강하다

Korean

Etymology

강(強) (gang, “strength”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [강하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganghada
McCune–Reischauer?	kanghada
Yale Romanization?	kanghata

Adjective

강하다 • (ganghada) (infinitive 강해 or 강하여, sequential 강하니, hanja 強하다)

1. strong, powerful

   Synonyms: 세다 (seda), 굳세다 (gutseda)

   Antonyms: 여리다 (yeorida), 약(弱)하다 (yakhada)

   그래 너 말이 맞아. 나는 강해.

   Geurae neo mar-i maja. Na-neun ganghae.

   Yeah you're right. I am strong.

   은색은 강함의 상징이고 또한 달과 여성적인 에너지와 관련될 수 있습니다.

   Eunsaeg-eun gangham-ui sangjing-igo ttohan dal-gwa yeoseongjeog-in eneoji-wa gwallyeon-doel su itseumnida.

   Silver is a symbol of strength, and can also be related to the moon and feminine energy.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 강하다 (ganghada): 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	강하다 ganghada	강해 ganghae	강해요 ganghaeyo	강합니다 ganghamnida
	Past	강했다 ganghaetda	강했어 ganghaesseo	강했어요 ganghaesseoyo	강했습니다 ganghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	강하냐 ganghanya	강해 ganghae	강해요 ganghaeyo	강합니까 ganghamnikka
	Past	강했냐 ganghaennya	강했어 ganghaesseo	강했어요 ganghaesseoyo	강했습니까 ganghaetseumnikka
Assertive		강하겠다 ganghagetda	강하겠어 ganghagesseo	강하겠어요 ganghagesseoyo	강하겠습니다 ganghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		강해 ganghae	강해서, 강하여서 ganghaeseo, ganghayeoseo	강하니 ganghani	강하니까 ganghanikka
Contrast		강하지만 ganghajiman	강한데 ganghande	강하더니 ganghadeoni
Conjunction		강하고 ganghago
Condition		강하면 ganghamyeon	강해야, 강하여야 ganghaeya, ganghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		강함 gangham	강하기 ganghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		강했음, 강하였음 ganghaesseum, ganghayeosseum	강했기, 강하였기 ganghaetgi, ganghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		강한 ganghan
	Future		강할 ganghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	강하시다 ganghasida	강하셔 ganghasyeo	강하세요, 강하셔요 ganghaseyo, ganghasyeoyo	강하십니다 ganghasimnida
	Past	강하셨다 ganghasyeotda	강하셨어 ganghasyeosseo	강하셨어요 ganghasyeosseoyo	강하셨습니다 ganghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	강하시냐 ganghasinya	강하셔 ganghasyeo	강하세요, 강하셔요 ganghaseyo, ganghasyeoyo	강하십니까 ganghasimnikka
	Past	강하셨냐 ganghasyeonnya	강하셨어 ganghasyeosseo	강하셨어요 ganghasyeosseoyo	강하셨습니까 ganghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		강하시겠다 ganghasigetda	강하시겠어 ganghasigesseo	강하시겠어요 ganghasigesseoyo	강하시겠습니다 ganghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		강하셔 ganghasyeo	강하셔서 ganghasyeoseo	강하시니 ganghasini	강하시니까 ganghasinikka
Contrast		강하시지만 ganghasijiman	강하신데 ganghasinde	강하시더니 ganghasideoni
Conjunction		강하시고 ganghasigo
Condition		강하시면 ganghasimyeon	강하셔야 ganghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		강하심 ganghasim	강하시기 ganghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		강하셨음 ganghasyeosseum	강하셨기 ganghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		강하신 ganghasin
	Future		강하실 ganghasil