괜찮다

Korean

Etymology

A contraction of 괜 (gwaen) [＜ 공연 (空然, gong-yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”), (> 괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”))] + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —지 (ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives) + 아니— (ani-, “to be not”) + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —다 (da, citation form ending). Equivalent to 괜 (gwaen) + —찮다 (chanta).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kwe̞nt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[괜찬타]
Revised Romanization? gwaenchanta
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gwaenchanhda
McCune–Reischauer? kwaench'ant'a
Yale Romanization? kwaynchanhta

Adjective

괜찮다 • (gwaenchanta) (infinitive 괜찮아, sequential 괜찮으니)

  1. to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right
    괜찮아 ― gwaenchana ― OK
    괜찮으시다면
    gwaenchaneusidamyeon
    if it is OK with you; if you don't mind
    괜찮으세요?
    Gwaenchaneuseyo?
    Are you OK?
    지금까지는 괜찮았지만 정작은 이제부터다.
    Jigeumkkajineun gwaenchanatjiman jeongjageun ijebuteoda.
    So far so good, but we shall have to be ready for the worse.
  2. (of a person) to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ...
  3. to be safe, secure

Conjugation
    Selected forms of the adjective 괜찮다 (gwaenchanta)
Stems
Stem 1 괜찮 (gwaenchan)
Stem 2 괜찮아 (gwaenchana)
Stem 3 괜찮으 (gwaenchaneu)
Conjugation type Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체)		 Informal non-polite
(해체)		 Informal polite
(해요체)		 Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 괜찮다
gwaenchanta		 괜찮아
gwaenchana		 괜찮아요
gwaenchanayo		 괜찮습니다
gwaenchanseumnida
Past 괜찮았다
gwaenchanatda		 괜찮았어
gwaenchanasseo		 괜찮았어요
gwaenchanasseoyo		 괜찮았습니다
gwaenchanatseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 괜찮으냐
gwaenchaneunya		 괜찮아
gwaenchana		 괜찮아요
gwaenchanayo		 괜찮습니까
gwaenchanseumnikka
Past 괜찮았냐
gwaenchanannya		 괜찮았어
gwaenchanasseo		 괜찮았어요
gwaenchanasseoyo		 괜찮았습니까
gwaenchanatseumnikka
Assertive 괜찮겠다
gwaenchanketda		괜찮겠어
gwaenchankesseo		괜찮겠어요
gwaenchankesseoyo		괜찮겠습니다
gwaenchanketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 괜찮아
gwaenchana		괜찮아서
gwaenchanaseo		괜찮으니
gwaenchaneuni		괜찮으니까
gwaenchaneunikka
Contrast 괜찮지만
gwaenchanchiman		괜찮은데
gwaenchaneunde		괜찮더니
gwaenchanteoni
Conjunction 괜찮고
gwaenchanko
Condition 괜찮으면
gwaenchaneumyeon		괜찮아야
gwaenchanaya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 괜찮음
gwaenchaneum		괜찮기
gwaenchanki
Past-tense verbal nouns 괜찮았음
gwaenchanasseum		괜찮았기
gwaenchanatgi
Determiners Present 괜찮은
gwaenchaneun
Future 괜찮을
gwaenchaneul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 괜찮으시다
gwaenchaneusida		 괜찮으셔
gwaenchaneusyeo		 괜찮으세요, 괜찮으셔요
gwaenchaneuseyo, gwaenchaneusyeoyo		 괜찮으십니다
gwaenchaneusimnida
Past 괜찮으셨다
gwaenchaneusyeotda		 괜찮으셨어
gwaenchaneusyeosseo		 괜찮으셨어요
gwaenchaneusyeosseoyo		 괜찮으셨습니다
gwaenchaneusyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 괜찮으시냐
gwaenchaneusinya		 괜찮으셔
gwaenchaneusyeo		 괜찮으세요, 괜찮으셔요
gwaenchaneuseyo, gwaenchaneusyeoyo		 괜찮으십니까
gwaenchaneusimnikka
Past 괜찮으셨냐
gwaenchaneusyeonnya		 괜찮으셨어
gwaenchaneusyeosseo		 괜찮으셨어요
gwaenchaneusyeosseoyo		 괜찮으셨습니까
gwaenchaneusyeotseumnikka
Assertive 괜찮으시겠다
gwaenchaneusigetda		괜찮으시겠어
gwaenchaneusigesseo		괜찮으시겠어요
gwaenchaneusigesseoyo		괜찮으시겠습니다
gwaenchaneusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 괜찮으셔
gwaenchaneusyeo		괜찮으셔서
gwaenchaneusyeoseo		괜찮으시니
gwaenchaneusini		괜찮으시니까
gwaenchaneusinikka
Contrast 괜찮으시지만
gwaenchaneusijiman		괜찮으신데
gwaenchaneusinde		괜찮으시더니
gwaenchaneusideoni
Conjunction 괜찮으시고
gwaenchaneusigo
Condition 괜찮으시면
gwaenchaneusimyeon		괜찮으셔야
gwaenchaneusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 괜찮으심
gwaenchaneusim		괜찮으시기
gwaenchaneusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 괜찮으셨음
gwaenchaneusyeosseum		괜찮으셨기
gwaenchaneusyeotgi
Determiners Present 괜찮으신
gwaenchaneusin
Future 괜찮으실
gwaenchaneusil

Derived terms
  • 괜찮아지다 (gwaenchanajida, “to get better”)
  • 괜찮이 (gwaenchani, “in an alright way”)
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