황당무계하다

Korean

Etymology

황당무계(荒唐無稽) (hwangdangmugye) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋda̠ŋmuɡje̞ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ɸwa̠ŋda̠ŋmuɡe̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [황당무계하다/황당무게하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwangdangmugyehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwangdangmugyehada
McCune–Reischauer?	hwangdangmugyehada
Yale Romanization?	hwangtangmukyeyhata

Adjective

황당무계하다 • (hwangdangmugyehada) (infinitive 황당무계해 or 황당무계하여, sequential 황당무계하니, hanja 荒唐無稽하다)

1. to be nonsensical, to be very absurd, to be balderdash

   황당무계한 말인 줄 아는데, 난 항상 바퀴벌레가 귀엽다고 생각해 왔어.

   Hwangdangmugyehan mar-in jul aneunde, nan hangsang bakwibeolle-ga gwiyeopdago saenggakhae wasseo.

   I know it's utterly ridiculous to say, but I've always thought cockroaches look cute.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 황당무계하다 (hwangdangmugyehada): 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	황당무계하다 hwangdangmugyehada	황당무계해 hwangdangmugyehae	황당무계해요 hwangdangmugyehaeyo	황당무계합니다 hwangdangmugyehamnida
	Past	황당무계했다 hwangdangmugyehaetda	황당무계했어 hwangdangmugyehaesseo	황당무계했어요 hwangdangmugyehaesseoyo	황당무계했습니다 hwangdangmugyehaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	황당무계하냐 hwangdangmugyehanya	황당무계해 hwangdangmugyehae	황당무계해요 hwangdangmugyehaeyo	황당무계합니까 hwangdangmugyehamnikka
	Past	황당무계했냐 hwangdangmugyehaennya	황당무계했어 hwangdangmugyehaesseo	황당무계했어요 hwangdangmugyehaesseoyo	황당무계했습니까 hwangdangmugyehaetseumnikka
Assertive		황당무계하겠다 hwangdangmugyehagetda	황당무계하겠어 hwangdangmugyehagesseo	황당무계하겠어요 hwangdangmugyehagesseoyo	황당무계하겠습니다 hwangdangmugyehagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		황당무계해 hwangdangmugyehae	황당무계해서, 황당무계하여서 hwangdangmugyehaeseo, hwangdangmugyehayeoseo	황당무계하니 hwangdangmugyehani	황당무계하니까 hwangdangmugyehanikka
Contrast		황당무계하지만 hwangdangmugyehajiman	황당무계한데 hwangdangmugyehande	황당무계하더니 hwangdangmugyehadeoni
Conjunction		황당무계하고 hwangdangmugyehago
Condition		황당무계하면 hwangdangmugyehamyeon	황당무계해야, 황당무계하여야 hwangdangmugyehaeya, hwangdangmugyehayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		황당무계함 hwangdangmugyeham	황당무계하기 hwangdangmugyehagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		황당무계했음, 황당무계하였음 hwangdangmugyehaesseum, hwangdangmugyehayeosseum	황당무계했기, 황당무계하였기 hwangdangmugyehaetgi, hwangdangmugyehayeotgi
Determiners	Present		황당무계한 hwangdangmugyehan
	Future		황당무계할 hwangdangmugyehal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	황당무계하시다 hwangdangmugyehasida	황당무계하셔 hwangdangmugyehasyeo	황당무계하세요, 황당무계하셔요 hwangdangmugyehaseyo, hwangdangmugyehasyeoyo	황당무계하십니다 hwangdangmugyehasimnida
	Past	황당무계하셨다 hwangdangmugyehasyeotda	황당무계하셨어 hwangdangmugyehasyeosseo	황당무계하셨어요 hwangdangmugyehasyeosseoyo	황당무계하셨습니다 hwangdangmugyehasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	황당무계하시냐 hwangdangmugyehasinya	황당무계하셔 hwangdangmugyehasyeo	황당무계하세요, 황당무계하셔요 hwangdangmugyehaseyo, hwangdangmugyehasyeoyo	황당무계하십니까 hwangdangmugyehasimnikka
	Past	황당무계하셨냐 hwangdangmugyehasyeonnya	황당무계하셨어 hwangdangmugyehasyeosseo	황당무계하셨어요 hwangdangmugyehasyeosseoyo	황당무계하셨습니까 hwangdangmugyehasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		황당무계하시겠다 hwangdangmugyehasigetda	황당무계하시겠어 hwangdangmugyehasigesseo	황당무계하시겠어요 hwangdangmugyehasigesseoyo	황당무계하시겠습니다 hwangdangmugyehasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		황당무계하셔 hwangdangmugyehasyeo	황당무계하셔서 hwangdangmugyehasyeoseo	황당무계하시니 hwangdangmugyehasini	황당무계하시니까 hwangdangmugyehasinikka
Contrast		황당무계하시지만 hwangdangmugyehasijiman	황당무계하신데 hwangdangmugyehasinde	황당무계하시더니 hwangdangmugyehasideoni
Conjunction		황당무계하시고 hwangdangmugyehasigo
Condition		황당무계하시면 hwangdangmugyehasimyeon	황당무계하셔야 hwangdangmugyehasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		황당무계하심 hwangdangmugyehasim	황당무계하시기 hwangdangmugyehasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		황당무계하셨음 hwangdangmugyehasyeosseum	황당무계하셨기 hwangdangmugyehasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		황당무계하신 hwangdangmugyehasin
	Future		황당무계하실 hwangdangmugyehasil

Related terms

• 황당(荒唐)하다 (hwangdanghada, “to be absurd, to be dumbfounding”)