불가능하다

Korean

Etymology

불가능(不可能) (bulganeung) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭɡa̠nɯŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불가능하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulganeunghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulganeunghada
McCune–Reischauer?	pulganŭnghada
Yale Romanization?	pul.kanunghata

Adjective

불가능하다 • (bulganeunghada) (infinitive 불가능해 or 불가능하여, sequential 불가능하니, hanja 不可能하다)

1. to be impossible

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 불가능하다 (bulganeunghada): 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	불가능하다 bulganeunghada	불가능해 bulganeunghae	불가능해요 bulganeunghaeyo	불가능합니다 bulganeunghamnida
	Past	불가능했다 bulganeunghaetda	불가능했어 bulganeunghaesseo	불가능했어요 bulganeunghaesseoyo	불가능했습니다 bulganeunghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불가능하냐 bulganeunghanya	불가능해 bulganeunghae	불가능해요 bulganeunghaeyo	불가능합니까 bulganeunghamnikka
	Past	불가능했냐 bulganeunghaennya	불가능했어 bulganeunghaesseo	불가능했어요 bulganeunghaesseoyo	불가능했습니까 bulganeunghaetseumnikka
Assertive		불가능하겠다 bulganeunghagetda	불가능하겠어 bulganeunghagesseo	불가능하겠어요 bulganeunghagesseoyo	불가능하겠습니다 bulganeunghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		불가능해 bulganeunghae	불가능해서, 불가능하여서 bulganeunghaeseo, bulganeunghayeoseo	불가능하니 bulganeunghani	불가능하니까 bulganeunghanikka
Contrast		불가능하지만 bulganeunghajiman	불가능한데 bulganeunghande	불가능하더니 bulganeunghadeoni
Conjunction		불가능하고 bulganeunghago
Condition		불가능하면 bulganeunghamyeon	불가능해야, 불가능하여야 bulganeunghaeya, bulganeunghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		불가능함 bulganeungham	불가능하기 bulganeunghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불가능했음, 불가능하였음 bulganeunghaesseum, bulganeunghayeosseum	불가능했기, 불가능하였기 bulganeunghaetgi, bulganeunghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		불가능한 bulganeunghan
	Future		불가능할 bulganeunghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	불가능하시다 bulganeunghasida	불가능하셔 bulganeunghasyeo	불가능하세요, 불가능하셔요 bulganeunghaseyo, bulganeunghasyeoyo	불가능하십니다 bulganeunghasimnida
	Past	불가능하셨다 bulganeunghasyeotda	불가능하셨어 bulganeunghasyeosseo	불가능하셨어요 bulganeunghasyeosseoyo	불가능하셨습니다 bulganeunghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불가능하시냐 bulganeunghasinya	불가능하셔 bulganeunghasyeo	불가능하세요, 불가능하셔요 bulganeunghaseyo, bulganeunghasyeoyo	불가능하십니까 bulganeunghasimnikka
	Past	불가능하셨냐 bulganeunghasyeonnya	불가능하셨어 bulganeunghasyeosseo	불가능하셨어요 bulganeunghasyeosseoyo	불가능하셨습니까 bulganeunghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		불가능하시겠다 bulganeunghasigetda	불가능하시겠어 bulganeunghasigesseo	불가능하시겠어요 bulganeunghasigesseoyo	불가능하시겠습니다 bulganeunghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		불가능하셔 bulganeunghasyeo	불가능하셔서 bulganeunghasyeoseo	불가능하시니 bulganeunghasini	불가능하시니까 bulganeunghasinikka
Contrast		불가능하시지만 bulganeunghasijiman	불가능하신데 bulganeunghasinde	불가능하시더니 bulganeunghasideoni
Conjunction		불가능하시고 bulganeunghasigo
Condition		불가능하시면 bulganeunghasimyeon	불가능하셔야 bulganeunghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		불가능하심 bulganeunghasim	불가능하시기 bulganeunghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불가능하셨음 bulganeunghasyeosseum	불가능하셨기 bulganeunghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		불가능하신 bulganeunghasin
	Future		불가능하실 bulganeunghasil

Antonyms

• 가능하다 (ganeunghada, “to be possible”)