"괜찮다" meaning in Korean

See 괜찮다 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kwɛɲt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [kwe̞ɲt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul]
Etymology: A contraction of 괜 (gwaen) [＜ 공연 (空然, gong'yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”), (> 괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”))] + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —지 (-ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives) + 아니— (ani-, “to be not”) + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —다 (-da, citation form ending). Equivalent to 괜 (gwaen) + —찮다 (-chanta). Etymology templates: {{ko-l|괜}} 괜 (gwaen), {{ko-l|공연||in vain, unnecessariness|空然}} 공연 (空然, gong'yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”), {{ko-l|괜하—||useless, futile}} 괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”), {{ko-l|하—||to do}} 하— (ha-, “to do”), {{ko-l|—지||connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives}} —지 (-ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives), {{ko-l|아니—||to be not}} 아니— (ani-, “to be not”), {{ko-l|하—||to do}} 하— (ha-, “to do”), {{ko-l|—다||citation form ending}} —다 (-da, citation form ending), {{ko-l|괜}} 괜 (gwaen), {{ko-l|—찮다}} —찮다 (-chanta) Head templates: {{ko-adj}} 괜찮다 • (gwaenchanta) (infinitive 괜찮아, sequential 괜찮으니) Forms: gwaenchanta [romanization], 괜찮아 [infinitive], 괜찮으니 [sequential], no-table-tags [table-tags], 괜찮다 [formal, indicative, non-past], 괜찮아 [indicative, informal, non-past], 괜찮아요 [indicative, informal, non-past, polite], 괜찮습니다 [formal, indicative, non-past, polite], 괜찮았다 [formal, indicative, past], 괜찮았어 [indicative, informal, past], 괜찮았어요 [indicative, informal, past, polite], 괜찮았습니다 [formal, indicative, past, polite], 괜찮으냐 [formal, interrogative, non-past], 괜찮아 [informal, interrogative, non-past], 괜찮아요 [informal, interrogative, non-past, polite], 괜찮습니까 [formal, interrogative, non-past, polite], 괜찮았냐 [formal, interrogative, past], 괜찮았어 [informal, interrogative, past], 괜찮았어요 [informal, interrogative, past, polite], 괜찮았습니까 [formal, interrogative, past, polite], 괜찮겠다 [assertive, formal], 괜찮겠어 [assertive, informal], 괜찮겠어요 [assertive, informal, polite], 괜찮겠습니다 [assertive, formal, polite], 괜찮아 [causative, formal], 괜찮아서 [causative, informal], 괜찮으니 [causative, informal, polite], 괜찮으니까 [causative, formal, polite], 괜찮지만 [contrastive, formal], 괜찮은데 [contrastive, informal], 괜찮더니 [contrastive, informal, polite], 괜찮고 [conjunctive, formal], 괜찮으면 [conditional, formal], 괜찮아야 [conditional, informal], 괜찮음 [formal, noun-from-verb], 괜찮기 [informal, noun-from-verb], 괜찮았음 [formal, noun-from-verb, past], 괜찮았기 [informal, noun-from-verb, past], 괜찮은 [determiner, informal, present], 괜찮을 [determiner, future, informal], no-table-tags [table-tags], 괜찮으시다 [indicative, non-past], 괜찮으셔 [indicative, informal, non-past], 괜찮으세요 [indicative, non-past, polite], 괜찮으셔요 [indicative, non-past, polite], 괜찮으십니다 [formal, indicative, non-past], 괜찮으셨다 [indicative, past], 괜찮으셨어 [indicative, informal, past], 괜찮으셨어요 [indicative, past, polite], 괜찮으셨습니다 [formal, indicative, past], 괜찮으시냐 [interrogative, non-past], 괜찮으셔 [informal, interrogative, non-past], 괜찮으세요 [interrogative, non-past, polite], 괜찮으셔요 [interrogative, non-past, polite], 괜찮으십니까 [formal, interrogative, non-past], 괜찮으셨냐 [interrogative, past], 괜찮으셨어 [informal, interrogative, past], 괜찮으셨어요 [interrogative, past, polite], 괜찮으셨습니까 [formal, interrogative, past], 괜찮으시겠다 [assertive], 괜찮으시겠어 [assertive, informal], 괜찮으시겠어요 [assertive, polite], 괜찮으시겠습니다 [assertive, formal], 괜찮으셔 [causative], 괜찮으셔서 [causative, informal], 괜찮으시니 [causative, polite], 괜찮으시니까 [causative, formal], 괜찮으시지만 [contrastive], 괜찮으신데 [contrastive, informal], 괜찮으시더니 [contrastive, polite], 괜찮으시고 [conjunctive], 괜찮으시면 [conditional], 괜찮으셔야 [conditional, informal], 괜찮으심 [noun-from-verb], 괜찮으시기 [informal, noun-from-verb], 괜찮으셨음 [noun-from-verb, past], 괜찮으셨기 [informal, noun-from-verb, past], 괜찮으신 [determiner, informal, present], 괜찮으실 [determiner, future, informal]
  1. to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right
    Sense id: en-괜찮다-ko-adj-lC8L2-B8 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 59 14 27 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 74 10 15 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 77 9 14
  2. (of a person) to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ... Tags: of a person
    Sense id: en-괜찮다-ko-adj-AjyeV9fA
  3. to be safe, secure
    Sense id: en-괜찮다-ko-adj-~55Q-ikQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 괜찮아지다 (gwaenchanajida) (english: to get better), 괜찮이 (gwaenchani) (english: in an alright way)

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to get better",
      "roman": "gwaenchanajida",
      "word": "괜찮아지다"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "in an alright way",
      "roman": "gwaenchani",
      "word": "괜찮이"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ケンチャナヨ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "kenchanayo"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ケンチャナヨ (kenchanayo)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "괜찮아요"
          },
          "expansion": "괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo)",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ケンチャナヨ (kenchanayo) (from inflection 괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo))"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "괜"
      },
      "expansion": "괜 (gwaen)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "공연",
        "2": "",
        "3": "in vain, unnecessariness",
        "4": "空然"
      },
      "expansion": "공연 (空然, gong'yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "괜하—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "useless, futile"
      },
      "expansion": "괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "하—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "to do"
      },
      "expansion": "하— (ha-, “to do”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "—지",
        "2": "",
        "3": "connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives"
      },
      "expansion": "—지 (-ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "아니—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "to be not"
      },
      "expansion": "아니— (ani-, “to be not”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "하—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "to do"
      },
      "expansion": "하— (ha-, “to do”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "—다",
        "2": "",
        "3": "citation form ending"
      },
      "expansion": "—다 (-da, citation form ending)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "괜"
      },
      "expansion": "괜 (gwaen)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "—찮다"
      },
