순하다

Korean

Etymology

순(順) (sun) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sunhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sunhada
McCune–Reischauer?	sunhada
Yale Romanization?	swūn.hata

Adjective

순하다 • (sunhada) (infinitive 순해 or 순하여, sequential 순하니)

1. (to be) mild, gentle
2. (to be) docile
   • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 283:

     이 아기는 참 순하네요.

     I agi-neun cham sunhane-yo.

     This baby is so docile.

3. (to be) mild, light

   순한 담배 ― sunhan dambae ― mild cigarettes

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 순하다 (sunhada): 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	순하다 sunhada	순해 sunhae	순해요 sunhaeyo	순합니다 sunhamnida
	Past	순했다 sunhaetda	순했어 sunhaesseo	순했어요 sunhaesseoyo	순했습니다 sunhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	순하냐 sunhanya	순해 sunhae	순해요 sunhaeyo	순합니까 sunhamnikka
	Past	순했냐 sunhaennya	순했어 sunhaesseo	순했어요 sunhaesseoyo	순했습니까 sunhaetseumnikka
Assertive		순하겠다 sunhagetda	순하겠어 sunhagesseo	순하겠어요 sunhagesseoyo	순하겠습니다 sunhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		순해 sunhae	순해서, 순하여서 sunhaeseo, sunhayeoseo	순하니 sunhani	순하니까 sunhanikka
Contrast		순하지만 sunhajiman	순한데 sunhande	순하더니 sunhadeoni
Conjunction		순하고 sunhago
Condition		순하면 sunhamyeon	순해야, 순하여야 sunhaeya, sunhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		순함 sunham	순하기 sunhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		순했음, 순하였음 sunhaesseum, sunhayeosseum	순했기, 순하였기 sunhaetgi, sunhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		순한 sunhan
	Future		순할 sunhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	순하시다 sunhasida	순하셔 sunhasyeo	순하세요, 순하셔요 sunhaseyo, sunhasyeoyo	순하십니다 sunhasimnida
	Past	순하셨다 sunhasyeotda	순하셨어 sunhasyeosseo	순하셨어요 sunhasyeosseoyo	순하셨습니다 sunhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	순하시냐 sunhasinya	순하셔 sunhasyeo	순하세요, 순하셔요 sunhaseyo, sunhasyeoyo	순하십니까 sunhasimnikka
	Past	순하셨냐 sunhasyeonnya	순하셨어 sunhasyeosseo	순하셨어요 sunhasyeosseoyo	순하셨습니까 sunhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		순하시겠다 sunhasigetda	순하시겠어 sunhasigesseo	순하시겠어요 sunhasigesseoyo	순하시겠습니다 sunhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		순하셔 sunhasyeo	순하셔서 sunhasyeoseo	순하시니 sunhasini	순하시니까 sunhasinikka
Contrast		순하시지만 sunhasijiman	순하신데 sunhasinde	순하시더니 sunhasideoni
Conjunction		순하시고 sunhasigo
Condition		순하시면 sunhasimyeon	순하셔야 sunhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		순하심 sunhasim	순하시기 sunhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		순하셨음 sunhasyeosseum	순하셨기 sunhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		순하신 sunhasin
	Future		순하실 sunhasil