불과하다

Korean

Etymology

불과(不過) (bulgwa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭɡwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불과하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulgwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulgwahada
McCune–Reischauer?	pulgwahada
Yale Romanization?	pul.kwahata

Adjective

불과하다 • (bulgwahada) (infinitive 불과해 or 불과하여, sequential 불과하니)

1. to be no more than; to not be exceeding

   'See you around'는 헤어질 때 쓰는 관용구에 불과하다.

   See you around neun heeojil ttae sseuneun gwanyonggu-e bulgwahada.

   "See you around" is no more than a set phrase one says when bidding farewell.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 불과하다 (bulgwahada): 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	불과하다 bulgwahada	불과해 bulgwahae	불과해요 bulgwahaeyo	불과합니다 bulgwahamnida
	Past	불과했다 bulgwahaetda	불과했어 bulgwahaesseo	불과했어요 bulgwahaesseoyo	불과했습니다 bulgwahaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불과하냐 bulgwahanya	불과해 bulgwahae	불과해요 bulgwahaeyo	불과합니까 bulgwahamnikka
	Past	불과했냐 bulgwahaennya	불과했어 bulgwahaesseo	불과했어요 bulgwahaesseoyo	불과했습니까 bulgwahaetseumnikka
Assertive		불과하겠다 bulgwahagetda	불과하겠어 bulgwahagesseo	불과하겠어요 bulgwahagesseoyo	불과하겠습니다 bulgwahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		불과해 bulgwahae	불과해서, 불과하여서 bulgwahaeseo, bulgwahayeoseo	불과하니 bulgwahani	불과하니까 bulgwahanikka
Contrast		불과하지만 bulgwahajiman	불과한데 bulgwahande	불과하더니 bulgwahadeoni
Conjunction		불과하고 bulgwahago
Condition		불과하면 bulgwahamyeon	불과해야, 불과하여야 bulgwahaeya, bulgwahayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		불과함 bulgwaham	불과하기 bulgwahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불과했음, 불과하였음 bulgwahaesseum, bulgwahayeosseum	불과했기, 불과하였기 bulgwahaetgi, bulgwahayeotgi
Determiners	Present		불과한 bulgwahan
	Future		불과할 bulgwahal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	불과하시다 bulgwahasida	불과하셔 bulgwahasyeo	불과하세요, 불과하셔요 bulgwahaseyo, bulgwahasyeoyo	불과하십니다 bulgwahasimnida
	Past	불과하셨다 bulgwahasyeotda	불과하셨어 bulgwahasyeosseo	불과하셨어요 bulgwahasyeosseoyo	불과하셨습니다 bulgwahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불과하시냐 bulgwahasinya	불과하셔 bulgwahasyeo	불과하세요, 불과하셔요 bulgwahaseyo, bulgwahasyeoyo	불과하십니까 bulgwahasimnikka
	Past	불과하셨냐 bulgwahasyeonnya	불과하셨어 bulgwahasyeosseo	불과하셨어요 bulgwahasyeosseoyo	불과하셨습니까 bulgwahasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		불과하시겠다 bulgwahasigetda	불과하시겠어 bulgwahasigesseo	불과하시겠어요 bulgwahasigesseoyo	불과하시겠습니다 bulgwahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		불과하셔 bulgwahasyeo	불과하셔서 bulgwahasyeoseo	불과하시니 bulgwahasini	불과하시니까 bulgwahasinikka
Contrast		불과하시지만 bulgwahasijiman	불과하신데 bulgwahasinde	불과하시더니 bulgwahasideoni
Conjunction		불과하시고 bulgwahasigo
Condition		불과하시면 bulgwahasimyeon	불과하셔야 bulgwahasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		불과하심 bulgwahasim	불과하시기 bulgwahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불과하셨음 bulgwahasyeosseum	불과하셨기 bulgwahasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		불과하신 bulgwahasin
	Future		불과하실 bulgwahasil

See also

• 불구(不拘)하다 (bulguhada)