      "expansion": "—찮다 (-chanta)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A contraction of 괜 (gwaen) [＜ 공연 (空然, gong'yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”), (> 괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”))] + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —지 (-ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives) + 아니— (ani-, “to be not”) + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —다 (-da, citation form ending). Equivalent to 괜 (gwaen) + —찮다 (-chanta).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gwaenchanta",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으니",
      "tags": [
        "sequential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ko-conj/adj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consonant-stem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "roman": "gwaenchana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneunya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "roman": "gwaenchana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮습니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchanseumnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchanannya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았습니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatseumnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanketda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠어",
      "roman": "gwaenchankesseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchankesseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "informal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanketseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "roman": "gwaenchana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아서",
      "roman": "gwaenchanaseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으니",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneuni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "informal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneunikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮지만",
      "roman": "gwaenchanchiman",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮은데",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneunde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮더니",
      "roman": "gwaenchanteoni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "informal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮고",
      "roman": "gwaenchanko",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으면",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneumyeon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아야",
      "roman": "gwaenchanaya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮음",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮기",
      "roman": "gwaenchanki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았음",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았기",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatgi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮은",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "informal",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮을",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneul",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "future",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ko-conj/adj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consonant-stem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으세요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneuseyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으십니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusimnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusinya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으세요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneuseyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으십니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusimnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeonnya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨습니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotseumnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigetda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠어",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigesseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigesseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigetseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔서",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시니",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusini",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusinikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시지만",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusijiman",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으신데",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusinde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시더니",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusideoni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시고",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시면",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusimyeon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔야",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으심",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusim",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시기",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨음",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨기",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotgi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으신",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "informal",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으실",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusil",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "future",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "괜찮다 • (gwaenchanta) (infinitive 괜찮아, sequential 괜찮으니)",
      "name": "ko-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 14 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 10 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 9 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "OK",
          "roman": "gwaenchana",
          "text": "괜찮아",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "if it is OK with you; if you don't mind",
          "roman": "gwaenchaneusidamyeon",
          "text": "괜찮으시다면",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you OK?",
          "roman": "gwaenchaneuseyo?",
          "text": "괜찮으세요?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So far so good, but we shall have to be ready for the worse.",
          "roman": "jigeumkkajineun gwaenchanatjiman jeongjageun ijebuteoda.",
          "text": "지금까지는 괜찮았지만 정작은 이제부터다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right"
      ],
      "id": "en-괜찮다-ko-adj-lC8L2-B8",
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "passable",
          "passable"
        ],
        [
          "OK",
          "OK"
        ],
        [
          "all right",
          "all right"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ..."
