가당하다

Korean

Etymology

가당(可當) (gadang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gadanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gadanghada
McCune–Reischauer?	kadanghada
Yale Romanization?	kātanghata

Adjective

가당하다 • (gadanghada) (infinitive 가당해 or 가당하여, sequential 가당하니)

1. (to be) fair, right, just, equitable, proper, suitable

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 가당하다 (gadanghada): 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	가당하다 gadanghada	가당해 gadanghae	가당해요 gadanghaeyo	가당합니다 gadanghamnida
	Past	가당했다 gadanghaetda	가당했어 gadanghaesseo	가당했어요 gadanghaesseoyo	가당했습니다 gadanghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	가당하냐 gadanghanya	가당해 gadanghae	가당해요 gadanghaeyo	가당합니까 gadanghamnikka
	Past	가당했냐 gadanghaennya	가당했어 gadanghaesseo	가당했어요 gadanghaesseoyo	가당했습니까 gadanghaetseumnikka
Assertive		가당하겠다 gadanghagetda	가당하겠어 gadanghagesseo	가당하겠어요 gadanghagesseoyo	가당하겠습니다 gadanghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		가당해 gadanghae	가당해서, 가당하여서 gadanghaeseo, gadanghayeoseo	가당하니 gadanghani	가당하니까 gadanghanikka
Contrast		가당하지만 gadanghajiman	가당한데 gadanghande	가당하더니 gadanghadeoni
Conjunction		가당하고 gadanghago
Condition		가당하면 gadanghamyeon	가당해야, 가당하여야 gadanghaeya, gadanghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		가당함 gadangham	가당하기 gadanghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		가당했음, 가당하였음 gadanghaesseum, gadanghayeosseum	가당했기, 가당하였기 gadanghaetgi, gadanghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		가당한 gadanghan
	Future		가당할 gadanghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	가당하시다 gadanghasida	가당하셔 gadanghasyeo	가당하세요, 가당하셔요 gadanghaseyo, gadanghasyeoyo	가당하십니다 gadanghasimnida
	Past	가당하셨다 gadanghasyeotda	가당하셨어 gadanghasyeosseo	가당하셨어요 gadanghasyeosseoyo	가당하셨습니다 gadanghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	가당하시냐 gadanghasinya	가당하셔 gadanghasyeo	가당하세요, 가당하셔요 gadanghaseyo, gadanghasyeoyo	가당하십니까 gadanghasimnikka
	Past	가당하셨냐 gadanghasyeonnya	가당하셨어 gadanghasyeosseo	가당하셨어요 gadanghasyeosseoyo	가당하셨습니까 gadanghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		가당하시겠다 gadanghasigetda	가당하시겠어 gadanghasigesseo	가당하시겠어요 gadanghasigesseoyo	가당하시겠습니다 gadanghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		가당하셔 gadanghasyeo	가당하셔서 gadanghasyeoseo	가당하시니 gadanghasini	가당하시니까 gadanghasinikka
Contrast		가당하시지만 gadanghasijiman	가당하신데 gadanghasinde	가당하시더니 gadanghasideoni
Conjunction		가당하시고 gadanghasigo
Condition		가당하시면 gadanghasimyeon	가당하셔야 gadanghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		가당하심 gadanghasim	가당하시기 gadanghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		가당하셨음 gadanghasyeosseum	가당하셨기 gadanghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		가당하신 gadanghasin
	Future		가당하실 gadanghasil