청초하다

Korean

Etymology

청초(淸楚) (cheongcho) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives). See also Chinese 清楚.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [청초하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheongchohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongchohada
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngch'ohada
Yale Romanization?	chengchohata

Adjective

청초하다 • (cheongchohada) (infinitive 청초해 or 청초하여, sequential 청초하니)

1. to be unobtrusively but elegantly beautiful

   묵은 느티나무가 청초한 정원을 굽어봤다. ― Mugeun neutinamu-ga cheongchohan jeong'won-eul gubeobwatda. ― The aged zelkova gazed down upon the elegant garden.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 청초하다 (cheongchohada): 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	청초하다 cheongchohada	청초해 cheongchohae	청초해요 cheongchohaeyo	청초합니다 cheongchohamnida
	Past	청초했다 cheongchohaetda	청초했어 cheongchohaesseo	청초했어요 cheongchohaesseoyo	청초했습니다 cheongchohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	청초하냐 cheongchohanya	청초해 cheongchohae	청초해요 cheongchohaeyo	청초합니까 cheongchohamnikka
	Past	청초했냐 cheongchohaennya	청초했어 cheongchohaesseo	청초했어요 cheongchohaesseoyo	청초했습니까 cheongchohaetseumnikka
Assertive		청초하겠다 cheongchohagetda	청초하겠어 cheongchohagesseo	청초하겠어요 cheongchohagesseoyo	청초하겠습니다 cheongchohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		청초해 cheongchohae	청초해서, 청초하여서 cheongchohaeseo, cheongchohayeoseo	청초하니 cheongchohani	청초하니까 cheongchohanikka
Contrast		청초하지만 cheongchohajiman	청초한데 cheongchohande	청초하더니 cheongchohadeoni
Conjunction		청초하고 cheongchohago
Condition		청초하면 cheongchohamyeon	청초해야, 청초하여야 cheongchohaeya, cheongchohayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		청초함 cheongchoham	청초하기 cheongchohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		청초했음, 청초하였음 cheongchohaesseum, cheongchohayeosseum	청초했기, 청초하였기 cheongchohaetgi, cheongchohayeotgi
Determiners	Present		청초한 cheongchohan
	Future		청초할 cheongchohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	청초하시다 cheongchohasida	청초하셔 cheongchohasyeo	청초하세요, 청초하셔요 cheongchohaseyo, cheongchohasyeoyo	청초하십니다 cheongchohasimnida
	Past	청초하셨다 cheongchohasyeotda	청초하셨어 cheongchohasyeosseo	청초하셨어요 cheongchohasyeosseoyo	청초하셨습니다 cheongchohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	청초하시냐 cheongchohasinya	청초하셔 cheongchohasyeo	청초하세요, 청초하셔요 cheongchohaseyo, cheongchohasyeoyo	청초하십니까 cheongchohasimnikka
	Past	청초하셨냐 cheongchohasyeonnya	청초하셨어 cheongchohasyeosseo	청초하셨어요 cheongchohasyeosseoyo	청초하셨습니까 cheongchohasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		청초하시겠다 cheongchohasigetda	청초하시겠어 cheongchohasigesseo	청초하시겠어요 cheongchohasigesseoyo	청초하시겠습니다 cheongchohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		청초하셔 cheongchohasyeo	청초하셔서 cheongchohasyeoseo	청초하시니 cheongchohasini	청초하시니까 cheongchohasinikka
Contrast		청초하시지만 cheongchohasijiman	청초하신데 cheongchohasinde	청초하시더니 cheongchohasideoni
Conjunction		청초하시고 cheongchohasigo
Condition		청초하시면 cheongchohasimyeon	청초하셔야 cheongchohasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		청초하심 cheongchohasim	청초하시기 cheongchohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		청초하셨음 cheongchohasyeosseum	청초하셨기 cheongchohasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		청초하신 cheongchohasin
	Future		청초하실 cheongchohasil