담하셔 naengdamhasyeo	냉담하세요, 냉담하셔요 naengdamhaseyo, naengdamhasyeoyo	냉담하십니까 naengdamhasimnikka
	Past	냉담하셨냐 naengdamhasyeonnya	냉담하셨어 naengdamhasyeosseo	냉담하셨어요 naengdamhasyeosseoyo	냉담하셨습니까 naengdamhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		냉담하시겠다 naengdamhasigetda	냉담하시겠어 naengdamhasigesseo	냉담하시겠어요 naengdamhasigesseoyo	냉담하시겠습니다 naengdamhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		냉담하셔 naengdamhasyeo	냉담하셔서 naengdamhasyeoseo	냉담하시니 naengdamhasini	냉담하시니까 naengdamhasinikka
Contrast		냉담하시지만 naengdamhasijiman	냉담하신데 naengdamhasinde	냉담하시더니 naengdamhasideoni
Conjunction		냉담하시고 naengdamhasigo
Condition		냉담하시면 naengdamhasimyeon	냉담하셔야 naengdamhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		냉담하심 naengdamhasim	냉담하시기 naengdamhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		냉담하셨음 naengdamhasyeosseum	냉담하셨기 naengdamhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		냉담하신 naengdamhasin
	Future		냉담하실 naengdamhasil