간소하다

Korean

Etymology

From 간소(簡素) (ganso, “simple, plain”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠nsʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [간소하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gansohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gansohada
McCune–Reischauer?	kansohada
Yale Romanization?	kansohata

Adjective

간소하다 • (gansohada) (infinitive 간소해 or 간소하여, sequential 간소하니)

1. simple, plain, homely, frugal, inornate

   간소한 생활 ― gansohan saenghwal ― a simple life

   간소한 집 ― gansohan jip ― a modest house

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 간소하다 (gansohada): 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	간소하다 gansohada	간소해 gansohae	간소해요 gansohaeyo	간소합니다 gansohamnida
	Past	간소했다 gansohaetda	간소했어 gansohaesseo	간소했어요 gansohaesseoyo	간소했습니다 gansohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	간소하냐 gansohanya	간소해 gansohae	간소해요 gansohaeyo	간소합니까 gansohamnikka
	Past	간소했냐 gansohaennya	간소했어 gansohaesseo	간소했어요 gansohaesseoyo	간소했습니까 gansohaetseumnikka
Assertive		간소하겠다 gansohagetda	간소하겠어 gansohagesseo	간소하겠어요 gansohagesseoyo	간소하겠습니다 gansohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		간소해 gansohae	간소해서, 간소하여서 gansohaeseo, gansohayeoseo	간소하니 gansohani	간소하니까 gansohanikka
Contrast		간소하지만 gansohajiman	간소한데 gansohande	간소하더니 gansohadeoni
Conjunction		간소하고 gansohago
Condition		간소하면 gansohamyeon	간소해야, 간소하여야 gansohaeya, gansohayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		간소함 gansoham	간소하기 gansohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		간소했음, 간소하였음 gansohaesseum, gansohayeosseum	간소했기, 간소하였기 gansohaetgi, gansohayeotgi
Determiners	Present		간소한 gansohan
	Future		간소할 gansohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	간소하시다 gansohasida	간소하셔 gansohasyeo	간소하세요, 간소하셔요 gansohaseyo, gansohasyeoyo	간소하십니다 gansohasimnida
	Past	간소하셨다 gansohasyeotda	간소하셨어 gansohasyeosseo	간소하셨어요 gansohasyeosseoyo	간소하셨습니다 gansohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	간소하시냐 gansohasinya	간소하셔 gansohasyeo	간소하세요, 간소하셔요 gansohaseyo, gansohasyeoyo	간소하십니까 gansohasimnikka
	Past	간소하셨냐 gansohasyeonnya	간소하셨어 gansohasyeosseo	간소하셨어요 gansohasyeosseoyo	간소하셨습니까 gansohasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		간소하시겠다 gansohasigetda	간소하시겠어 gansohasigesseo	간소하시겠어요 gansohasigesseoyo	간소하시겠습니다 gansohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		간소하셔 gansohasyeo	간소하셔서 gansohasyeoseo	간소하시니 gansohasini	간소하시니까 gansohasinikka
Contrast		간소하시지만 gansohasijiman	간소하신데 gansohasinde	간소하시더니 gansohasideoni
Conjunction		간소하시고 gansohasigo
Condition		간소하시면 gansohasimyeon	간소하셔야 gansohasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		간소하심 gansohasim	간소하시기 gansohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		간소하셨음 gansohasyeosseum	간소하셨기 gansohasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		간소하신 gansohasin
	Future		간소하실 gansohasil