담백하다

Korean

Etymology

담백(淡白) (dambaek) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈta̠(ː)mbɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈta̠(ː)mbe̞kʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [담(ː)배카다/담(ː)베카다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dambaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dambaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?	tambaekhada
Yale Romanization?	tāmpayk.hata

Adjective

담백하다 • (dambaekhada) (infinitive 담백해 or 담백하여, sequential 담백하니)

1. to be unselfish, to be uninterested
2. to be light (of flavor), to be simple, to be plain (in reference to food)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 담백하다 (dambaekhada): 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	담백하다 dambaekhada	담백해 dambaekhae	담백해요 dambaekhaeyo	담백합니다 dambaekhamnida
	Past	담백했다 dambaekhaetda	담백했어 dambaekhaesseo	담백했어요 dambaekhaesseoyo	담백했습니다 dambaekhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	담백하냐 dambaekhanya	담백해 dambaekhae	담백해요 dambaekhaeyo	담백합니까 dambaekhamnikka
	Past	담백했냐 dambaekhaennya	담백했어 dambaekhaesseo	담백했어요 dambaekhaesseoyo	담백했습니까 dambaekhaetseumnikka
Assertive		담백하겠다 dambaekhagetda	담백하겠어 dambaekhagesseo	담백하겠어요 dambaekhagesseoyo	담백하겠습니다 dambaekhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		담백해 dambaekhae	담백해서, 담백하여서 dambaekhaeseo, dambaekhayeoseo	담백하니 dambaekhani	담백하니까 dambaekhanikka
Contrast		담백하지만 dambaekhajiman	담백한데 dambaekhande	담백하더니 dambaekhadeoni
Conjunction		담백하고 dambaekhago
Condition		담백하면 dambaekhamyeon	담백해야, 담백하여야 dambaekhaeya, dambaekhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		담백함 dambaekham	담백하기 dambaekhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		담백했음, 담백하였음 dambaekhaesseum, dambaekhayeosseum	담백했기, 담백하였기 dambaekhaetgi, dambaekhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		담백한 dambaekhan
	Future		담백할 dambaekhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	담백하시다 dambaekhasida	담백하셔 dambaekhasyeo	담백하세요, 담백하셔요 dambaekhaseyo, dambaekhasyeoyo	담백하십니다 dambaekhasimnida
	Past	담백하셨다 dambaekhasyeotda	담백하셨어 dambaekhasyeosseo	담백하셨어요 dambaekhasyeosseoyo	담백하셨습니다 dambaekhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	담백하시냐 dambaekhasinya	담백하셔 dambaekhasyeo	담백하세요, 담백하셔요 dambaekhaseyo, dambaekhasyeoyo	담백하십니까 dambaekhasimnikka
	Past	담백하셨냐 dambaekhasyeonnya	담백하셨어 dambaekhasyeosseo	담백하셨어요 dambaekhasyeosseoyo	담백하셨습니까 dambaekhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		담백하시겠다 dambaekhasigetda	담백하시겠어 dambaekhasigesseo	담백하시겠어요 dambaekhasigesseoyo	담백하시겠습니다 dambaekhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		담백하셔 dambaekhasyeo	담백하셔서 dambaekhasyeoseo	담백하시니 dambaekhasini	담백하시니까 dambaekhasinikka
Contrast		담백하시지만 dambaekhasijiman	담백하신데 dambaekhasinde	담백하시더니 dambaekhasideoni
Conjunction		담백하시고 dambaekhasigo
Condition		담백하시면 dambaekhasimyeon	담백하셔야 dambaekhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		담백하심 dambaekhasim	담백하시기 dambaekhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		담백하셨음 dambaekhasyeosseum	담백하셨기 dambaekhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		담백하신 dambaekhasin
	Future		담백하실 dambaekhasil

Synonyms

• 담박(淡泊)하다 (dambakhada)