바람직하다

Korean

Etymology

From 바라— (bara-, “to hope, to desire”) + —ᆷ직하다 (-mjikhada, “to be suitable for”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɾa̠md͡ʑikʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [바람지카다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baramjikhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	balamjighada
McCune–Reischauer?	paramjikhada
Yale Romanization?	palamcik.hata

Adjective

바람직하다 • (baramjikhada) (infinitive 바람직해 or 바람직하여, sequential 바람직하니)

1. to be appropriate; to be of a desirable character.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 바람직하다 (baramjikhada): 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	바람직하다 baramjikhada	바람직해 baramjikhae	바람직해요 baramjikhaeyo	바람직합니다 baramjikhamnida
	Past	바람직했다 baramjikhaetda	바람직했어 baramjikhaesseo	바람직했어요 baramjikhaesseoyo	바람직했습니다 baramjikhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	바람직하냐 baramjikhanya	바람직해 baramjikhae	바람직해요 baramjikhaeyo	바람직합니까 baramjikhamnikka
	Past	바람직했냐 baramjikhaennya	바람직했어 baramjikhaesseo	바람직했어요 baramjikhaesseoyo	바람직했습니까 baramjikhaetseumnikka
Assertive		바람직하겠다 baramjikhagetda	바람직하겠어 baramjikhagesseo	바람직하겠어요 baramjikhagesseoyo	바람직하겠습니다 baramjikhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		바람직해 baramjikhae	바람직해서, 바람직하여서 baramjikhaeseo, baramjikhayeoseo	바람직하니 baramjikhani	바람직하니까 baramjikhanikka
Contrast		바람직하지만 baramjikhajiman	바람직한데 baramjikhande	바람직하더니 baramjikhadeoni
Conjunction		바람직하고 baramjikhago
Condition		바람직하면 baramjikhamyeon	바람직해야, 바람직하여야 baramjikhaeya, baramjikhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		바람직함 baramjikham	바람직하기 baramjikhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		바람직했음, 바람직하였음 baramjikhaesseum, baramjikhayeosseum	바람직했기, 바람직하였기 baramjikhaetgi, baramjikhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		바람직한 baramjikhan
	Future		바람직할 baramjikhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	바람직하시다 baramjikhasida	바람직하셔 baramjikhasyeo	바람직하세요, 바람직하셔요 baramjikhaseyo, baramjikhasyeoyo	바람직하십니다 baramjikhasimnida
	Past	바람직하셨다 baramjikhasyeotda	바람직하셨어 baramjikhasyeosseo	바람직하셨어요 baramjikhasyeosseoyo	바람직하셨습니다 baramjikhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	바람직하시냐 baramjikhasinya	바람직하셔 baramjikhasyeo	바람직하세요, 바람직하셔요 baramjikhaseyo, baramjikhasyeoyo	바람직하십니까 baramjikhasimnikka
	Past	바람직하셨냐 baramjikhasyeonnya	바람직하셨어 baramjikhasyeosseo	바람직하셨어요 baramjikhasyeosseoyo	바람직하셨습니까 baramjikhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		바람직하시겠다 baramjikhasigetda	바람직하시겠어 baramjikhasigesseo	바람직하시겠어요 baramjikhasigesseoyo	바람직하시겠습니다 baramjikhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		바람직하셔 baramjikhasyeo	바람직하셔서 baramjikhasyeoseo	바람직하시니 baramjikhasini	바람직하시니까 baramjikhasinikka
Contrast		바람직하시지만 baramjikhasijiman	바람직하신데 baramjikhasinde	바람직하시더니 baramjikhasideoni
Conjunction		바람직하시고 baramjikhasigo
Condition		바람직하시면 baramjikhasimyeon	바람직하셔야 baramjikhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		바람직하심 baramjikhasim	바람직하시기 baramjikhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		바람직하셨음 baramjikhasyeosseum	바람직하셨기 baramjikhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		바람직하신 baramjikhasin
	Future		바람직하실 baramjikhasil

See also

• 믿음직하다 (mideumjikhada, “trustworthy”)
• 큼직하다 (keumjikhada, “quite large”)