건전하다

Korean

Etymology

건전(健全) (geonjeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)전하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geonjeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geonjeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏnjŏnhada
Yale Romanization?	kēn.cen.hata

Adjective

건전하다 • (geonjeonhada) (infinitive 건전해 or 건전하여, sequential 건전하니)

1. to be sound, wholesome (in terms of having upright ethics)

   건전한 노래는 어린이들한테 안성맞춤이다.

   Geonjeon-han norae-neun eorini-deul-hante anseongmatchum-ida.

   Children-friendly songs are perfect for children.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 건전하다 (geonjeonhada): 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	건전하다 geonjeonhada	건전해 geonjeonhae	건전해요 geonjeonhaeyo	건전합니다 geonjeonhamnida
	Past	건전했다 geonjeonhaetda	건전했어 geonjeonhaesseo	건전했어요 geonjeonhaesseoyo	건전했습니다 geonjeonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	건전하냐 geonjeonhanya	건전해 geonjeonhae	건전해요 geonjeonhaeyo	건전합니까 geonjeonhamnikka
	Past	건전했냐 geonjeonhaennya	건전했어 geonjeonhaesseo	건전했어요 geonjeonhaesseoyo	건전했습니까 geonjeonhaetseumnikka
Assertive		건전하겠다 geonjeonhagetda	건전하겠어 geonjeonhagesseo	건전하겠어요 geonjeonhagesseoyo	건전하겠습니다 geonjeonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		건전해 geonjeonhae	건전해서, 건전하여서 geonjeonhaeseo, geonjeonhayeoseo	건전하니 geonjeonhani	건전하니까 geonjeonhanikka
Contrast		건전하지만 geonjeonhajiman	건전한데 geonjeonhande	건전하더니 geonjeonhadeoni
Conjunction		건전하고 geonjeonhago
Condition		건전하면 geonjeonhamyeon	건전해야, 건전하여야 geonjeonhaeya, geonjeonhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		건전함 geonjeonham	건전하기 geonjeonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		건전했음, 건전하였음 geonjeonhaesseum, geonjeonhayeosseum	건전했기, 건전하였기 geonjeonhaetgi, geonjeonhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		건전한 geonjeonhan
	Future		건전할 geonjeonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	건전하시다 geonjeonhasida	건전하셔 geonjeonhasyeo	건전하세요, 건전하셔요 geonjeonhaseyo, geonjeonhasyeoyo	건전하십니다 geonjeonhasimnida
	Past	건전하셨다 geonjeonhasyeotda	건전하셨어 geonjeonhasyeosseo	건전하셨어요 geonjeonhasyeosseoyo	건전하셨습니다 geonjeonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	건전하시냐 geonjeonhasinya	건전하셔 geonjeonhasyeo	건전하세요, 건전하셔요 geonjeonhaseyo, geonjeonhasyeoyo	건전하십니까 geonjeonhasimnikka
	Past	건전하셨냐 geonjeonhasyeonnya	건전하셨어 geonjeonhasyeosseo	건전하셨어요 geonjeonhasyeosseoyo	건전하셨습니까 geonjeonhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		건전하시겠다 geonjeonhasigetda	건전하시겠어 geonjeonhasigesseo	건전하시겠어요 geonjeonhasigesseoyo	건전하시겠습니다 geonjeonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		건전하셔 geonjeonhasyeo	건전하셔서 geonjeonhasyeoseo	건전하시니 geonjeonhasini	건전하시니까 geonjeonhasinikka
Contrast		건전하시지만 geonjeonhasijiman	건전하신데 geonjeonhasinde	건전하시더니 geonjeonhasideoni
Conjunction		건전하시고 geonjeonhasigo
Condition		건전하시면 geonjeonhasimyeon	건전하셔야 geonjeonhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		건전하심 geonjeonhasim	건전하시기 geonjeonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		건전하셨음 geonjeonhasyeosseum	건전하셨기 geonjeonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		건전하신 geonjeonhasin
	Future		건전하실 geonjeonhasil