간단하다

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Korean

Etymology 1

간단(簡單) (gandan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gandanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gandanhada
McCune–Reischauer?kantanhada
Yale Romanization?kanqtan.hata

Adjective

간단하다 (gandanhada) (infinitive 간단해 or 간단하여, sequential 간단하니)

  1. to be simple or straightforward
    아주 간단합니다.Aju gandanhamnida.It's really simple.
Conjugation
Related terms

Etymology 2

간단(間斷) (gandan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • 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)

  1. (intransitive, formal) to pause briefly
Conjugation