개않아
gae-ahn-ah
gaeaa
descriptive
개않다
To say to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right politely in the present tense, use 개않아요 (gae-ahn-ah-yoh) · gaeaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 개않다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 개않아요 gae-ahn-ah-yoh gaeaayo | 개않습니다 gae-ahn-seum-nee-dah gaeaseumnida | |
| Past | 개않았어 gae-ahn-ah-ssuh gaeaasseo | 개않았어요 gae-ahn-ah-ssuh-yoh gaeaasseoyo | 개않았습니다 gae-ahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah gaeaasseumnida |
| Future | 개않을 거야 gae-ahn-eul guh-yah gaeaeul geoya | 개않을 거예요 gae-ahn-eul guh-yae-yoh gaeaeul geoyeyo | 개않을 겁니다 gae-ahn-eul guhm-nee-dah gaeaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
개않으세요
gae-ahn-eu-sae-yoh
gaeaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
개않아요
gae-ahn-ah-yoh
gaeaayo
Question Polite (요)
개않아요?
gae-ahn-ah-yoh-?
gaeaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
개않고
gae-ahn-goh
gaeago
Conditional "if" — (면)
개않으면
gae-ahn-eu-myuhn
gaeaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
개않고 있어요
gae-ahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gaeago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
개않고 싶어요
gae-ahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
gaeago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
개않을 수 있어요
gae-ahn-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gaeaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
개않아서
gae-ahn-ah-suh
gaeaaseo
Noun form — (기)
개않기
gae-ahn-gee
gaeagi
Noun form — (음)
개않음
gae-ahn-eum
gaeaeum