Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

간단(簡單) (gandan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gandanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gandanhada
McCune–Reischauer?kantanhada
Yale Romanization?kanqtan.hata

Adjective edit

간단하다 (gandanhada) (infinitive 간단해 or 간단하여, sequential 간단하니)

  1. to be simple or straightforward
    아주 간단합니다.Aju gandanhamnida.It's really simple.
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

간단(間斷) (gandan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nda̠nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gandanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gandanhada
McCune–Reischauer?kandanhada
Yale Romanization?kāntan.hata

Verb edit

간단하다 (gandanhada) (infinitive 간단해 or 간단하여, sequential 간단하니)

  1. (intransitive, formal) to pause briefly
Conjugation edit