      ],
      "id": "en-괜찮다-ko-adj-AjyeV9fA",
      "links": [
        [
          "allowed",
          "allowed"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ],
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ..."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of a person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be safe, secure"
      ],
      "id": "en-괜찮다-ko-adj-~55Q-ikQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "safe",
          "safe"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kwɛɲt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwe̞ɲt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "괜찮다"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Korean adjectives",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to get better",
      "roman": "gwaenchanajida",
      "word": "괜찮아지다"
    },
    {
      "english": "in an alright way",
      "roman": "gwaenchani",
      "word": "괜찮이"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ケンチャナヨ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "kenchanayo"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ケンチャナヨ (kenchanayo)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "괜찮아요"
          },
          "expansion": "괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo)",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ケンチャナヨ (kenchanayo) (from inflection 괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo))"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "괜"
      },
      "expansion": "괜 (gwaen)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "공연",
        "2": "",
        "3": "in vain, unnecessariness",
        "4": "空然"
      },
      "expansion": "공연 (空然, gong'yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "괜하—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "useless, futile"
      },
      "expansion": "괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "하—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "to do"
      },
      "expansion": "하— (ha-, “to do”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "—지",
        "2": "",
        "3": "connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives"
      },
      "expansion": "—지 (-ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "아니—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "to be not"
      },
      "expansion": "아니— (ani-, “to be not”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "하—",
        "2": "",
        "3": "to do"
      },
      "expansion": "하— (ha-, “to do”)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "—다",
        "2": "",
        "3": "citation form ending"
      },
      "expansion": "—다 (-da, citation form ending)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "괜"
      },
      "expansion": "괜 (gwaen)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "—찮다"
      },
      "expansion": "—찮다 (-chanta)",
      "name": "ko-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A contraction of 괜 (gwaen) [＜ 공연 (空然, gong'yeon, “in vain, unnecessariness”), (> 괜하— (gwaenha-, “useless, futile”))] + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —지 (-ji, connective suffix for negative verbs/adjectives) + 아니— (ani-, “to be not”) + 하— (ha-, “to do”) + —다 (-da, citation form ending). Equivalent to 괜 (gwaen) + —찮다 (-chanta).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gwaenchanta",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으니",
      "tags": [
        "sequential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ko-conj/adj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consonant-stem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "roman": "gwaenchana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneunya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "roman": "gwaenchana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮습니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchanseumnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchanannya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았습니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatseumnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanketda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠어",
      "roman": "gwaenchankesseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchankesseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "informal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮겠습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchanketseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아",
      "roman": "gwaenchana",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아서",
      "roman": "gwaenchanaseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으니",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneuni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "informal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneunikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "formal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮지만",
      "roman": "gwaenchanchiman",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮은데",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneunde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮더니",
      "roman": "gwaenchanteoni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "informal",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮고",
      "roman": "gwaenchanko",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으면",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneumyeon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮아야",
      "roman": "gwaenchanaya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮음",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮기",
      "roman": "gwaenchanki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았음",
      "roman": "gwaenchanasseum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮았기",
      "roman": "gwaenchanatgi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮은",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneun",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "informal",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮을",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneul",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "future",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ko-conj/adj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consonant-stem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으세요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneuseyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으십니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusimnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusinya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으세요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneuseyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "non-past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으십니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusimnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "non-past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨냐",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeonnya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative",
        "past",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨습니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotseumnikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "interrogative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigetda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠어",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigesseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠어요",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigesseoyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시겠습니다",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigetseumnida",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "assertive",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔서",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoseo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시니",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusini",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시니까",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusinikka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시지만",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusijiman",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으신데",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusinde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시더니",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusideoni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive",
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시고",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시면",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusimyeon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셔야",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeoya",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으심",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusim",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으시기",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusigi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨음",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeosseum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으셨기",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusyeotgi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "noun-from-verb",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으신",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "informal",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "괜찮으실",
      "roman": "gwaenchaneusil",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "determiner",
        "future",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "괜찮다 • (gwaenchanta) (infinitive 괜찮아, sequential 괜찮으니)",
      "name": "ko-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "OK",
          "roman": "gwaenchana",
          "text": "괜찮아",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "if it is OK with you; if you don't mind",
          "roman": "gwaenchaneusidamyeon",
          "text": "괜찮으시다면",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you OK?",
          "roman": "gwaenchaneuseyo?",
          "text": "괜찮으세요?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So far so good, but we shall have to be ready for the worse.",
          "roman": "jigeumkkajineun gwaenchanatjiman jeongjageun ijebuteoda.",
          "text": "지금까지는 괜찮았지만 정작은 이제부터다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "passable",
          "passable"
        ],
        [
          "OK",
          "OK"
        ],
        [
          "all right",
          "all right"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ..."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "allowed",
          "allowed"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ],
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ..."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of a person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be safe, secure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "safe",
          "safe"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kwɛɲt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwe̞ɲt͡ɕʰa̠ntʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "괜찮다"
}

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